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  1. Sat 27

    Covenant & Conversations Torah Study – Jefferson Hwy location

    Nov 27 @ 9:30am - 10:30am
  2. Sat 27

    Shabbat Minyan – Kleinert Ave location

    Gary Weill Youth Room This is
    Nov 27 @ 10:00am - 11:30am
  3. Sat 27

    Shabbat Service – Jefferson Hwy location

    Nov 27 @ 10:45am - 12:00pm
  4. Sat 27

    Havdalah – Zoom

    hosted by Victor and Esther Sachse
    Nov 27 @ 7:00pm
  5. Sun 28

    NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

    NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NO CONFIRMATION
    Nov 28 @ 9:30am - 12:00pm
  6. Fri 03

    Chanukah Shabbat Service and Tailgate – Kleinert Ave location – multi-access

    Kleinert Ave location Multi-access (live and
    Dec 03 @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Toward A Strong Reform Jewish Future for Baton Rouge

Joint Synagogue Exploratory Committee

Congregation B’nai Israel and Beth Shalom Synagogue voted overwhelmingly for unification on August 22, 2021.

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For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman November 18, 2021

Death and Mourning
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As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

Reimagining Hanukkah Gift-Giving

Reimagining Hanukkah Gift-Giving jemerman November 18, 2021

Hanukkah
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There are a lot of creative ways to make Hanukkah meaningful when we pause to ask ourselves a few good questions before automatically going into shopping mode.