Month: September 2020

boy blowing shofar

Perspective

Monday, September 14, 2020
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If Jews could blow the shofar with hope for the year ahead on Rosh HaShanah 1945, then so can we.

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Tribute in Light to the Twin Towers

Reach for the Positive

Friday, September 11, 2020
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I write this message on a tragic day for America as we remember those murdered nineteen years ago.

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Holocaust Center exhibit|Lauren Bairnsfather

Holocaust Center Marks 40 Years Since Founding

Friday, September 4, 2020
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How prescient our founders were, when they appointed the first Holocaust Center director in September 1980, forty years ago this month.

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Adat Shalom Preschool

Friday, September 4, 2020
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Adat Shalom Preschool is dedicated to acclimating the young child to a school setting that fosters growth, the development of interpersonal skills, and a positive self image. From art to cooking, music and movement to physical education, our curriculum offers hands-on learning experiences for children.

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Jewish East Suburban Preschool (JESP)

Friday, September 4, 2020
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JESP prides itself in providing a nurturing, caring environment to young children, ages 2 through pre-kindergarten, while at the same time teaching and preparing students for elementary school.

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Yom Kippur shofar and Torah

Fasting on Yom Kippur

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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As Yom Kippur approaches, people may greet each other by saying Tzom Kal, which means “Have an easy fast.”

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Teshuvah

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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The Hebrew word for repentance is teshuvah, which literally means “return.”

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tefillah with tallis

Tefillah

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Many synagogues offer a variety of services for adults, families and children of different ages.

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Smiling Girl Places Coins in Tzedekah Box

Tzedakah

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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The Hebrew word tzedakah literally means justice.

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New Year Greetings

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Learn the special greetings we share with each other during the High Holy Days

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New Year Brachot

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Learn the New Year Blessings

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