Shelach Lecha – 5779 Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 “100% of the shots I don’t take, don’t go in.” (Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky) Twelve scouts were sent to spy out the Promised Land, each of them leaders of their tribes. After forty days they returned to the Israelite camp and reported: “… We came to the […]
The Meaning and History of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Translated literally as “son/daughter of the commandment,” Bar/Bat Mitzvah is a coming of age – a beautiful and important moment in the cycle of life. In Judaism, a life-cycle event is a ceremony which marks a change in a person’s covenantal status. Brit Milah and baby naming […]
AppointmentsTutoring, Clergy, Bima Rehearsals, and Photography PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN AND ATTENDING MACHANE TBA AND ALL ACCOUNTS MUST BE CURRENT, OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE BAR/BAT MITZVAH PROCESS. Tutoring Each student is allotted 14 one half hour tutoring lessons. Please note, if the […]
DVD Recordings$36.00 We live stream all services; however, if you would like a DVD recording of the service at which your child becomes a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, please let the main office know and one will be created. The service recording costs is $36.00 and payment must be received the week before the Shabbat at which […]
Monthly Clergy Message – Rabbi Luxemburg Our Ongoing Relationship During my three years as Rabbi emeritus, I have appreciated every opportunity offered me to remain an active part of our congregational community. I enjoy every invitation to take part in a bar/bat mitzvah or other happy life-cycle event, as well as every class I am […]
BEHA’ALOTECHA Numbers 8:1-12:16 Each morning on the drive to school, my son and I listen to the song “What are you thankful for today?” by Jewish songwriter Elana Jagoda. It is a song Cantor Eschler and I sing monthly at Tot Shabbat. It asks us to “share with me the blessings that have come […]
Naso – 5779 Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 Naso is a smorgasbord of seemingly (but not really) random topics leading up to the consecration of the Mishkan (the Sanctuary): a census of some of the Levitical clans, what to do with ritually unclean people, how to handle accusations of adultery (with the strange ritual of the […]
TEMPLE BETH AMI GUIDELINES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERSPlease submit signed waiver (below) with proof of insurance 3 weeks before prior to photo session TEMPLE BETH AMI PHOTOGRAPHER WAIVER Welcome to Temple Beth Ami. We are pleased that you will be coming to our Temple to photograph members of our congregation for their upcoming simcha. Please […]
BaMidbar – 5779 Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 Once, my clergy assistant of years gave me one of my favorite birthday gifts ever: a coffee mug proudly emblazoned with the seal of the “National Messy Desk Society.” I love this mug, because it perfectly describes my self-created work environment. Generally speaking, I know where everything on […]
