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!
September 4, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
(9/4/15),
אמר לו הקדוש ברוך הוא למשה: מתנה טובה יש לי בבית גנזי ושבת שמה, ואני מבקש ליתנה לישראל - לך והודיעם (תלמוד בבלי מסכת שבת דף י עמוד ב)
The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, "I have a precious gift in My treasure house, called the Sabbath, and desire to give it to Israel; go and inform them" (Babylonian Talmud Tractate Shabbat 10b)
Dear Hevreh,
Last week was a beautiful Shabbat. Kids dancing, food sharing, prayer singing. Every moment was more precious than the next and as the sun turned into a beautiful full moon, you couldn't help but think that God had truly blessed this moment as "good."
Click here for some pictures from the event taken[...]
Category : Ari-archive Tag : 10b beauty kids moon rabbi's journal shabbat shabbat by the sea Shalom Aleichem Shalom Aleikhem sun talmud Tot Shabbat y'did nefesh Yedid Nefesh
September 16, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
הָיוֹם הָרָת עוֹלָם
Hayom Harat Olam
Today is the birthday of the world
(Rosh Hashanah liturgy)
Dear Hevreh,
According to tradition, Rosh Hashanah is considered to be the "birthday of the world," when God first began the process of creation. Perhaps this tradition teaches us that like our birthdays, the "re-birth" of the year not only gives us a chance to reflect on the year that has gone by, but to be rejuvenated for the year to come with the youthful energy of a newborn who looks at the world and sees the possibilities of what lies before her. In other words, Rosh Hashanah can help us find the kid in ourselves again.
How appropriate then that in this week leading up to Rosh Hashanah we[...]
Category : home Kidz Korner Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Rosh Hashanah Tot Shabbat YJPA Tag : baby naming big tent judaism birthday Jewish Federation kids kidz korner pj library rabbi rabbi's journal Rosh Hashanah Tot Shabbat YJPA youthful energy
December 4, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Kids in Israel giving hope for peace.
Category : Israeli News Jewish Current Events Tag : israel israeli news jewish current events kids peace
November 12, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Enjoy this fun video about buying a duck! // Post by Congregation Beth Mordecai.
Category : Kidz Korner Rubber Duck Race Tag : fundraiser kids kidz korner rubber duck race
July 3, 2012 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh, As I sat waiting for the fireworks at the Perth Amboy marina, I saw many kids running around, smiling, laughing, and falling. I don't know what it is, but there is something about fireworks that brings out the kid in me. The sound, the sight, the spectacle is just so magical. My mind is mesmerized, my attention is arrested. It's a moment that inspires. This afternoon, I met with Larry Deutchman at Panera in Woodbridge. Among the many things we talked about was the importance of having a vision for where we want our shul to go. A vision is not just a plan for the future, it's a code of belief that inspires us as we move forward.[...]
Category : Perth Amboy News Rabbi's Journal Tag : fireworks kids one on one perth amboy spectacle vision