Congregation Beth Mordecai
Congregation Beth Mordecai
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
December 24, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
Tonight we celebrate a unique and (very) American Jewish tradition of Chinese food and a movie on Christmas Eve. While this holiday may not be on the same spiritual level as some of those that have been described in the Bible, the Festive Meal of Chopsticks has inspired it's own Talmud tractate (section), which among other details explains how the extra container of rice is set aside for Elijah the Prophet.
In all seriousness though, tonight's festivities speak to the creative Jewish spirit to forge new traditions and pathways for expressing our Jewishness. It's a simple activity -- dinner and a movie -- but many of our well known rituals (like lighting candles, breaking a[...]
Category : Events Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Tag : chinese dinner and a movie christmas rabbi rabbi's journal
December 18, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Less than a week till our Jewish celebration of Christmas! Don't miss out on this fun evening of Chinese food, movie, and community! To be hosted by Rabbi Ari Saks at his home, so space is limited.
To reserve your booking, please visit us on the event page on our website:
http://bethmordecai.org/events/3495/
You can also let us know you are coming via our Facebook event page and share your suggestions on what movie you'd like to watch. We will put it to a vote beginning on Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/events/297705663702768/
Or you can email us your booking at:
officebethmordecai@gmail.com
Category : Uncategorized Tag : christmas dinner movie
December 16, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
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