Bring your channukiot for candle lighting and voices for singing, Pot-luck will include FRIED-foods , etc. The short Congregant Led Service (will include a dramatic Reading of How The Grinch Stole Shabbat RSVP to Treasurer@BeitTikvah.org
Let's discuss the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah. Most Jews learn the historical Hanukkah story as a very black-and-white episode. In this telling, the heroic Maccabees stood up against the tyrannical Hellenistic (Greek) king and the king's Jewish collaborators. But what if we don't really identify with the zealous Maccabees? What if we see our reflection […]
Service and discussion: The Torah of Love. This week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah, tells of the marriage of Rebecca and Isaac. Although previous chapters mentioned many other couples and marriages, this episode mentions love for the first time. What was unique about Rebecca and Isaac's marriage? What was their love secret? How does it apply […]
