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Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity
Join renowned Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and music director Manfred Honeck, and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for a special concert in remembrance of the city’s Tree of Life Synagogue tragedy. (Link will open in a new tab or window.)
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NEW! Read Religious School Director Judy’s blog!
Temple Sinai provides a solid foundation of Jewish studies, with classes from pre-K through high school. Watch this space for school closings and special announcements.
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For decades, the Reform Movement has been one of the leading faith voices in Washington, D.C., and around the country advocating for LGBT equality. Our LGBT advocacy began decades ago with the passage of policy resolutions by the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), and the affiliates. Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) was the first Reform Jewish institution to take a stand supporting the decriminalization of homosexuality in a 1965 resolution . By the end of 1977, both the URJ and the CCAR passed resolutions affirming the right of lesbian and gay individuals to equal protection under the law and calling for the prohibition of discrimination against gay and lesbian individuals .
The Reform Movement\’s leadership on LGBT equality has had two components: our congressional advocacy seeks to influence the laws of our nation and our inclusion efforts seek to increase the acceptance and full inclusion of LGBT Jews in the Reform Movement.
See more at:http://www.reformjudaism.org/blog/2015/06/04/taking-pride-our-decades-lgbt-advocacy
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What’s going on in Jewish Vermont?
Check out the JCVT calendar!
Jewish Communities of Vermont (JCVT) is a non-denominational organization that seeks to strengthen existing Jewish organizations and to encourage new outlets for Jewish expression, affiliation, education, communication and practice for all Jewish Vermonters by encouraging connection and innovation.
Services and Events for this Shabbat (12/14)
SPECIAL GUEST KABBALAT SHABBAT: GUEST SPEAKER – 6:30 pm, Oneg to follow
Professor Joyce Antler, author of Jewish Radical Feminism – Voices from the Women’s Liberation Movement, will speak during services and do a Q&A during the Oneg. We will discuss the role of Jewish women, and the connections with Jewish culture and values, in the women’s liberation movement and second-wave feminism. Dr. Joyce Antler is the Samuel J. Lane Professor Emerita of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor Emerita of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University. She is the author of You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother (2007) and The Journey Home: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America (1997) and is the author or editor of many other books on American Jewish history and women’s history. All are welcome.
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE (Shacharit) – 9:30 am
One thing that has become clear is that for too many of our students, the ONLY Saturday morning services they attend are for their bat or bar mitzvah. This is a significant problem, and to address it, we decided to schedule two school-wide Saturday morning school services during this school year. The first one will be this Saturday, Dec 15th, the next will be on March 16th. The service will be modeled on the b’nei mitzvah services, and will include a Torah service. Different classes are expected to lead various parts of the service, so it is important that you and your students do your best to attend. Although this is a school-wide service, everyone is encourage to attend to support our Religious School children.
TORAH STUDY & HAVDALAH – 4:00 PM
Due to our extend morning service this Shabbat, our Torah study will be held later in the day and will be followed by Havdalah. This week’s portion is Parashat Vayigash (Genesis 44:18 – 47:27). We’ll look at both modern scholarship, traditional commentary, and considering how these ancient texts can help us explore our own spiritual lives, our values, and what it means to be human. Please plan to join us!
