Here are two talks of mine, each a bit more than ten minutes, about the Exodus narrative as the backbone of Judaism and the book that transformed everything. I hope these can be grounding especially in the current times. You can watch or listen on YouTube, or read them. All the links are below. I Continue Reading »
At our Chanukkah party at the synagogue I mentioned these organizations and funds for helping with immediate needs: Donations for the Nashua overnight warming station — coffee (ground or instant), tea, individually wrapped snacks/snack bars can be dropped off at the Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services, 18 Mulberry Street on the 2nd Continue Reading »
Here is a selection I would make of some of my better Divrei Torah from past years that still have relevance today. Who Knows? (5780/2019) How the story of Esther even more than the Torah can guide us to live in a world of randomness and mortal dangers. How Good Do I Have to Be? (5777/2016) Continue Reading »
By Sarit Tsor When families first hear about the Jewish Education Center of Nashua (JECoN), the question we hear most often is: “So… is this a fancy name for Hebrew School?” The short answer? No. It’s so much more. Albert Einstein once said, “The only source of knowledge is experience.” At JECoN, that’s exactly Continue Reading »
By Eitan Zeira How does one who identifies as Jewish, which implies some relation or intimation of a God, participate in the scientific process? How does a person reconcile faith with evidence-based explorations? These are questions I suspect many have struggled and tossed in their minds as they pursue both. To say I believe in Continue Reading »
By Sarit Tsor, July 2025 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has gained renewed global attention and heightened emotions following the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre in the Gaza Envelope of Israel, which initiated a war that is still ongoing as I write this in July 2025. Alongside this, the term “Zionism” has become increasingly controversial. Many pro-Palestinian Continue Reading »
We are proud to nominate Leon Goldstein for this year’s Keter Shem Tov Award. Leon has been a dedicated and active member of both the Temple and the greater Nashua community. He and his family have been part of the TBA community since 1978. His late wife, Ronnie—who served as a past president of Women’s Continue Reading »
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All of us want to hold ourselves to a high standard of integrity and honesty and to go the extra mile for people as much as we can. But what happens when we are stuck dealing with another person who is either straight up unethical toward us, or whose actions are only just technically acceptable, Continue Reading »
On Wednesday, January 15th 2025, a group of Cub Scouts from Pack 28/Den 3 (Dunstable MA) visited Beth Abraham to learn about Judaism as part of the “reverence” requirement. Ryan McLane, a parent of a Cub Scout and the den-leader had arranged this visit with Sarit Tsor, TBA’s Director of Education and Engagement. The group Continue Reading »