Bereshit Gen. 1:1 – 6:8
Bereshit Gen. 1:1 – 6:8 By Rabbi Baht Weiss (Please note this blog was written prior to October 7 and the events unfolding in Israel-Rabbi Pokras will be discussing the situation about the War in Israel on the bima at Friday Night Shabbat Services) I want to ask a bold question. Is God nonbinary? This […]
Machane TBA October 2023 Month at a Glance
Click the Icons for More Information Sun., Oct. 1 9:30am-12:30pm PreK-6th Gr. Tues., Oct. 3 6:00-8:30pm 7-12th Gr Tues., Oct. 3 6:00-8:30pm Moms of Teens Kickoff Event Fri., Oct. 6 6:00pm All families welcome Sun., Oct. 8 9:30am-12:30pm PreK-6th Gr. Tues, Oct. 10 6:00-8:30pm 7-12th Gr. Wed. Oct. 11 7:00-8:00pm Mah Jongg Night Sat. Oct. […]
Ha’azinu, Deut. 32:1 – 32:52
Ha’azinu, Deut. 32:1 – 32:52 Rabbi Gary Pokras Ha’azinu is a fitting Torah portion for Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. It is Moses’ final speech to Israel before his death, and his parting words should give us pause. One the one hand, Moses describes God over and again as our […]
Netzavim/VaYelekh Deut. 29:9 – 30:20/Deut. 31:1-31:30
Netzavim/VaYelekh Deut. 29:9 – 30:20/Deut. 31:1-31:30 Rabbi Baht Yameem Weiss This week we read a double Torah portion, Netzavim and VaYelekh. The first parsha, begins with the words “Atem Nitzavim hayom kulchem, lifnai Adonai Elochechem—You stand here this day, all of you, before the Eternal your God—your tribal heads, your elders, your officials, all the […]