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December 6, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Modern Dance in Jerusalem

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Category : Israeli News Jewish Culture and History
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December 5, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Maoz Tzur…From the Technion in Israel!

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Category : Hanukkah Holidays Israeli News
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December 4, 2013
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November 28, 2013
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Maoz Tzur Boys — Jerusalem

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November 22, 2013
By bethmordecai
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What is a Mezuzah?

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Category : Israeli News Jewish Ritual 101
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November 13, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Praying at the Western Wall Together

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September 12, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Emphasizing the First Day; Reimagining the Second Day — A plan for our synagogue observance of the Jewish Holidays (High Holidays 5774)

Rabbi Ari Saks Congregation Beth Mordecai High Holidays Bulletin Article, 5774 Last Friday, for the second day of Rosh Hashanah, we had a special and unique High Holiday experience that was not the normal, traditional service. The order of the service was different, there was no Torah service, and we had opportunities for discussion and some dancing, in addition to some other innovative methods used to enhance our Rosh Hashanah experience. Overall, the feedback has been that it was a fun and meaningful service. Yet the service would never have been possible if it were not for a combination of a unique quirk of the Jewish calendar and the unique customs in which we observe our holidays. The unique quirk of the Jewish calendar is the existence[...]

Category : Bulletin Articles Passover Rabbi Rosh Hashanah Sh'mini Atzeret Shavuot Simhat Torah Sukkot Yom Kippur
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July 5, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Parashat Ma-asei (מעסי) — The Torah’s Evolving Understanding of Others

2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- The Torah's Evolving Understanding of "Others" Double Torah portion: Matot/Ma'asei Much of the Torah focuses (understandably so) on the special relationship between God and Israel. This relationship though is set amidst a background of many other peoples and while some are sympathetic to God and the cause of the Israelites, the majority worship "elohim aheirim," other Gods and act as a terrestrial proxy to the war against God. We will discuss whether these are the only kinds of relationships that Israel and God can have with the nations of the world or whether the Torah itself hints at an evolving relationship among God, Israel, and humanity.

Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class
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May 31, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Parashat Sh’lakh L’kha (שלח לך) — One Torah For All?

2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- One Torah For All? In this week's Torah portion, God commands that all non-Jews, or "strangers" who live with the people of Israel have torah ehat, "one Torah," to live by along with the rest of Israel. To what extent does this mean that Judaism should accept all people into the larger congregation of Israel?

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May 8, 2013
By bethmordecai
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DAY 312: Balancing Bigness and Uniqueness

*Note: This message is a little longer than usual   Dear Hevreh, כל ישראל ערבים זה לזה Kol Yisrael arevim zeh lazeh All of Israel is responsible for one another An important area of my job that I am working on is learning how to balance -- how to balance my personal and professional lives, how to balance speaking up versus staying quiet, and how to balance spearheading a small institution while participating in a larger Jewish community. The health of our community, in our programming, in our relationships, and in our participation, can only be strengthened by being a part of the larger Jewish community. This is why we have spent great effort to participate in communal activities like the Purimcarnivaland the [...]

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