Jewish rituals and religious observances are grounded in Jewish law (halakhah, lit. “the path one walks.”) An elaborate framework of divine mitzvot, or commandments, combined with rabbinic laws and traditions, this law is central to Judaism. (http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/practices.htm) Most of us are familiar with some of the traditional rituals of our religion. Some of them are [...]
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Guest Blogger, Terri Randall: Rituals Anyone?
May 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Holidays, Jewish Living, Shabbat
Rabbi Moss: Spiritual Life
April 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Community, Jewish Living, Shabbat
As many of you know I have always lived a spiritual life. Throughout my life I have adopted and adapted spiritual practices to my personal prayer experience including meditation, contemplation, and visualization techniques. Over the years I have brought these techniques to B’nai Israel. I would love to know what programs over the years you [...]
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What do they want?
April 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Community, Jewish Living, Social Action, Youth & Family
There was a great article in the New York Jewish Week by Gary Rosenblatt on 3/24/2010 which I read just before Passover. I suggest that you take a few moments to click here and read the article. The passage that jumped out at me was “We seem to be trying to convince younger Jews that [...]
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