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Ritual Committee Blog
creative worship-beyond Our Prayer Books
02/02/2020 09:44:18 AM
Amy Hersh
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Maybe you agree – I don’t think Reform Jews like to talk about how to praise God.
Some of you might have jumped out of your chair just reading the previous sentence. The term “praising God” is foreign and frankly embarrassing to some of us. “It’s not what we do” as Reform Jews, especially for individuals who don’t believe in God, a Higher Power, a Creator or similar concepts.
Sure, we read praise liturgy such...Read more...
B'nai mitzvah: a unique celebration of SHABBAT
11/07/2019 08:34:48 AM
Cherie Marcus
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In the last blog post, Liz Panken wrote eloquently about the origin and meaning of Shabbat. It’s a special gift for us; 24 hours to exhale from the week’s responsibilities & do nothing except celebrate family and friends. The Shabbat on which your child becomes a Bar or Bat Mitzvah brings a special joy to the holiday.
Every Jewish child becomes a Bar or Bat Mitzvah when they turn 13 because our tradition holds that 13 is the...Read more...
Shabbat
07/22/2019 01:44:47 PM
Liz Panken
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In Judaism, there is one holiday that occurs every week and this is Shabbat. It occurs on the seventh day of the week and is modeled after a biblical commandment: “ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of Adonai your God (Exodus 20:9-10). Shabbat is the only holiday mentioned in the Ten Commandments. Following the Jewish calendar, Shabbat begins at sunset Friday evening and...Read more...
Reform Judaism
05/20/2019 02:32:02 PM
Laurel Cates
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Many people simplistically tend to think of Reform Judaism as just a watered down “less religious” form of Orthodox or Conservative Judaism. This is hardly the case. Reform Judaism, which was fathered by Moses Mendelsohn, has its origins in Germany in the early 1800s as a response to the German and French Enlightenment of the 1700s. Jews had always lived in segregated communities throughout Europe, ineligible...Read more...
Intro to the Ritual Committee Blog
05/15/2019 10:48:47 AM
Cherie Marcus
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The Ritual Committee consists of several congregants and functions as an advisory committee to the clergy. Our main goal is to make Jewish Ritual meaningful and accessible to the diverse members of our congregation.
As part of our mission, we will be writing posts about Reform Judaism, holidays, and other rituals as they relate to Jewish tradition and to the “minhag” (customs) at TINW.
If any of the upcoming blog...Read more...
Fri, May 3 2024
25 Nisan 5784
Temple israel Happenings
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Saturday ,
MayMay 4 , 2024Meet Me at Jaech's Place: A Speakeasy at the Synagogue
Shabbat, May 4th 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Live Jazz | Open Bar | Hot & Cold Buffet | 50/50 Raffle | Baskets of Booze Raffle | Special Commemorative Gift Attire: 1920s Period Dress Preferred. Tiered ticket pricing. RSVP by April 30. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024Israel Engagement committee meeting
Sunday, May 5th 9:15am to 10:15am
The Israel Engagement Committee will meet to continue a discussion of the committee's main objectives and begin planning programs/discussions around Israel engagement. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024A First Hand Account of the War in Israel with Speaker
Sunday, May 5th 10:15am to 11:15am
Please join us for a conversation with Ido Yaaran, a young adult Israel emissary and IDF soldier. Ido was raised in Herzliya, Israel and came to the United States for a year of service to the Jewish community in 2019-2020 through the young emissary program of the Jewish Agency of Israel and the Jewish Federation of Fairfield County, Ct. Read more... -
Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024Yom HaShoah Memorial Candle Lighting (Virtual)
Sunday, May 5th 6:30pm to 7:00pm
We will gather on Zoom for a brief ritual as we light our Yom HaShoah memorial candles to honor all who perished at the hands of the Nazis.
Events
Today's Calendar
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: 7:00pm |
Candle Lighting : 7:38pm |
Friday Night
: 5:30pm |
: 7:00pm |
Candle Lighting : 7:38pm |
Shabbat Day
: 9:30am |
: 7:00pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
May 3 |
May 4 |
May 5 |
May 5 Women's Journal Group Sunday, May 5 10:00am |
May 5 |
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Acharei Mot
Shabbat, May 4 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, May 3, 7:38pm |
Yom HaShoah
Monday, May 6 |