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Shabbat to Shabbat - Help secure the right for every Jew to pray at the Western Wall

May 17-May 24th, 2013 - Last week I wrote about the developing situation at the Western Wall and how critical it is that the North American Jewish community not just sit on the sidelines as this debate unfolds in Israel. Please, join me in emailing Naftali Bennett, the Diaspora and Religious Services Minister, regarding our feelings on the issue of gender equality at the Western Wall as American Jews.

Film Premiere

published by chrisshafer on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:32

Memorial Speech for Pat

published by rabbiJosh on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 07:30

I never imagined I would have a friend who was 45 years my senior. I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to work with office staff that would teach me more about religion and life than I would teach her. Before I came to Cheshire, I knew there were people like Pat in this world, I just never imagined I would get to spend the majority of my week with someone like Pat.

Rabbi's Message - Israel and the Women of the Wall

published by chrisshafer on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 00:00

One of the things that I have tried to make clear over the last three years is my love of Israel. I have tried to do this in a variety of ways, the most obvious being sermons on the High Holy Days as well as two congregational trips to Israel. The truth is I love Israel so much sometimes I even consider moving there – don’t worry, that probably won’t happen until Sarah and I retire! I can certainly relate to the words of Yehuda HaLevi when he wrote from Spain in 12th century, “My heart is in the east and I am at the edge of the west…”, something about Israel just pulls at my soul.

President's Message - Remembering a Dear Friend

published by chrisshafer on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 00:00

I am definitely one of those people that believe that everything happens for a specific reason, even if it takes months or even years to figure out the reasons “why”. Until recently, I thought that the loss of our beloved friend Pat Brosnahan might be the one exception to that theory. In recent weeks, as I’ve struggled with my own grief and tried to make sense of Pat’s loss, I’ve had many revelations that have helped me to discover some silver linings in the clouds above while attempting to come to terms with our community’s loss.

Thanks to our Caring Community Volunteers!

It's been a while since we've thanked our Caring Community Volunteers. Our Caring Community is a function of the entire congregation that encompasses all aspects of our community. However, we do want to thank Sisterhood for helping to fund some of our projects. One of those projects is putting together welcome bags for new TBD families. Sharon Brown has for the past few years been spearheading this effort, thoughtfully putting together bags and delivering them to families when they join TBD. Thank you Sharon for being willing to do this again this year!

A Big Mitzvah Garden Thanks!

A big thank you to all the MG volunteers this past Sunday. We accomplished a tremendous amount of work and are now ready to transplant our lettuce and beet seeds on Sunday, May 5th. We will start at 8:30 A.M. and finish when all work is complete.

Those of you who were at the garden around noon on Sunday, already know what an amazing surprise we had. A large box truck from Bonnie Plants pulled up to Spring Street with a full load of vegetable plants. The driver approached us and offered us a variety of vegetable plants for free. What could we say, but yes!!

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