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!
June 1, 2019 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
On Friday, June 21, we will discuss Rashi's Daughters, Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France , the second novel in the popular Rashi's Daughters trilogy about the lives and loves of three daughters of the great Talmud scholar.
The engrossing historical series of three sisters living in eleventh-century Troyes, France, continues with the tale of Miriam, the lively and daring middle child of Salomon ben Isaac, the great Talmudic authority.
Having no sons, he teaches his daughters the intricacies of Mishnah and Gemara in an era when educating women in Jewish scholarship was unheard of. His middle daughter, Miriam, is determined to bring new life safely into the Troyes Jewish community and[...]
May 10, 2019 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Learn more about the prolific (and essential) great Medieval commentator, Rashi, in this racy, captivating and fun historical novel, Rashi's Daughters, Joheved: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France (book one of the popular Rashi's daughters series).
It's 1068, and the scholar Salomon ben Isaac ("Rashi") returns home to Troyes, France, to take over the family winemaking business. He embarks on a path that will indelibly influence the Jewish world, writing the first Talmud commentary, and secretly teaching Talmud to his daughters.
Joheved, the eldest of his three girls, finds her mind and spirit awakened by religious study, but, knowing the risk, she must keep her passion for learning and prayer hidden. When she[...]
March 30, 2019 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
A Shalom Hartman Institute Lecture and Study Series Led by Rabbi Sara Metz & Marc Fertik Israel's Milestones and their Meanings The Legacy of the Past and the Challenge of the Future A lecture and study series from the Shalom Hartman Institute Led by Rabbi Sara Metz & Marc Fertik Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussion, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute to you this fall. "iEngage: Israel’s Milestones and Their Meanings" explores the pivotal events of 1917, 1947, and 1967. As we look to Israel’s future, we need to engage anew with our past and explore its meanings and consequences. This iEngage series grapples with the different ideas and values that shape the meaning of modern[...]
Category : Adult Education History home Jewish Culture and History Learning
December 6, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
This is from a reflection was written by my colleague, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg. I would like to share it with you and please share your reactions and thoughts with me at Rabbi.SaraMetz@gmail.com.
People keep asking me about that New York Times article where a person is shocked to discover the fact that the war Hanukah commemorates is, a war, full of pain and trauma and atrocity, that it's not like a child's picture-book...The war through which we celebrate Hanukah was, in part, intra-Jewish, in which zealous traditionalists attacked and killed more assimilationist Hellenized Jews--WHILE FIGHTING THE SELUCID ARMY TO GAIN THEIR FREEDOM.
The catalyst for the violent revolution was the reigning Syrian Greek king, Antiochus IV, who demanded that Jews worship false[...]
Category : Hanukkah History Holidays Rabbi Rabbi's Journal
June 11, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
I want to personally thank all of our guests, donors, and volunteers! We had approximately 75 people attend the Cocktail Party and Silent Auction! Our Acoustic Guitarist, Ross Griswold, was awesome too! Congratulations again to Dr. Stephen and Pat Safran, part of our event team, and our honorees!
Category : Events History Safran Hall Rededication and Silent Auction What's Been Happening at Beth Mordecai
June 11, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
BLAST FROM THE PAST -- Rabbi Barry Dov Schwartz's Installation as Rabbi of Beth Mordecai
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December 5, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
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BLAST FROM THE PAST -- Check out Bardin Levavy sharing how you never really leave Perth Amboy...
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