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...
My Israel Trip: Part ONE
12/29/2023 12:58:58 PM
--- In early December 2023, Rabbi Michael participated in a service trip to Israel - this is part one of a series of blog posts recounting his experience. ---
Shalom Friends,
After I concluded my first day in Israel I had to set this down. It was sobering and...Read more...
Meaningful & musical: looking forward to Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz in February!
12/27/2023 11:00:41 AM
Imagine sitting in a room with over 200 people. One person begins to sing a niggun (wordless melody) and slowly the room begins to fill with song, each person adding their own voice. Voices upon voices, layers and layers of both the melody and the harmony. The niggun goes on for a while building to a...Read more...
Showing our Preschool some Volunteer Love!
12/19/2023 09:25:51 AM
The drizzling rain on Sunday, December 17 didn't stop our Men's Club from leading a workday with our preschool! Our Interim Preschool Director, teachers, our Men's Club and other Shir Hadash community members showed up to give our preschool play yard a much needed refresh.
From cleaning leaves...Read more...
Mazel Tov to our recent B'nai Mitzvah students & families!
11/15/2023 12:51:03 PM
We're so proud of our young people and seeing them called up to the Torah as the next generation of Jewish leaders is a simcha (joy) for all of us to be part of - let's celebrate these wonderful milestones! Make sure to say "Mazel Tov" if you see them and their families around the Shir Hadash...Read more...
Teen Arizona Trip: Social Action with Tzedek America
11/15/2023 12:13:31 PM
This incredible February 2024 trip for our Shir Hadash 8th to 12th graders is focused on putting Jewish values into action. Learn through direct action with a groundbreaking Jewish organization. Tzedek America works deeply with immigration and asylum issues, specifically from a Jewish lens.
Our Shir...Read more...
Second Harvest Food Bank - October Success!
11/15/2023 09:44:17 AM
We’re proud of our JET teens and families! Check out the Second Harvest food bank photos (below) of our teens embodying the value of Social Responsibility as they participate in Tikkun Olam (acts of repairing the world). On our 10/24 JET in ACTION night we packed 13 pallets of 50...Read more...