Dear TBA Family, It is hard to believe that 5784 is nearly upon us! The clergy, staff, and board are excited for the year ahead and look forward to a meaningful and joyful High Holy Day season. Here is everything you need to know to be prepared: SERVICE SCHEDULE Click here for this year’s High […]
Shoftim Deut. 16:18 – 21:9 Rabbi Gary Pokras “I am not a prophet.” That is the answer I usually give when someone asks me to make a prediction about the future. From Abraham to Isaiah, prophets appear throughout the Hebrew Bible, sharing among other things, visions of the future that either God has promised, or […]
Re’eh Deut. 11:26 – 16:17 By Rabbi Baht Weiss See, I am setting before you the blessing and the curse—the blessing if you obey the commands of Adonai your God that I am giving you today; the curse of you disobey the commands of Adonai your God and turn away from the way that I […]
VaEtchanan Deut. 3:23 – 7:11 Rabbi Gary Pokras “You shall the love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your stregth.” [Deut. 6:5] What does it mean to love God with everything we have? For years I have struggled to find the answer, and to be honest, […]
Tisha B’Av – A New Vision Tisha B’Av, observed on the 9th (tishah) of the Hebrew month of Av (Thursday, July 27), is traditionally a day of mourning. This year, as we remember the many tragedies our people have suffered and survived, we will also focus on Resilience: how to recover from disaster and trauma […]
Gan Ami Back to School Info Everything You Need to Know to Prepare for School Photos: We need a photo of your child alone (head and shoulders only) and a photo of your immediate family. Please put your child’s name in the subject line and email both photos to Ellen Bortz, Gan Ami Special Projects […]
Devarim Deut. 1:1 – 3:22 Rabbi Gary Pokras This week we begin the book of Deuteronomy (Devarim in Hebrew). Unlike the other four books of the Torah, Deuteronomy is a series of speeches made by Moses towards the end of his life, as the Israelites approached the Promised Land. Knowing that he would soon die, […]
Mattot/Mas-ei Num. 30:2 – 36:13 Rabbi Gary Pokras “This is the thing that the LORD has charged: should a person take a vow or make an oath to the LORD, as a binding pledge, they shall not profane their word. According to all that issues from their mouth they shall do.” [Num. 30:3] Merriam-Webster defines […]
