Year in review Sep 25, 2009
Fervently Orthodox demonstrators in Jerusalem turn violent, protesting the opening of a parking lot on Shabbat and the arrest of a haredi woman on charges of child neglect. Camps across the country report outbreaks of the swine flu (H1N1) virus. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Religion: Sept. 24 Sep 24, 2009
6 p.m. Shabbat Service ... 8:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Minyan; 9:30 a.m. Torah Brunch & Learn ... Daily Minyan 7:30 p.m.; Sunday Minyan 9 a.m.; Shabbat morning services 9:15 a.m. Childcare for ages 2 and older during services. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Easy answers to Rosh Hashanah questions (3) Sep 22, 2009
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City Beat (5) Sep 20, 2009
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Someones listening on the High Holidays (4) Sep 19, 2009
A sermon on Shabbat or even Rosh Hashanah is a modern invention. Rabbis traditionally only gave a sermon twice a year: on Shabbat HaGadol before Passover and on Shabbat Shuvah before Yom Kippur. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Sound the shofar Sep 19, 2009
However, he said, when the holiday is on Saturday, the horn isn't blown out of respect for Shabbat or the Sabbath. "The shofar not only is a blast to stir up the congregation but also a cry of pain and a cry to God," Lifshen said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Rabbi Yossi Kivman: The shofar that wont be blown but will be heard Sep 19, 2009
You see, this year, the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. The Talmud relates that our weekly dose of spiritual respite Shabbat, supersedes the magnitude of the shofar s call ... The family realized the probability that Shmuel may need to live at a group home, but there was no facility in the area that provided a Shabbat environment the Kiddush on wine, the fresh smell of delicious challah, the lighting of Shabbat candles or kosher food. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Amid hedonistic indulgence, Jews search for meaning at Burning Man (215) Sep 19, 2009
(JTA) -- At first they came slowly, perhaps a half-dozen sitting cross-legged in a circle waiting for Kabbalat Shabbat services to begin ... In 2003, a Chicago rabbi named Menachem Cohen established the first organized Jewish presence at Burning Man, the Black Rock JCC, which offered Shabbat services and kosher food. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
A Jewish-Palestinian friendship found in East Jerusalem (12) Sep 19, 2009
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Worship listings Sep 18, 2009
Summer services: Friday Shabbat service 6 to 6:30 p.m. (outside on the Sukkah terrace, weather permitting); Saturday Shabbat morning service 9:30 to 11 a.m., includes a brief Torah discussion. First Congregational Church of Waverley-Senuri (United Church of Christ) An Open and Inclusive Church, committed to building a joyful multiracial-multicultural Christian community. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Is it 5770 yet? The year that nonprofits want to forget Sep 15, 2009
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Faith calendar Sep 13, 2009
Sept. 19: Shabbat: morning service 10 a.m.; children's service 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (kiddush lunch follows service); evening service 7 p.m. (dinner follows, see below). Sept. 20: morning service 10 a.m.; children's service 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Shofar 12 p.m. and throughout day (lunch after services; family Tashlich at Ala Moana Beach Park after lunch). (Honolulu Advertiser)
High Holiday services become family-friendly Sep 12, 2009
Once a month she brings the grandchildren to Shabbat B yachad, a service for adults and young children. For the first day of Rosh Hashanah this year, she plans to attend the more informal service at Gross Schechter Day School next door. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
On the calendar in Somerville: Sept. 10-16 Sep 12, 2009
TEMPLE B NAI BRITH OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 201 Central St. A Shabbat service will be held from 9:15 a.m.-noon and Alternative Minyan from 10-11:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend one or parts of both ... Includes small-group learning, consultation to create an appropriate curriculum for each child, private tutoring to provide intensive preparation for Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and participation of the student and his/her family in Shabbat and holiday services ... FRIDAY NIGHT KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICES... (Somerville Journal, MA)
Shirat Hayam schedules open houses Sep 11, 2009
People are invited to Friday evening services at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, followed by an ice cream Oneg Shabbat, and on Sunday, Sept. 13, when a short service at 9 a.m. will be followed by a traditional breakfast including bagels and lox. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet fellow congregants, Rabbi Rachel Schoenfeld, cantoral soloist Jonathan Nelson and religious school leaders and find out about High Holy Day services that are open to the public. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Zuma to South African Jews: Come home (2) Sep 9, 2009
Zuma to South African Jews: Come home. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Somervilles Temple Bnai Brith to hold open house Sep 6, 2009
