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May 25, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
Reflection on this weekend's Scholar in Residence Weekend -- From Being Jewish to Doing Jewish: Deepening Our Jewish Identities
מָֽה־אָשִׁ֥יב לַיהוָ֑ה כָּֽל־תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִי עָלָֽי׃
How can I repay unto the LORD All His bountiful dealings toward me?
(Psalm 116:12)
Dear Hevreh,
Smiling. It's one of the most important things we can do, but also one of the hardest. We smile when we're happy, laughing, and enjoying our experience, but too often we walk into life's moments with a skeptic's frown; we demand that others impress us before rewarding them with a smile of acceptance.
As a rabbi looking out at a congregation on Shabbat morning or during the holidays, the task of turning a skeptic's frown into a believer's smile can be daunting. If[...]
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May 18, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
The following is the first of three journals previewing this weekend's Scholar in Residence Weekend -- From Being Jewish to Doing Jewish: Deepening Our Jewish Identities. Today's installment focuses on the Friday night program around "being Jewish."
Dear Hevreh,
Chances are that if you're reading this message, there's been at least one seminal moment in your life when you either felt a connection to being Jewish, or (if you don't identify as Jewish) you developed an appreciation for what Judaism has to offer. In other words, regardless of our particular experiences, we share a universal feeling of the importance of whatever-it-is-that-we-call-"Jewish."
Our weekend's scholar Rabbi Porath will spend some time on Friday night helping us articulate and appreciate these seminal experiences of being/feeling[...]
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May 13, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
*Note: this message is a little longer than usual
Dear Hevreh,
At the onset of the this week's triennial Torah reading of Parashat K'doshim (Leviticus 19:23-24), we read...
כג וְכִי-תָבֹאוּ אֶל-הָאָרֶץ, וּנְטַעְתֶּם כָּל-עֵץ מַאֲכָל--וַעֲרַלְתֶּם עָרְלָתוֹ, אֶת-פִּרְיוֹ; שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים, יִהְיֶה לָכֶם עֲרֵלִים--לֹא יֵאָכֵל.
23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as forbidden; three years shall it be as forbidden unto you; it shall not be eaten.
כד וּבַשָּׁנָה, הָרְבִיעִת, יִהְיֶה, כָּל-פִּרְיוֹ--קֹדֶשׁ הִלּוּלִים, לַיהוָה.
24 And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.
It seem a little odd that the Israelites would not be able to eat food they just planted in the[...]
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May 6, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
Congregation Beth Mordecai
Presents our FIRST
Scholar in Residence Weekend
May 20 – 22, 2016
From Being Jewish to Doing Jewish: Deepening Our Personal Jewish Identity
with
Rabbi Jonathan Porath
Scholar, Teacher, Writer, Community Leader
and
Cantor Rav Bronwen Mullin
Cantor, Rabbi, Artist, Playwright
Click here for our introductory letter and sponsorship cut-out
Click here for a PDF of the schedule listed below
Click here to see our Facebook event page
FRIDAY, MAY 20th
7:00 pm – Musical Service featuring Cantor Rav Bronwen Mullin
~ singing
~ dancing
~ inspirational teachings
~ great music
8:00 pm – Delicious Dairy Potluck Shabbat Dinner with presentation by Scholar in Residence (SIR) Rabbi Jonathan Porath:
Nurturing Our Jewish Hearts and Jewish Souls: Opening presentation of evocative[...]
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Click to read the Beth Mordecai Bulletin from May 2016!
Beth Mordecai March 2016 events include...
Yom Hashoah Event, May 4
Scholar in Residence Weekend, May 20-22
Veterans' Home Visits
Torah, Talk, Pardon the Interruption, and much more!
Keep up-to-date with all Beth Mordecai Perth Amboy events by liking our Facebook page.
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