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KCLS has section that allows free access to MANGO language study. Mango Languages Learn a new language at your own pace. Practice reading, writing, and listening in online lessons. Customize your lessons by choosing the topics that you’re interested in. Take your learning with you on your mobile device. Biblical Hebrew is one of the […]

https://ajourneyofspirit.com A Journey of Spirit is a documentary that tells the story of the remarkable singer, songwriter and guitarist Debbie Friedman. One of the preeminent women in contemporary Jewish culture, Debbie has integrated contemporary melody with Jewish liturgy to transform Jewish sacred music, making the text accessible to a large and diverse audience. A Journey […]

https://reformjudaism.org/blog/you-can-help-ensure-democracy-thrives-israel Did you know that even though the Reform Movement is the largest Jewish movement in the US, Reform Jews are a minority in Israel? And that certain political and social forces in Israel intentionally seek to not only diminish Reform Jews’ ability to expand and worship, but to roll back or curtail rights for […]

ihttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxIC-FTJC-ULvqEzcyJPuAewuNa9kJQemeWpOYQ0VeyXsg1A/viewform?usp=sharing Title: CPR/ First Aid Training – Feb 22nd We’re having a campus-wide training– open to Saltwater UU, Bet Chaverim, Haitian Christians United and Pathways Enrichment Academy — on Saturday February 22nd, 10:30 AM to 2 PM. (Feel free to bring a sack lunch to eat while we’re watching each other’s first aid efforts.) Please […]

The Hebrew word for dreidel is sevivon (סְבִיבוֹן). It comes from the Hebrew root s-b-b, which means “to turn” or “to rotate”.  The letters on a dreidel have meaning:  Nun: Means “nisht” or “nothing”  Gimel: Means “gantz” or “everything”  Hay: Along with the other letters, the numerical value of the dreidel’s letters is 358  Shin: […]

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Cantillation (from the Latin cantare, meaning “to sing”) is the practice of chanting from the biblical books in the Jewish canon. It is often referred to by the Yiddish word leyn . The practice goes back to the time of Ezra, when the Jewish people returned from their Babylonian exile following the destruction of the […]

As part of the celebration, the Torah scrolls are taken from the ark and carried or danced around the synagogue seven times. During the Torah service, the concluding section of the fifth book of the Torah, D’varim (Deuteronomy), is read, and immediately following, the opening section of Genesis, or B’reishit, is read. This practice represents the cyclical nature of the […]

WHAT ARE SH’MINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAH? Immediately following Sukkot, we observe Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, a fun-filled day during which we celebrate the completion of the annual reading of the Torah and affirm Torah as one of the pillars on which we build our lives. As part of the celebration, the Torah scrolls are taken from […]

הנפש MISHKAN HANEFESH Machzor for the Days of Awe https://images.shulcloud.com/1440/uploads/pdfs/MishkanHaNefesh-RH.pdf 1     Arvit . Evening Service ַעְר ִבית 1 103 Shacharit . Morning Service ַשׁ ֲחִרית 103  236 Torah and Haftarah Readings 303 Minchah . Afternoon Service ִמ ְנ ָחה 303 329 Alternative Torah and Haftarah Readings  343 Sources and Permissions