Rabbi Douglas Heifetz leads Service and Torah Discussion. Followed by Kiddush and celebration for Nan Tuckett & Bill Marker's 20th Anniversary. Kiddush will be provided by Bill and Nan. Food! Singing! Dancing!
2025-11-15 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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 to relationships today?
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Rabbi Led-Service, Community Kiddush (Dairy/Veg./Vegan contribution) and Discussion: Which Side Are We On? (in the Hanukkah Story)
2025-12-06 10:00 - 13:00
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 more clearly in the memory of the Hellenistic Jews of that time, the ones who compromised more readily with foreign rulers and the culture they represented? Can we still celebrate the Maccabees? How does this impact the meaning of the holiday for us now?
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Chanukah Party!
2025-12-19 18:30 - 20:30
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
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Ukulele Service & Kiddush
2026-01-23 18:30 - 21:00
6:30-7:30 pm Miriam Winder Kelly will be sponsoring the vegetarian/dairy kiddush in memory of Patrick J. Kelly Jr. (RSVP to Miriam@bsfs.org).
7:30-9 pm Nina Storch will lead a UKULELE service including a reading of this week’s parshah “Bo” (Exodus 10:1 – 13:16) in English and a discussion.

Tu B'Shvat Seder (belated)
2026-02-06 18:30 - 21:00
6:30-7:30 pm Potluck (dairy, vegetarian, vegan) and schmoozing.
7:30 pm Tu B’Shvat seder celebrating the bounty from the trees.

Friday Evening Potluck & Service
2026-02-20 18:30 - 21:00
6:30-7:30 pm Potluck (dairy/vegetarian) and schmooze
7:30 pm Reading of this week’s parshah “Terumah” (Exodus 25:1 – 27:19) in English and discussion.

Rabbi-Led Service & Community Kiddush
2026-03-07 10:00 - 13:00
10 am Rabbi Doug Heifetz leads the service
11:15 am Community Kiddush
Please bring a dairy, vegetarian, or vegan dish
12 Noon Discussion
Moses’ Breaking of the Tablets: Failure or Holy Protest?
Was it an act of rage, leadership, or prophetic insight? How do we know when to “break the tablets” in our own lives? Can we end or renegotiate agreements without destroying relationships?
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