Temple B nai Brith (TBB) will hold its fall open house weekend Sept. 11 to 13 at 201 Central St. The open house weekend will begin with a Kabbalat Shabbat service Friday, Sept. 11, from 6 to 7:15 p.m.. An open house will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome to the traditional Shabbat morning service from 9:15 a.m. to noon, the Alternative Minyan from 10 to 11:30 a.m., or both ... It offers Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat and Saturday morning services. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Israels many faces on display at MOCA Sep 4, 2009
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Congresswoman Gifford to speak at Rodeo Shabbat celebration Sep 4, 2009
Congresswoman Gifford will be speaking Feb 23 about the Middle East at Temple Emanu-El s as part of their Rodeo Shabbat celebration. In 2002, Gifford wrote about the Middle East, It is a land of contradiction of complexity and simplicity. (FOX 11, AZ)
Coming to a living room near you... (2) Sep 4, 2009
Welcome to Shabbat at The Shul, a 10-month-old experiment in portable Judaism ... The Shul meets twice a month in people s homes for Shabbat dinner ... The group primarily baby boomers, but also including a variety of ages and families with small children, notes Sukol always welcomes Shabbat with singing before traditional blessings. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Religion: Aug. 27 Aug 28, 2009
6 p.m. Shabbat Summer Service ... Daily Minyan 7:30 p.m.; Sunday Minyan 9 a.m.; Shabbat morning services 9:15 a.m. Childcare for ages 2 and older during services ... Every week at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, the temple holds three prayer services designed for children of all ages: Tot Shabbat, ages 6 months to kindergarten age; Mini-Minyan for ages K-Grade 3; and Junior Congregation for students in third through seventh grade. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Kerem Shalom in Concord announces plans for 2009-2010 year Aug 15, 2009
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The Hebrew Calendar Aug 6, 2009
As a result, Shabbat and Jewish holidays always begin the night before the actual day of observance. It is for this reason that the Sabbath candles are always lit on Friday night. (Suite101.com)
Creating a special celebration for special children (2) Aug 4, 2009
Knowing that he might wander during the Shabbat service, the rabbi explained to the congregation, "Today is Ben's day. The entire chapel is his bima (stage), and he can move in it as he wishes (to) communicate with G-d in his way." See. Speaking of doing things a bit differently, sometimes the right timing - and location - for the ceremony can make all the difference in the world. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
New Ratner School: a place to keep kosher and dance for Diwali (1) Aug 3, 2009
For more intensive Jewish programming, parents may choose the Hebrew and Jewish Studies ption where students learn to read and write Hebrew, conduct a Shabbat service every week during homeroom and explore Jewish culture, Israel and religion ... The family would not have considered a traditional day school, but being part of the Ratner community has brought the Bogomolnys closer to Jewish traditions, like lighting candles on Shabbat more often ... In the Ratner preschool, all the children learn... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Pregnancy is funnier as a flashback (43) Aug 3, 2009
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Jewish tradition reinvented on Facebook Jul 31, 2009
Programs include synagogue services, Partners in Torah study sessions, a family Sunday school, and Shabbat dinners ... When: The bris is held eight days after the birth during daylight hours, even on Shabbat, Yom Kippur, or any festival unless the baby is ill. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
What it means to be a Chayal Boded (3) Jul 24, 2009
- To miss Saturday college football games, 5 PM Winking Lizard Happy Hours, not asking permission to use the restroom, waking up next to your loving girlfriend, Shabbat family dinners, the births of cousins, and family milestones ... - To spend Shabbat on base and sing Shabbat prayers around the table with your Tzevet (unit), feeling the pride of serving in the only Jewish Army in the world ... I wish you all a very happy and healthy weekend and Shabbat Shalom. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Girl dies after tree limb falls on her at camp Jul 24, 2009
"EKC's emphasis is placed on Jewish values, informal education, Shabbat celebrations and premier programming and activities," the Web site said. According to the camp's Web site, campers entering ninth and 10th grade live in Teen Village, an area available only to this age group. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
News from the Jewish Community Center: July 16 online edition Jul 17, 2009
A Shabbat celebration at the JCC's Camp Simchah includes, from left, Shani Cohen, Eamon Wheeler, Julia Perroncello, Martine Wayne and Lindsay Kefflon. News from the Jewish Community Center: July 16 online edition. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Debate shows split among religious groups Jul 10, 2009
