We want You! Join in the fun. Zimria: means songfest! On Sundays, during religious school, 3rd-6th graders explore a variety of music, from the hottest new Jewish composers to beloved traditional melodies. Students participate through voice and instruments and have an opportunity each week to sing or play their instrument for the whole class. A love of Judaism and music is fostered in a supportive, positive and encouraging atmosphere with many chances to perform throughout the year. Shir HaEsh: song of fire Temple Emanu-El's adult choir, is an inclusive group engaged in community, joyful participation and fun camaraderie. ShirHaEsh performs throughout the year in concerts, shabbat and musical programming. The ability to read music is not required! This group is for YOU if you would like to learn our music and join in exciting performances in a relaxed atmosphere! This is a wonderful stepping-stone for anyone who is interested in joining us for future … [Read more...]
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Empty of Ego, Filled With God
In the Hasidic text, Birkat Avraham[i], Rabbi Shmuel B. Nachman speaks about the moment of intense despair that some people, at some point feel… a despair that despite your efforts, you have nothing to show for it…not materially, not spiritually, not socially. Rabbi Shmuel claims that this moment can be, not the nadir of spiritual connection to God, but actually a ‘summit cornerstone’ – for it is in the utter despair that we are as closely empty of ego that we will ever get. If we are open to God in those moments, there is more of us for God to fill. Think of a vessel, the more empty it is, the more space there is for something else… which, can be, if we realize that even in our despair we are in a Holy Place, even if we did not know it… truly Kaddosh…sacred. The Jacob narrative in Torah, these next two weeks of parshiot, relay the story of a man (a teen really) who has made tremendous mistakes, horrific errors in judgement, and committed acts of betrayal against his father and … [Read more...]
Vayikrah: A Beginner’s Mind
There was a time when children began the study of Torah not in the beginning at Bereshit, but by delving into the middle of the Torah at Vayikrah, the detailed instruction for Temple sacrifices as atonements for wrongdoing. According to midrash, children's innocence was linked to the sacrificial laws of purity, and the study of Vayikrah was deemed preferential to other texts as the place to start.[i] In contemporary times, it is hard to imagine an introduction to Torah study with a text so devoid of narrative or character development. Even as an adult, I usually skim over the book of Vayikrah, holding my breath in resistance while searching for a way in. This week, I set the intention to study Parshat Vayikrah with "a beginner's mind," a Zen Buddhist concept of exploring a subject, even a difficult one, with total openness and without preconceived notions of past knowledge, like a child seeing something for the first time. I read the text delighting in my own lack of understanding … [Read more...]
Judaism’s Cornerstone
There is a significant school of thought among rabbis and scholars that the 'synagogue', the word that encompasses the place where Jews worship, study and gather, has literally been vital to Jewish civilization for (at least) 2,000 years. Even before the destruction of the 2nd Temple in 70 A.D., there is significant evidence that many Jewish communities created a special place to gather in order to communicate ideals, distribute charity, study, and commune with the Divine. In theory any of this can be done anywhere. But the reality is that a designated place is necessary for this type of aspirational discourse to actually happen. Thus, the synagogue (or Shul, or Temple) exists to help us live our ideals. The theology behind the Judaism housed in the synagogue is that we have partnered with God to heal our sick world, to take it from where it is, to where it needs to be. Tikkun Olom. This is the mission of every individual Jew, of every Jewish generation, and of the Jewish people … [Read more...]
Justice For All
Tzedek, tzedek tirdof, these are the words at the beginning of our Torah portion this week, Shoftim. There are more than a few opinions on how to translate those words, but the core meaning is: justice is very important, and as a Jew, you ought to pursue it. The bookend to this parasha are the laws concerning vengeance-the short-term, emotion-filled side of finding wholeness. On the one hand we begin with the dispassionate value of justice for all and on the other hand we end with the fiery emotion to mete vengeance on those who have done wrong-two sides of what makes a society fair. On the side of vengeance is the feeling that there must be punishment against the wicked, and on the side of justice: wholeness for the afflicted. My favorite medieval Jewish commentator, Avraham Ibn Ezra, says that the meaning of the command to seek justice is to pursue it whether it will end up good or bad for you. Today, we might call Ibn Ezra's definition for justice the same as the definition for … [Read more...]
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