August 2021

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 sha​ming 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...

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...