Your community calendar is currently at the printer and will be mailed to you next week in time for the Jewish New Year.
We are putting final touches on the High Holiday edition of Exodus Magazine which will soon be ready for print and arrive in your mailbox in time to offer you entertaining and educational Holiday reading.
Hebrew School enrollment, for in person and online classes are filling up fast, we are happy to have wonderful dedicated teachers who will be present full time with engaging classes for all kids, in person and online.
Scroll down to see some wonderful new programs that have just been introduced for children and pre-teens. Furthering our youth’s engagement and interest in Judaism from an early age is very important to all families in our community.
In person and safe programs are of utmost importance for our youth these days, and we are happy to offer these new programs to you free of charge.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon for Rosh Hashanah at outdoor services in the tent we have rented especially for your safety and comfort.
It will be extra special to see each other this year, when we join together as a community for the New Year, safely, happily and in good health.
As in person Synagogue services continue safely and successfully, with more people beginning to join, we will continue to offer our online services for those who are still not able join in person.
Supporting our community
As we open Synagogue, we continue to provide online resources for you, and for those who are not ready to join Synagogue just yet.
Hebrew School registration is now open for the 2020-2021 year! Options are available for full in-person classes or virtual online classes which will have a dedicated fully present teacher fully engaging children just like in persson classes.
Our Hebrew school offers engaging and interactive lessons, dedicated and energetic teachers, and individualized learning where children grow and flourish in Jewish life!
Join us for a delightful Mother and Daughter outdoor evening making your own traditional round challahs in honor of the High Holidays.
Reserve your table with family and friends. All supplies will be individually packed and ready for you.
This year's Challah bake will be outdoors under our huge tent.
We are excited to annouce some awesome new programs for kids and preteens!
Click below for more details.
Kids Holiday Library
Wednesday, September 16 4pm-5pm
Join for a live puppet show, book reading and craft learning about Rosh Hashanah in an exciting and interactive way.
Spend quality time with your child, as they have fun experiencing the holiday, while meeting and interacting with other moms.
Geared for children ages 2-5
A boy asks his father to explain the differences between irritation, aggravation, and misery.
Dad picks up the phone and dials a number at random. When the phone is answered he asks, "Can I speak to Ralph, please?"
"No! There's no one called Ralph here." The person hangs up.
"That's irritation," says Dad.
He picks up the phone again, dials the same number and asks for Ralph a second time.
"No—there's no one here called Ralph. Go away. If you call again I shall telephone the police." End of conversation.
"That's aggravation."
"Then what's ‘misery’?" asks his son.
The father picks up the phone and dials a third time:
"Hello, this is Ralph. Have I received any phone calls?"
WEEKLY eTORAH
Why is the world so mesmerized by weddings? What exactly is it that so avidly captures the imagination? We wait with eager anticipation, we dress up, we get emotional at the ceremony, and even for the guests it can often be a romantic experience.
Part of it, I think, is that a young bride and groom starting afresh bring with them a sense of new hope. Especially for older, married veterans who may have become somewhat staid and perhaps even jaded, it represents a new beginning, a new opportunity, and a chance to do it right. Love will blossom again and hope springs eternal once more. Maybe we are hoping to get re-inspired ourselves.
The trouble is that fairytales are in books, movies, and maybe every now and then in Buckingham Palace. But in the real world we don’t just ride into the sunset and live happily ever after. Love is a four-letter word that brings another one in its wake, W-O-R-K! Without work, even the most ardent love cannot survive. The wedding is but the beginning of a life-long journey of learning to communicate, understand, respect, and nurture our marriage partner.
We even have to learn how to fight! No matter how many years a couple may have been going steady, they would do well to attend a marriage preparation course before they marry. Along with improving communication skills, they will also learn about conflict resolution. In any partnership, conflict of one kind or another is inevitable. And there is a right way and a wrong way to fight.
I recall a couple that once came to see me about their own marriage problems. I asked how long they had been married. 18 years. I asked how long they’d been having problems. 18 years. I asked what they had done about it. They said they had just kept trying. I said it was like a guy driving on the highway who hears a noise from the back of the car, but he is determined to get to his destination, so he just keeps on driving. The noise gets louder, but he just keeps on driving. Now, surely, simple logic suggests that one should actually stop the car, get out, and see what’s going on. And if the tire has a flat, you’d better fix it before you damage the wheel, the chassis, and more.
In marriage too, we sometimes have to stop to fix the problem. And if we cannot do it ourselves, we should call in someone qualified to help us. Just to keep trying on our own with no professional intervention is the same as the guy who keeps driving with his flat tire. He’s going nowhere fast.
Of course, love is natural. But so is life. Life doesn’t always run on auto-pilot. Problems and unexpected issues regularly crop up in life, and marriage is part of life. Life takes work, and so does marriage. But when we are prepared to put in the work, it can work very well indeed.
