Maybe one of the most transformative moments in worship that I have experienced in my years as a rabbi was the entry into our regular order of prayer, the beautiful words of Mi Sheberach written by Debbie Friedman. In many congregations, this prayer is said regularly during the Torah service. But as Reform congregations added […]
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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), […]
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 […]
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. […]
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). […]
Judaism 101: The 10 Most Important Ideas Judaism Brings to the World
Dates: Sundays on October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 November 14, 21 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Location: the Chapel In this class with Rabbi Lipper, we will explore 10 essential teachings of Judaism and how they have impacted our understanding of Judaism of the values by which we live. We will look at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summer Music Series, Sukkot Edition: The Swing Tones!
Join us Sunday, September 26 at noon for lunch, laughter and live music with The Swing Tones — featuring TBS’s own Devyn Kontur! Click here to buy a ticket Imagine stepping into a room and being fully engrossed in a once in a lifetime, experiencial phenomenon. this is The Swing tones, a 7-piece live big […]
From the Rabbi’s Study… Gamar Chatimah Tovah!
Most of us imagine that Yom Kippur, which begins tonight, is the most important Jewish moment in the calendar. The stark chant of “Kol Nidre” touches our soul in a way that no other prayer does during the year. And while most congregants stand at that moment in the service, gazing at the Torah scrolls […]