Jewish Virtual Academy: try it out for free! Dear Friends, I am writing to remind you about our awesome class tomorrow night at 5 for preteens & teens! Rabbi Andy Katz will be teaching on the topic of shaming, exploring the line between shaming and rebuke, looking...
Dear Friends, In the Monty Python film "Life of Brian," the main character ends the movie hung on a cross, singing "always look on the bright side of life." It is of course absurd, making fun of the notion that we could always be chipper and...
Dear Friends, I am so pleased that the School Board last night chose to follow the CDC and medical professionals by bringing a mask mandate to the schools. School Board members mentioned how many calls they had received; speaking up really does work. I was especially pleased...
Dear Friends, This week we are wishing a very happy birthday to Aliza and Daniel Siff, and Peter Kurek; please join us on Shabbat to celebrate! Welcome to our new Virtual Faculty We welcome our newest faculty members, who will be teaching classes in our "Jewish Virtual Academy": Rabbi...
Please celebrate sukkot with us Friday, September 24th, as we spend a joyous evening sharing songs of joy and gratitude with Rabbi David and Pastor Julius Sanna of Joy Church of the Nazarene! $28 Catered Dinner; rsvp rabbi@kolhalevpbc.org. Outdoors & socially distanced....
Dear Friends, Last week's scheduled Shabbat services have been rescheduled to this upcoming Shabbat (August 14, at 10:00, kids program at 10:30); I hope you can make it! A huge thank you to Debra Letow for sponsoring Kiddush. Other Upcoming events: Contemplative Selichot August 28, 8:30 High...
Jewish Camp Afterschool Registration Due tomorrow Mitzvah of the Day, Torah Through Drama, and Jewish music & spirituality. Semi-outdoors; Covid precautions observed. Wednesdays, 3-5; pickup available from selected schools Starts August 18th register at https://kolhalevpbc.org/enroll-now/ Jewish Virtual Academy: substantive, engaging online Jewish learning! Try the classes that kids...
Shabbat Together Postponed Services this week are cancelled due to operational difficulties; I will miss you! Upcoming events: Shabbat Together August 21, 10:00 Contemplative Selichot August 28, 8:30 Rosh Hashanah with Congregation Gan Eden (tickets required) Sharing Joy and Thanksgiving: Sukkot dinner and song fest with Julius Sanna, Sept...
Please join me for High Holidays this year as I join Cantor Bobra Bush at Congregation Gan Eden in Delray. Tickets are $54; you can find more information at https://congregationganeden.org/event/high-holidays-2021/. Because seating is limited, tickets do sell out fast, so I encourage you to purchase them...
Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke, Ya gotta understand: It's just our bringin' upke That gets us outta hand. Our mothers all are junkies, Our fathers all are drunks. Golly Moses, natcherly we're punks. In "Westside Story," members of a street gang use a variety of creative explanations for their criminal behavior: their dad...