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 10, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Making Every Dot Count There are 10 times when small dots (or diamonds) appear above words in the Torah. There must be a purpose for them, otherwise why would they be written in the text! Could they teach us something about how the Torah was written down? Could they teach us abouthow to read the text in front of us? Join us for a fascinating discussion on how, in the Torah, we make every dot count!
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : dots learning online learning online parashah class parsha read torah torah words write torah written torah
May 3, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- What's Your Value? Double Torah Portion: B'har/B'hukotai Chapter 27 of this week's Torah portion describes the value of each individual -- male or female, old or young -- in dollars and sense (or shekels, as the case may be); each person is worth a certain amount of money. What can we learn from this section that helps us understand how to value and when to value our fellow human beings? With Special Guest Rabbi Jeremy Fine of Temple Aaron in Minnesota!
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : b'har b'hukotai bechukotai learning money online learning online parashah class parsha people rabbi jeremy fine value human beings values
April 26, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- In or Out? In the last section of this week's Torah portion we learn about a fight between an Israelite and the son of an Israelite woman who also happens to be the son of an Egyptian man. Their fight begs the question: Who is considered an Israelite? Who's in the clan and who's out? Join the conversation as we discuss these questions of self and group identity that appear in our Torah portion; questions that are just as relevant today as we look to build our community with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : clan emor in or out israelites learning online learning online parashah class parsha weekly torah portion
April 19, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Judging Righteously Given this week's and today's ongoing events in Boston, we will look at how this week's Torah portion can help us make sense of responding to such a terrible, distressing, and painful situation.
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : acharei mot aharei mot boston marathon judgment k'doshim kedoshim learning online learning online parashah class parsha righteous terrorist attacks weekly torah portion
April 12, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Are You Proactive or Reactive? Double Torah Portion: Tazria/M'tzora The Torah teaches us that when the Israelites settled in the land of Canaan, some of their houses were plagued and needed to be purified. Is there a deeper meaning to these plagues? What do they teach us about human nature? We will investigate this question through the lens of a great Hassidic thinker who viewed these plagues as representing the human struggle between being pro-active versus re-active. Why are there times we act before something becomes a problem, and there are times we act as a result of something being a problem? Is one way better than the other? How does this[...]
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : hassidic hassidut human nature israelites learning online learning online parashah class parsha plgues proactive reactive weekly torah portion
April 5, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Why Is Pig So Unkosher? Pigs (or "swine") are seen as the most un-kosher animal. To what extent is this true? Does the Torah designate pig as unkosher as the rabbis seem to do? And is it possible that one day...pigs could be kosher?!?!
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : animals kashrut kosher learning online learning online parashah class parsha pig sh'mini shemini swine unkosher weekly torah portion
March 29, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 -- Keeping Shabbat in Passover
Each year there are special readings for different readings. What are the special readings for Passover? Is there a unique one for the Shabbat of Passover? Come learn and enjoy the discussion together! Share your thoughts in the comments!
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Passover Shabbat Tag : hol hamoed joseph karo learning online learning online parashah class passover regular shabbat shulchan aruch shulkhan arukh special torah reading שולחן ערוך
March 22, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Elevating Our Offerings Our traditions teach us that there are specific ways in which we can connect to God, but how do those ways connect to us? How can we elevate our ways of connecting to God so that we feel as if we're connecting with ourselves as well?
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : connection God learning offerings online learning online parashah class parsha sacrifices weekly torah portion
March 1, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Where is God's Face? In this week's Torah portion, Moses asks God to lead the Israelites by saying "im eyn panekha holkhim" -- "unless Your face leads us." God agrees to lead the people, and to bring Moses closer to God, but only if God hides God's own face. Throughout biblical literature, the idea of God hiding and showing God's face is connected to whether or not God is with us or supporting us. Why is God's face often hidden and is there any point in which God shows God's face to us? Classes from other years... Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : face God hide israelites ki tisa ki tissa learning online learning online parashah class parsha reveal
February 22, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- Connecting with God in Different Ways Many Jewish communities, including most synagogues, focus on bringing people closer to their Judaism in various different ways, including through learning (Torah) and prayer (Avodah). Yet in the hectic times we live in, are we stretching ourselves too thin as institutions and as individuals? Should we focus on specific areas of interest or continue a more generalized approach? Perhaps this week's Parashah can give us some insight into this question. Classes from other years... 2014/5774 (Triennial I) -- The Torah's View of Brotherly Love
Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class Tag : avodah community God jewish institutions online learning online parashah class parsha t'tzaveh tetzave tetzaveh torah worship