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Kesher Israel Hires New Director of Education
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (591+ words) Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester is welcoming a new class of religious school students alongside a new education director, Rabbi Cantor Devorah Frick. Frick grew up Christian in a “clergy family” but said she wasn’t interested in Christianity as…...
“Was Lilith a Redhead? or Are You Sure That’s What the Bible Says!”
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (199+ words) Rabbi Dr. Richard Libowitz, emeritus associate professor in the Intellectual Heritage Program at Temple University, presented “Was Lilith a Redhead? or Are You Sure That’s What the Bible Says!” as part of the J.R.C. lecture series Aug. 26 at…...
Remember When: A Time to Forgive
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (256+ words) As we look forward to the new year, we also reflect on our past. Looking back at the history of Jewish Philadelphians, we find them, too, reflecting for their own Rosh Hashanah — and practicing forgiveness. “At Congregation Mikveh Israel during…...
Hallie Weiner: Old York Road Temple-Beth Am Cantor Finds a Home
1+ week, 3+ day ago (620+ words) Hallie Weiner moved to the Philadelphia area from Dallas in June to take over as cantor at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am. She succeeded Cantor Elena Zarkh, who served in the role for 41 years. For Weiner, it was the culmination…...
Looking for a Synagogue? Tribe 12 Can Match You With One for the High Holidays.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (839+ words) Danielle Selber is a modern matchmaker. She has helped connect more than 50 Jewish couples over the years. Now, though, Selber is diversifying. She’s matching young Jews with synagogues, as well. Selber and her employer, Tribe 12, the organization that connects Jews…...
D'var Torah: God Is My Light and My Help
3+ week, 2+ day ago (792+ words) By Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein This week’s Torah portion is Ki Teitzei: Deuteronomy 21:10 — 25:19 We have entered the month of Elul, the month of preparation for a new year, a season of turning toward our highest selves, of reflection and connection,…...
Congregation Beth El Hosting 4-Part Class on Elul
3+ week, 2+ day ago (622+ words) But this spiritual work actually begins about four weeks earlier. On the Hebrew calendar, the month of Elul is the last one before Tishrei, the period in which Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fall. It is also the month of…...
Editorial: The Right to Worship
3+ week, 3+ day ago (340+ words) Americans should not have to choose between the right to protest and the right to pray. The Right to Worship Act rests on the proposition that we are capable of protecting both. That history also demonstrates why this legislation is…...
Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County Challah
4+ week, 1+ day ago (122+ words) The religious school director at Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County presented the rabbi with the longest challah she had ever seen. It was delicious! Courtesy of Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County The post Beth Israel Congregation of Chester…...