Published: Friday, July 10, 2009 1:10 AM EDT It is painful to read about the continuing riots by fervently Orthodox Jews over the opening of a Jerusalem parking lot on Shabbat ... Throwing dirty diapers and rotten vegetables at police and getting arrested and carted away in police vans seems like more of a Shabbat desecration than allowing a few hundred cars to use a parking lot staffed by non-Jews on a Saturday ... For example, Jerusalem city councilman David Hadari of the National Religious... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Trust is a tough concept for regular Jews, Arabs Jul 10, 2009
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Religious services for Easton Jul 9, 2009
Monthly social gatherings and learning opportunities; Shabbat services on Friday evenings; monthly Shabbat services for families with young children ... With Rabbi Jodi Seewald Smith, they emphasize the celebration of Shabbat, Jewish Holy Days and the life-cycle events through innovative and diverse programming within a warm and caring environment in which to share and support one another in celebration, in healing, and in religious observance ... Shabbat services with Rabbi Smith and Cantor... (Easton Journal, MA)
Make headlines at June 18 event (4) Jul 7, 2009
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What's old is new again (8) Jul 3, 2009
To create a Jewish home where Shabbat and holidays are celebrated and where Jewish tradition is part of everyday life ... Others choose the weekend of the wedding, often at havdalah, since the separation made between Shabbat and the rest of the week can also mark the distinction between single and married. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Art museums new East Wing is a celebration of firsts Jul 3, 2009
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Work-at-Home Mom and Web Entrepreneur Celebrates 2 Years of Selling Handmade Judaica Online Jul 1, 2009
" I select every item for its unique contribution to the Judaica collection. " Jewish Gift Place carries handmade Judaica including Hebrew bookends, Shabbat candlesticks, children's Judaica, Chai jewelry, a large collection, Shin jewelry, hamsa necklaces and wall hamsas, Jewish wedding rings, Kiddush cups, menorahs, mezuzahs, kippahs, seder plates, matzah trays, tallit, tzedekah boxes, Hebrew watches, sculptures, and over a thousand more pieces of handmade Judaica for every Jewish occasion ...... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Jewish, gay and parents: making it work together (4) Jul 1, 2009
Published: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:03 PM EDT When Claude Lewis was 2, he developed a quintessentially Jewish way of counting time: He did it by counting Shabbats. His mother Malia Lewis recalls that when Claude asked when he would see his grandparents next, she would reply, In three Shabbats ... If asked, however, he and his 6-year-old sister Ella could tell you that Shabbat dinner is served every Friday night and that they can recite the blessings over the food. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Israel Protests Opening of Parking Lot on Sabbath Jun 28, 2009
June 26: Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather in the street before a prayer against the opening of a parking lot on Shabbat in Jerusalem. JERUSALEM Police turned water cannons on a raucous demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews Saturday, the second consecutive day of protests over the opening of a city parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath when religious Jews are forbidden to drive. (Fox News)
Worship Ways Jun 27, 2009
Weekly morning Minyan Monday and Thursday, 6:55 a.m.; Shabbat service Fridays, 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. Minyan Sunday and holidays, 9 a.m.. Loading commenting interface. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Worship Directory from the June 18, 2009 edition Jun 22, 2009
Friday, June 19: 8 p.m. Shabbat Service. Saturday, June 20: 9 a.m. Shabbat Service and Torah Discussion Shelach Lecha (Numbers 13:1-15:41); 11 a.m. Bat Mitzvah ... Adult Shabbat services are held at 8 p.m. on three Fridays of each month. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
GUEST COLUMN: The consequences of envy Jun 20, 2009
Please join Rabbi Kafka and her husband for a special anniversary and Shabbat celebration this Friday evening June 26 at 7:30pm. For more information about Temple Israel. (Easton Journal, MA)
Worship Directory, June 18 Jun 19, 2009
There is a monthly Tot Shabbat program for families with children up to the age of 6. The Temple offers a Bar/Bat Mitzvah program, youth groups for Grades 8-12, and a wide variety of adult education programs. (Burlington Union, MA)
Shir Shalom: Ten years and growing (1) Jun 16, 2009
Its Reform traditional ambitions include a regular Friday Shabbat service and oneg but with the Hebrew prayers both transliterated and translated into English. In an all-Hebrew service, you wouldn t know what those prayers mean without a formal Jewish education, explains Chudakoff. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
The little synagogue with the big heart Jun 16, 2009
RickFB wrote on Jun 12, 2009 5:16 PM:" I would like to compliment Bethaynu and Rabbi Shapiro on their congregations service to the community. Bethaynu does not stand alone in its concern and work for the less fortunate.At Temple Israel Ner Tamid, Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) is an integral part of our congregational life. As Peter Freimark, director of our social action committee says, We dont wonder how we can accomplish what has to be doneWe just do it!In the summer... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Temple Emunah celebrates 50 years Jun 6, 2009
