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!
May 30, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
Each of us has a journey, a path that takes us from one place to another but, like the Israelites through the desert, that path is often more circuitous than straight. Why? Why can't our journeys be straight and direct? Perhaps because though circuitous every stop is purposeful, full of meaning. The people we meet, the places we visit, the food we eat, every experience of life has something to teach us so that at the end of that convulated journey we become the people we are meant to be. And when we see make meaning of each of those experiences, when we tie our Unique Stories into the greater meaning of life -- God, Judaism, eternity, faith --[...]
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July 6, 2012 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
(NOTE: This email is a little longer)
Wow, I can't believe my first official week is almost over. I've enjoyed every minute of it, even the little mundane stuff I need to do to put my office together. However, my favorite moments of the week have been meeting and talking with people about their Jewish journeys. I've been trying to do a lot of that, but I need to do more. As I mentioned, it is my goal to meet with every willing member of the community to get to know you better, and I'd like to apologize in advance to all of those who I haven't called yet and who I won't call for awhile as I make my[...]
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July 1, 2012 By bethmordecai no comments.
To the Beth Mordecai community,
Today is my first official day on the job as your new rabbi! It's hard to imagine that this day has finally arrived after thinking about it for so long. Yet, it's here and I am even more excited and energized to do this job than the day I took it. With that excitement though comes a certain amount of nervousness because I want to make the community proud. I'll be honest, I don't know exactly where this journey is going to take us. There are many different possible endings. Yet I believe that if we work hard at listening to each other and out of that listening we do what we can to help each[...]
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