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Rabbi-David-Lipper

Sacred Texts of Jewish Time

Teacher: Rabbi David Lipper Dates: Mondays on December 6, 13, 20 and January 10, 24 Time: 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Rabbi’s classes are in the Chapel Each Holy moment in the Jewish year is marked with a special text that expands the meaning of the Holy Day. The three festivals (Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot), […]

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Rabbi-Andrea-L-Weiss

Torah Study: A Women’s Commentary

Reclaiming Women’s Voices Through the Torah With Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph. D Provost, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion Co-editor, Torah: A Women’s Commentary Saturday, October 23, 2021 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Online and In Person (At Congregation Or Ami, not at TBS) Register here Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph.D. is […]

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take-a-hike

Take A Hike! Brotherhood and Sisterhood

JOIN TBS BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD for A HIKE on SUNDAY OCTOBER 17TH, 2021 Have some fun, get some exercise, No experience necessary. Led by Lisa and Todd Litman Meet at 9:15 a.m.Reservations are required, the location will be sent via email once Your reservation is submitted.Lots of parking on the street next to the trail. […]

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Rabbi-David-Lipper

From the Rabbi’s Study: Let God In

By Rabbi David Lipper* I receive about 150 messages a day by email. They come from all over the world. From Israel, I receive daily news briefings; from New York I receive rabbinic news; from somewhere in New England, I receive stories of heroism; from members of our congregation, I receive jokes (oy, the jokes). […]

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focus-groups

Focus Groups

UPDATE: TBS Focus Groups Have Large Participation, Valuable Input At the beginning of October, 108 TBS congregants participated in a series of focus groups, designed to elicit input to help with the temple’s strategic planning, as well as to provide information to the settled rabbi search committee about the congregation’s vision for our future spiritual […]

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Rabbi-David-Lipper

From the Rabbis Study: Remember, Together

Next Tuesday marks the end of our Holy Day season. We draw the final gates closed with the words of Yizkor. Yizkor is a powerful moment. It is hard to remember and yet, cathartic. To be called together to remember those we have lost is, as my colleague Rabbi Jaime Gibson shares, an act of […]

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