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 30, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
Join us for a unique High Holiday experience as we go through core parts of our traditional liturgy exploring themes of unity, gratitude, humility, and love. There will be ample opportunity for prayer, conversation, and singing.
At the core of our conversation and exploration will be reflection on the latest controversy surrounding the building of an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall. In particular we will look at an article by former Minister of Knesset and outgoing leader of the Jewish Agency, Natan Sharansky.
Please click here to READ the article ONLINE
Please click here to DOWNLOAD the article to PRINT
You may want to consider asking some questions at your Rosh Hashanah table based off of this article. These questions could include:
What are the[...]
Category : videos-archive Tag : Rosh Hashanah western wall
September 18, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
ROSH HASHANAH SERVICE - You can listen to all of the wonderful prayers, teachings, and speeches from our Rosh Hashanah experience. We won't judge if you dance or clap along at home ;-)...-
ROSH HASHANAH EVENING
Welcome and Barchu (Rabbi Ari Saks & Cantor Bronwen Mullin)
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Blessings before the Shema (Cantor Mullin)
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Shema (Cantor Mullin)
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Kavannah -- Intention on Confidence (Rabbi Saks)
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Mi Khamokhah -- "Who Is Like You, O God!" (Cantor Mullin)
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Hashkivenu -- "Help us lie down" (Cantor Mullin)
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Tiku Vachodesh Shofar -- "Blow the Horn" (Cantor Mullin)
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Hatzi Kaddish (Cantor Mullin)
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Achat Shealti -- "Only One Thing I Ask -- (soft tune while finishing the Amidah by Cantor Mullin)
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Teaching -- Last Tune Up of the Preseason (Rabbi Saks)
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Kaddish Shalem[...]
Category : Ari-archive videos-archive Tag : high holidays Jewish Podcasts prayers rosh hashana Rosh Hashanah services
September 17, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
Experience the majesty of God's presence in our lives with this beautiful congregational tune! [audio m4a="http://bethmordecai.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Rosh-Hashanah-Day-1-Shacharit-Repetition-of-Amidah-Adonai-Melekh-Kingship.m4a"][/audio] CLICK HERE TO Listen to ALL of the great teachings, prayers, sermons, and speeches from Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776
Category : Ari-archive videos-archive Tag : Cantor Oren Pollak God hashem melekh kingship presence rabbi ari saks Rosh Hashanah
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Hear Cantor Bronwen Mullin's beautiful description of the Jewish love for repetition and an example of that kind of repetition in prayer with Ki L'olam Hasdo (God's Love Endures Forever).
Teaching on Shabbat: Repetition
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Ki L'Olam Hasdo
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CLICK HERE TO Listen to ALL of the great teachings, prayers, sermons, and speeches from Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776
Category : Ari-archive videos-archive Tag : Cantor Bronwen Mullin high holidays Ki l'olam hasdo Repetition Rosh Hashanah shabbat כי לעולם חסדו
September 16, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
ROSH HASHANAH VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESS - Listen to Vice President Cheryl August deliver her moving Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776 address on the powerful pull of Beth Mordecai for members old and new
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CLICK HERE TO Listen to ALL of the great teachings, prayers, sermons, and speeches from Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776
Category : Bar Mitzvah Belonging Blast from the Past Faith Tradition videos-archive Tag : 2015 5776 Address bar and bat mitzvah beth mordecai blue book challenge cheryl august energy feeling history Involvement Rosh Hashanah sanctuary speech Vice President what is it
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ROSH HASHANAH SERMON -- Listen to Rabbi Saks’ Rosh Hashanah Sermon for 5776 on opening ourselves to the natural, gravitational pull of belonging we feel to one another, to tradition, to God, and to all of creation.
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CLICK HERE TO Listen to Rabbi Saks' other great teachings from Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776
Category : Ari-archive videos-archive Tag : 2015 5776 Belonging connection Day 1 Encouraging Faith opening ourselves planets rabbi ari saks Rosh Hashanah Sermon shabbat sun thinking tradition Un'taneh Tokef Unetaneh Tokef ובשופר גדול יתקע ונתנה תקף וקול דממה דקה ישמע
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ROSH HASHANAH -- HINENI -- Listen to Cantor Bronwen Mullin beautifully sing "Hineni," the iconic High Holiday liturgical piece asking God to listen to her prayers on behalf of the congregation
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CLICK HERE TO Listen to Cantor Bronwen Mullin's other great teachings and prayers from Rosh Hashanah 2015/5776
Category : videos-archive Tag : Cantor Bronwen Mullin Hineni prayer Rav Bronwen Mullin Rosh Hashanah
September 6, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
(9/6/15),
I'm a big football fan and this week is the lead-up to the regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Each week/game is important because there are so few games in the year (as oppose to all other professional sports who play multiple games a week). That being said, certain weeks are bigger than others because the opponent is either a hated rival or a contending team. Those weeks are often called by the name of the opponent, as in "Dallas Week" when my favorite team, the Philadelphia Eagles, play the hated Dallas Cowboys. That week boasts a lot of hype and a lot of energy and enthusiasm because you really want your team to win that game. That[...]
Category : Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Rosh Hashanah Tag : Jewish NFL Philadelphia Eagles rabbi rabbi's journal Rosh Hashanah shofar t'shuva teshuva teshuvah tshuvah
July 15, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
(7/15/15),
62 days. That's how long it is until we gather together in our beautiful sanctuary to ring in another Jewish New Year (!). I don't know about you, but 62 days feels far off and just around the corner at the same time. Yesterday, I spent some quality time in the library at the Jewish Theological Seminary to prepare material for the holidays and to turn my mind towards the themes of repentance, forgiveness, and self-renewal. Perhaps its because it felt so blistering hot outside, but it was hard to imagine that I was preparing for an event at the end of the summer. Could the words I was reading about a holiday still over two months away resonate with[...]
Category : Holidays Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Tag : high holidays holidays planning rabbi rabbi's journal Rosh Hashanah Script volunteers Yom Kippur
November 10, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.