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March 12, 2014
By bethmordecai
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DAY 620: Top 5 For Homecoming — #4: Outlining A Vision

(3/14/14) The Top 5 Reasons I'm Excited for Homecoming continues...   #4 -- Outlining a Vision   Ever since I arrived at Beth Mordecai I've heard of these wonderful stories about the Jewish life that used to be here. I've also heard some remarkable stories from people who aremaking a Jewish home at Beth Mordecai. The past and the present, separated by generations and by memories. What would it look like though to bring our past and our present together? Is there a shared bond based in our different experiences in this holy space to create a united, diverse, and extended Beth Mordecai community? I think there is; I think there is a bond waiting to be made that will create a far reaching, united, and meaningful[...]

Category : Homecoming Weekend Rabbi Rabbi's Journal
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February 7, 2014
By bethmordecai
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DAY 587: Sign Up Today For Homecoming and Bring Our Past Closer To Our Present

Dear Hevreh, In just a few days many of you will be receiving a thick envelope in the mail from the congregation, if you haven't already. This envelope is not your ordinary shul reminder. It does not contain a bill or a yahrtzeit letter or even a thank you note. No, this envelope constitutes a promise to remember where we came from as we move towards where we are going.   See, this envelope contains all of the information you will need about our upcoming Homecoming Weekend on March 14-16, including highlights (like our Schmooze Cruise and Brunch with Rabbis Barry Dov Schwartz and Melinda Zalma), scheduling, and registration forms. But more importantly, embedded within all of these details is the desire to bring our past closer to our present[...]

Category : Family Shabbat Homecoming Weekend Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Shabbat
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