Shalom!
Congregation Beth Torah was constructed as a family home, a place to play and pray, a place to rejoice and rejuvenate, and a place to love and learn. Here is where we build for the future, a place where children yet to be conceived will romp; where young people will learn together and intertwine their lives; where the old will come for solace and the peace of knowing that we are an eternal people. We welcome you to our home. We extend the warmest of friendships and offer you a place to laugh, grow, and study.
In honor of their marriage, Rabbi Levin and Kacy will be making contributions to two charities they hold close to their hearts. The couple has requested no gifts, your presence is truly a gift in itself. If you would like to honor their marriage with a contribution, please join them in supporting Joel's Ride Wheels for Meals and/or Hiddush for Religious Freedom and Equality. Joel's Ride Wheels for Meals supports Beth Torah's social justice program while Hiddush for Freedom and Equality works toward religious pluralism in Israel.
Click here to view their wedding invitation.
Beth Torah - A Week in Education
Shabbat Calendar for May 18th / May 19th - 9th of Sivan 5773
Parashat: Naso
Shabbat Calendar: Give up the guilt
Erev Shavuot Picnic 6:00 p.m. & Worship 6:30 p.m. - May 14th
Study Session taught by Rabbi Levin after worship
Study Topic: The role of religion as a comfort in times of trouble, and the use of psalms as a traditional method Jews use to find solace in times of trial
Annual Community-Wide All Night Shavuot Program at Kehilath Israel Synagogue (10501 Conser) begins with the Keynote at 10:00 p.m. Rabbi Steve Greenberg, the world’s first openly gay Orthodox Rabbi will speak on “Wrestling with God and Men: Four Rationales for the Biblical Prohibition.”
Rabbi Levin will offer his session again from 11:30 p.m. – 12:45 a.m. on The role of religion as a comfort in times of trouble, and the use of psalms as a traditional method Jews use to find solace in times of trial.
Rabbi Reice will teach a session from 3:15 a.m. - 4:30 a.m. titled “Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles: Comparing the Miracles of Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa and Jesus.”
Study sessions and dairy snacks will be offered throughout the night, concluding with a sunrise worship at 5:00 a.m.
Shavuot Worship 10:00 a.m. - May 15th
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