BT social during @ RPCC outdoor concert ( singer Angela Taylor) 6-7:30 PM (feel free to bring dairy/vegetarian/vegan options to share or not)

6:30 PM Community Pot-Luck (please bring healthy Dairy/Vegetarian/Vegan contribution) and Congregant Led Service (mainly in English). We are having a Welcoming Shabbat for Pride and Juneteenth. Our discussion for Parsha Korach is how do we chose our leaders and how that matters in the context of Mishpatim –the social legislation in Exodus on the laws […]

6:30 PM Community Pot-Luck and short Congregant Led Service

New online Zoom service with Rabbi Heifetz Rest Stop, or Journey's End? Why did some of the tribes of Israel stop their journey before crossing into the Promised Land? How do we know when it’s time to revise or release a goal? Join at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82007502820

BT social @ RPCC outdoor concert by fantastic musician Seth Kibel, 6-7:30 PM

Rabbi Douglas Heifetz Lead-Service, Kiddush (please bring healthy Dairy/Vegetarian/Vegan contribution) and Discussion: From Shiraz to Sinai: Persian Jewish Voices in Poetic Form The recent peak of hostilities between Israel and Iran can easily blind us to the glorious culture of the Persian (Iranian) Jewish community. Thus, it's a perfect time to read and discuss some […]

6:30 PM Community Pot-Luck and Congregant Led Service

This Is Your Wake-Up CallThe contemplative month of Elul begins in just a few days. It arrives like an alarm—quiet, but insistent. These are the 40 days traditionally set aside for soul-searching and inner growth, a sacred countdown toward the High Holidays. In the opening words of this week’s Torah portion, Re’eh, the great sage the […]

The shofar, or ram's horn, is the key symbol of the High Holiday season and the preceding month of Elul. Yet, there’s a curious distinction in tradition: we are never commanded to play or blow the shofar. Instead, we are called to hear its sound. What’s the significance of this? And how does it open the gateway into a new year?

“Adam Nimoy has written about the challenges growing up with his famous father and about their estrangement later in life. The fact that Leonard and Adam found a way to rebuild their relationship should resonate with anyone who struggles with difficult family dynamics.”—George Takei https://www.meetup.com/the-baltimore-jewish-book-club/events/