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!
March 19, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
(3/19/14)
What was your favorite part of Homecoming Weekend? The schmoozing on the boat? The reminiscing with old and new friends? We're sharing some of our favorite memories right now on our new Facebook group "We Are Beth Mordecai" so please log on and share your memories.
As I think back in my own mind to all of these memories (and as I read the ones you share online), I can't help but feel one thing...energized. The love and connection that permeated our sanctuary, Safran Hall, the boat, and even the walking tour of Perth Amboy is still present, like God's sukkat shalom in the evening Hashkivenu prayer. Ever present and ever comforting is the feeling generated by the Homecoming Weekend, which leaves me with only one response... to[...]
Category : Homecoming Weekend Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Tag : command energy hashkivenu homecoming weekend rabbi rabbi's journal sukkat shalom
March 18, 2014 By bethmordecai no comments.
Rabbi Ari Saks
*Sermon for Shabbat Zahor/Parashat Tzav – March 15, 2016
Beth Mordecai Homecoming Weekend
In 2002, Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl was brutally murdered by militants in Pakistan. In addition to the sadness and pain felt in hearing the first reports of his murder, there was also a hint of hope, a taste of truth because with his last three words Daniel Pearl spoke a prideful and confident claim that resonates through eternity: I am Jewish.
In the years since his death this confident claim of Jewish identity, of saying proudly I am Jewish, has unified the Jewish people to the point that, despite our many and vast differences, 94% of us in America say that we are proud to be Jewish according[...]
Category : home Homecoming Weekend Purim Rabbi Sermons Tag : alan dershowitz command daniel pearl felicia lilien homecoming weekend i am jewish jewish identity mordecai purim queen esther rabbi sermons tsav tzav