Solidarity Mission to Israel: Update #1
02/19/2024 04:05:50 PM
Picture a beautiful sunset and the promenade on the beach in Tel Aviv, with a group of 19 travelers singing Eli, Eli and Shecheheyanu. This is how we began a week of mitzvot and connection, of listening and engaging our Israeli mishpachah (family). The beauty and the pain, the love and the...Read more...
Shir Hadash Women: Recent events!
02/14/2024 03:04:22 PM
On December 17th, 45 women gathered together to celebrate Shir Hadash Women (SHW) and the Beginning of Something New. We enjoyed delicious charcuterie boards and bubbly beverages.
We each met someone new and then introduced one another...Read more...
Kol Tefillah in Los Angeles
01/31/2024 11:58:53 AM
In January of this year, Rabbi Nico, Cantor Felder-Levy, Trista Bernstein, and I headed south to Los Angeles to participate in a Shabbaton focused on worship innovation and music. The event, called Kol Tefillah, was held at Congregation Beth Am in Los Angeles. This is the same congregation that my wife...Read more...
Mitzvah Day 2024: Amazing success!
01/19/2024 01:27:50 PM
Our Shir Hadash 2024 Mitzvah Day on January 14 was a huge success thanks to the 125 volunteers who put their energies together to make a difference in our community.
THANK YOU to our volunteers! And a huge thank-you to lead event organizer Michelle Wolf-Bloom, and project leads Davida...Read more...
SHECC Play Yard Renovation
01/18/2024 09:31:48 AM
For the past two months, the Men’s Club has been working with SHECC (preschool) staff to renovate the SHECC Play Yard. The work started with a $4,000 donation by the Men’s Club to the Temple with a restriction that the funds be used to upgrade the SHECC Play Yard.
On December 17, 2023, a work party was organized that...Read more...
My Israel Trip: Part THREE
01/03/2024 02:09:44 PM
--- In early December 2023, Rabbi Michael participated in a service trip to Israel - this is part Three of a series of blog posts recounting his experience. ---
Shalom again,
The next morning, Rabbi Dalia Marx led us in a conversation about the Mitzvah to redeem captives. Redeeming captives? What...Read more...
My Israel Trip: Part TWO
01/02/2024 10:03:37 AM
--- In early December 2023, Rabbi Michael participated in a service trip to Israel - this is part Two of a series of blog posts recounting his experience. ---
Shalom again -
Another evening in Israel - I wanted to start by acknowledging a line in that week's parsha, a...Read more...