Click the Icon or Text Below for More Information Thurs. May 14-6 PM Gan Ami Fundraiser at Rockville Location Fri. May 29:30 AM Truck Day! Fri. May 2 – Sat. May 3 Machane TBA 3rd – 6th Grade Retreat at Camp Letts Fri. May 26:30 PM Celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut with Guest Speaker Noah Bokman Sat […]
Parshat Shemini Leviticus 9:1–11:47 By Torah Blogger, Jen Smith Parashat Shemini is a Torah portion full of contrasts, joy and grief, purity and danger, and divine presence and human frailty. It begins with one of the most transcendent moments in the Torah: the consecration of the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary tabernacle. After months of preparation, […]
Parashat Vayikra Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 The Quiet Call to Bloom By Torah Blogger, Jen Smith “Vayikra el Moshe…” “And [God] called to Moses…” (Leviticus 1:1) This calling takes place not in a palace or a grand sanctuary, but from the Tent of Meeting – a simple, portable structure in the wilderness. And the Hebrew […]
Pekudei Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 By Jen Smith This week we read Parashat Pekudei, the final Torah portion in the book of Exodus. On the surface, it appears rather dry – full of detailed lists, materials, measurements, and inventories related to the construction of the Mishkan (tabernacle), the portable sanctuary built by the Israelites in […]
Click the Icon or Text Below for More Information Tues. April 110:30 AM Art Through Prism of Culture with Ellen Davis Tues. April 16:30 PM MOTs Zumba Night Thurs. April 311 AM – 8 PM Fundraiser Day for Gan Ami Fri. April 46:30 PM Honoring 4th & 5th Grade Sat. April 55:30 PM 6th Grade […]
Vayakhel Exodus 35:1 – 38:20 By Jen Smith Parshat Vayakhel opens with Moses gathering the entire community of Israel (Vayakhel means “he assembled”) to instruct them on building the Mishkan (tabernacle), the sacred dwelling place of God. Every Israelite was called upon to contribute in whatever way they could: those who were wealthy donated gold […]
Click Dates in Bold for More Information Tues, Apr. 1 7th-12th Gr. 6-6:30pm Pizza; 6:30-8pm Classes Tues, Apr. 1 Moms of Teens Zumba Night Fri, Apr. 4 6:30-7:30pm 4th & 5th Gr Honored; All Families Welcome Sat, Apr. 5 5:30m 6th Grade Shabbat Service & Parsha Project Gallery Sun, Apr. 6 9:30am-12:30pm PreK-6th Gr. Sun, […]
Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11–34:35 By Jen Smith Parashat Ki Tisa is a spiritual rollercoaster full of drama, intensity, and some seriously high-stakes moments; from the infamous Golden Calf idolatry debacle, Moses shattering the stone tablets in frustration, his audacious request to see God’s full essence, and the dramatic renewal of the covenant between God and […]