As part of a year-long celebration kicking off this month and ending next May, the temple will see a variety of programs and events including an awards/installation/honors Synaplex barbecue, a summer Shabbatot (the plural of Shabbat, the Jewish worship day) featuring guest speakers, and a history weekend, among other events ... The first is to strengthen Shabbat which is the seventh day of the Jewish week observed from sundown Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky Saturday night... (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Column: G-d, the Torah, the Jewish people, and the Land of Israel May 29, 2009
5/30 @ 10 a.m. Shabbat, Shavuot and Yizkor service Participate in this moving prayer session and stay for a delicious, festive Holiday lunch ... Say a Psalm, light a Shabbat candle, put on Tefillin, or give charity, are some of the important acts each one can perform. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
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Love transcends horrors of Shoah in riveting film. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Father, daughter bring Thanksgiving to pediatric floor (1) May 26, 2009
Father, daughter bring Thanksgiving to pediatric floor. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Reliogious events & services May 24, 2009
Saturday Shabbat service, 9 a.m.. The Salvation Army. (Amesbury News, MA)
Fairmount Temple names senior rabbi Robert Nosanchuk, 39 (4) May 23, 2009
Fairmount Temple names senior rabbi Robert Nosanchuk, 39. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Austrian embassy's response to Neo-Nazi attack (3) May 22, 2009
Austrian embassy's response to Neo-Nazi attack. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Conservative congregations celebrate Shavuot together (2) May 17, 2009
Conservative congregations celebrate Shavuot together. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Temple Ner Tamid religious school celebration May 16, 2009
The program offers a state-of-the-art curriculum, including interactive family education and parent learning programs, creative Tot Shabbat, Junior Congregation and Family Shabbat services, Jewish-themed field trips and special instruction in Israeli dance and Jewish cooking, art and music. Classroom aides, one-on-one tutoring and Bar/Bat Mitzvah instruction are also available. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Bellefaire director inspired by fictional detective May 15, 2009
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Demjanjuks deportation to Germany expected today May 14, 2009
Demjanjuks deportation to Germany expected today. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Cavalcade (2) May 6, 2009
The deeply moving, well-attended, emotionally tinged erev Shabbat last week-end at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Opening the doors of Jewish life together ;, heralded a weekend of study and celebration for the Chevrei Tikva Chavurah s 25th anniversary. It was co-chaired by Fern Levy and Nancy Huntsman. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
City Beat (10) May 3, 2009
WVIZ/PBS presents Shabbat: Conserving the World: An Earth Day Special at 8 p.m. Featuring interview with Rabbi Ismar Schorsch of The Jewish Theological Seminary and Shabbat music ... April 24, she reads stories as part of a Community Oneg Shabbat at 2:30 and speaks at Shabbat program at 4:15 ... Halberstam speaks at various Shabbat activities on Sat. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Cooking with the flavors of Israel (8) May 3, 2009
Cooking with the flavors of Israel. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Remembering Judy Resnik, my friend (14) May 3, 2009
Remembering Judy Resnik, my friend. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Latest news briefs from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (2) Apr 28, 2009
Riccardo Pacifici, the spokesman for Rome's Jewish community, said the issue was so important that Jews should take part in the counterdemonstration even though it is on Shabbat ... Ali Bardakougla, who serves in Turkey as Islam's equivalent of a chief rabbi, addressed the congregation at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale during Shabbat-morning services. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
This year, celebrate Israel cinematically with Nicolai, others Apr 28, 2009
This year, celebrate Israel cinematically with Nicolai, others. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Erie students view Holocaust up close at Washington museum (2) Apr 20, 2009
Erie students view Holocaust up close at Washington museum. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Hosting the Seder in Mumbai (41) Apr 19, 2009
Many Jewish expatriates from the US, Israel and Europe, along with Jewish travelers from all over the world, consistently frequented the Chabad house for Shabbat dinners and other festivals. After the destruction of Chabad s Nariman House on 26/11 India s expression for the landmark terrorist attack Chabad has responded with the utmost effort in sending new vibrant young men from Brooklyn and Israel to temporarily serve as head rabbis for the community of visitors in temporary locations... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
a day in the life of a ... kindergarten teacher Apr 17, 2009
a day in the life of a. kindergarten teacher. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
