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Where Are You In Relation To Israel

Be Careful What You Pray For

Online

Since 1948, many prayers for the State of Israel have been created. We will study several different versions of the prayer, each of which reflects the articulated relationship of a movement or an individual Jew to the State of Israel. This program is part of our “Where Are You In Relation to Israel?” series. New […]

Panim el Panim

Panim el Panim

Online

Please join us as members of our Temple Beth Shalom community meet via Zoom with members of Congregation Mevasseret Zion - a progressive/Reform congregation just outside of Jerusalem. This is a meaningful series of online conversations about the current crisis. Questions? Email Rabbi Jay.

Israel – The Generational Divide

Israel – The Generational Divide: A Course for Parents Struggling to Understand Their Children’s Perspectives on Israel

Carmen Hall

Register: t-b-s.me/generationaldivide The crisis in Israel has caused divides within and beyond the Jewish community. We have heard so many stories of families at odds with each other over Israel, family members who are unable or unwilling to communicate with each other. This course is specifically for parents who are wrestling with their college-age children’s […]

Where Are You In Relation To Israel

Not All Wars Are the Same

Online

In Jewish thought, there is a profound distinction between a מלחמת רשות Milchemet Rishut, a permitted war, and a מלחמת מצוה Milchemet Mitzvah, a necessary war. Embedded in this distinction are the ethics that infuse a document that animates the spirit of Israel's military, רוח צה״ל Ruach Tzahal. We will study that document and consider […]

Israel – The Generational Divide

Israel – The Generational Divide: A Course for Parents Struggling to Understand Their Children’s Perspectives on Israel

Carmen Hall

Register: t-b-s.me/generationaldivide The crisis in Israel has caused divides within and beyond the Jewish community. We have heard so many stories of families at odds with each other over Israel, family members who are unable or unwilling to communicate with each other. This course is specifically for parents who are wrestling with their college-age children’s […]

Panim el Panim

Panim el Panim

Online

Please join us as members of our Temple Beth Shalom community meet via Zoom with members of Congregation Mevasseret Zion - a progressive/Reform congregation just outside of Jerusalem. This is a meaningful series of online conversations about the current crisis. Questions? Email Rabbi Jay.

Panim el Panim

Panim el Panim

Online

Please join us as members of our Temple Beth Shalom community meet via Zoom with members of Congregation Mevasseret Zion - a progressive/Reform congregation just outside of Jerusalem. This is a meaningful series of online conversations about the current crisis. Questions? Email Rabbi Jay.

Where Are You In Relation To Israel

Where Are You in Relation to Israel?

Online

In a short, compelling book entitled Jews and Words, Amos Oz and his daughter Fania Oz-Salzberger, wrote that the Jewish people are not related by bloodlines, but rather by text-lines. Over seven sessions, we will study some of the texts that connect the people of Israel to the land of Israel and the State of […]

Panim el Panim

Panim el Panim

Online

Please join us as members of our Temple Beth Shalom community meet via Zoom with members of Congregation Mevasseret Zion - a progressive/Reform congregation just outside of Jerusalem. This is a meaningful series of online conversations about the current crisis. Questions? Email Rabbi Jay.