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!
July 16, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
Over the past few years, the threats and tumult of tunnels, rockets, bombs, and mayhem has not only terrorized the physical well being of the State of Israel, but the consciousness of the Jewish people worldwide. Our minds are tuned into the latest threat with a kind of tunnel vision that is fueled by black and white images of ghettos and gas chambers. How can we focus on anything else when our existence seems to be in constant peril.
The radicalness of Shabbat is that no matter the gravity of our physical danger, every seventh day a moment of rest beckons us to change our focus from the anxieties of our outer life to the needs of our inner life. Yes,[...]
Category : American Jewish News Ask the Rabbi Israeli News Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Tag : america american jewish news Argument Disagreement Iran israeli news jewish people Politics rabbi rabbi's journal unity
November 20, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
(11/20/14), Most, if not all of us, are aware of the terrible crime committed the other day in a synagogue in Jerusalem. Terrorists murdered a group of Jewish worshippers while the worshippers were standing in the opposite direction -- to the east -- to davven the Amidah, a prayer recited by all Jews everywhere around the world. The symbolism of this horrible moment in an increasingly devastating conflict couldn't be more acute. The davveners were facing towards the center of Jewish worship -- the Temple Mount -- while their murderers attacked in response to purported fears that Jews wanted to take over the Temple Mount for Jewish worship. Despite occasional flare-ups, the fact that Jews pray towards the Temple Mount and Muslims pray[...]
Category : Adult Education Israeli News Jewish Current Events Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Services Shabbat Tag : adult education Amidah david kraemer israeli news jewish current events learning memory outrage rabbi rabbi's journal remember services shabbat
November 9, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
ISRAELI NEWS -- NAVY Seal Like Training in the IDF
Check it out!
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August 24, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
(8/24/14),
Over the past two years, I've taken advantage of an opportunity to learn and connect with an impressive and diverse array of rabbis at a retreat for CLAL's Rabbis Without Borders program. At this past retreat, I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know a very impressive rabbi -- Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, an orthodox rabbi who lives in one of the settlements outside of Jerusalem and spends most of his time running a pluralist learning program he leads once a month in Northern Texas. We connected because of our mutual interest in Jewish perspectives on Christianity so we decided to continue our correspondence after the retreat as hevrutapartners to learn the New Testament together over[...]
Category : Israeli News Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Tag : Ali Abu Awaad CLAL israel israeli news Jewish Studies Initiative non-violence opportunity peace rabbi Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger rabbi's journal rabbis without borders reconciliation
August 11, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
JEWISH CURRENT EVENTS - From "Iron Dome" to "Iron Beam" - check out how Israel is developing a laser guided defense system to protect itself from mortar attacks.
Thanks to our Vice President Alan Roy for passing this along...
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Category : Israeli News Jewish Current Events Tag : alan roy defense israeli news jewish current events mortars
June 20, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
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Dear Hevreh,
I do not think Facebook is a great source for news. Not only is it hard to find posts posted not less than a week ago, but more importantly the posts I am able to read is not a representative sample of the news that's available for me to read. On one level this is my fault because though I may try, my circle of friends and colleagues is not broad enough to include all of the viewpoints I might need to hear. (That being said, is it realistic to work at being "Facebook friends" with complete strangers just to broaden my news feed? I know that the term "friend" is used loosely[...]
Category : Israeli News Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Social Media Tag : facebook israel israeli news jewish people kidnapped klal yisrael peoplehood rabbi rabbi's journal social media teens terrorists
June 16, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
JEWISH CURRENT EVENTS -- Et tu Presbyterians?
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Category : American Jewish News Israeli News Jewish Current Events Social Media Tag : america american jewish news BDS boycott facebook interfaith israel israeli news jewish current events presbyterians social media
June 11, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
JEWISH CURRENT EVENTS -- Israeli Politicians and Military Leaders Discuss Important Issues of the Day at Herzliya Conference
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Category : Israeli News Jewish Current Events Social Media Tag : Conference Herzliya israeli news jewish current events Peace Process Politics Security social media
December 16, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
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December 15, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
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