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  1. Thu 13

    HUC Connect: Intersectional Jewish Identities

    Dr. Mijal Bitton, Scholar in Residence
    May 13 @ 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  2. Fri 14

    Joint Shabbat Service with Beth Shalom Synagogue via Zoom

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    May 14 @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  3. Sun 16

    Pirkei Avot via Zoom – hosted by Beth Shalom Synagogue

    May 2, 9, 16, 30 –
    May 16 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  4. Sun 16

    Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Celebrating the Giving of the Torah

    Joint service with Beth Shalom Synagogue
    May 16 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  5. Sun 16

    Small Congregations Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5781

    Invitation from Temple Sinai: On the
    May 16 @ 6:00pm
  6. Mon 17

    Shavuot Festival Morning Service with Hallel, Torah Service and Yizkor

    Beth Shalom Sanctuary
    May 17 @ 10:30am - 11:30am
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Make Memorial Day Count in 2021

Make Memorial Day Count in 2021 jstern May 11, 2021

Secular Holidays
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On Shavuot, the holiday when we celebrate receiving the Torah marks the completion of counting

A Prayer for Peace

A Prayer for Peace urjadmin May 11, 2021

Israel and her Neighbors
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As Reform Jews, we stand strongly together with our brothers and sisters in Israel. Over the past 48 hours, Hamas has launched a massive barrage of rocket fire on southern and central Israel. At last report, six Israeli civilians have been killed and hundreds of thousands more - from Tel Aviv to Beersheba –are confined to bomb shelters. Innocent civilians in Gaza have fallen victim to this latest round of violence as well. Furthermore, the rapid escalation of violence within Israel's own borders between Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel is a new, and deeply troubling, development. We pray that calm will be restored soon.