by katie@betalef.org | Mar 30, 2012 | Events, Holidays, Photos
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by RabbiOlivier | Mar 30, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
The Kabbalah of Passover A few years ago, at our annual Bet Alef Community Seder, I shared with those in attendance — members and non-members alike — a tradition that has been in my family for, I suspect, many generations. Growing up, I remember looking...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 25, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Mah Nish’tanah? What Has Changed? Although we closed the Book of Exodus last week, with Passover around the corner, its stories linger still in our consciousness. This is the time of the year, personally, when I delight in re-opening the Passover...
by RabbiOlivier | Mar 16, 2012 | Adult Learning, Torah Reflections
Parashah (portion)Vayak’heil – P’kudey – Building The Inner Tabernacle Exodus 35:1 – 40:38 This week’s Torah reading brings us to the close of the Book of Exodus. In these final moments the Israelites build all the many pieces of the...
by katie@betalef.org | Mar 12, 2012 | Community
Happening Now! You spoke and the Board listened! Rather than spending enormous volunteer time creating an auction or other fundraising event, the consensus at last year’s community meeting was that a phone-a-thon fundraiser was the easiest and most direct way...