Here is the video recording of our conversation on January 8, 2024 with Dean Phillips, U.S. Representative from Minnesota’s Third District and Candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States. Rabbi Jon, Rev. Allison Palm of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, and Rev. Michael Reinke of Church of Our Savior (Episcopal) Continue Reading »
I gave this D’var Torah at Beth Abraham on Shabbat morning, Saturday, January 6, 2018. I’m reposting it right after we began reading the book of Shmot/Exodus in our annual cycle again. Watch, listen, or read! Today we begin reading the most important book in human history — Sefer Shmot, the book of Exodus. This is Continue Reading »
This is the D’var Torah I plan to share at Shabbat morning services on December 16, 2023 for Parashat Miketz. It’s related to this one I gave in late 2020, when we could begin to think about reality after Covid vaccines. I want to start by misquoting someone, specifically Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, on the subject Continue Reading »
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, the TBA and greater Nashua community came together to bring in Havdalah over appetizers and desserts and listened to Arielle Kaplan sing Debbie Friedman songs. The evening was truly lovely, inspirational and soulful. We had a special treat when Arielle invited her father, Dr. Alan Kaplan up to sing with Continue Reading »
I‘m posting this on Thursday afternoon but will be replacing it soon with a longer report and reflections — Rabbi Jon On Tuesday I was one of 20 or so Jews from Southern New Hampshire who traveled to Washington for the March for Israel. I’m not usually a rally person like this, and I am Continue Reading »
This is the D’var Torah shared by Liz Macedo, co-leader of the ReNewYear service on Rosh Hashanah. The reading it’s about was also the Torah reading for last week. “Should I hide from Abraham what I am doing?” is the rhetorical question God asks in this parsha. The implication is that God has both already Continue Reading »
This is my Friday draft of a D’var Torah for Parashat Chayei Sarah 5784. One of the weekly Divrei Torah that are always worth a look comes from Rabbi Josh Feigelson, leader of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. This week Josh started by talking about the idea of the “multiverse”, which he first learned about Continue Reading »
By Ellie Schwartz, Volunteer Librarian In this blog, I’m highlighting a few of the new titles in the Levine Library at Temple Beth Abraham, describing the locations in the library of fiction and nonfiction about Israel, and explaining how you can borrow books. Please read on! New Books Simple Gimpl: The Definitive Bilingual Edition by Continue Reading »
This is the D’var Torah I plan to give tomorrow in services, October 28, 2023 for Parashat Lech L’cha, the opening of the saga of Sarah and Avraham, three weeks after the Hamas attacks of October 7 and as the war continues in Gaza. Who said the Torah had to be divided into 54 roughly Continue Reading »
It has been difficult for many of us to watch the news coming out of Israel, and feel like we can’t help since we are so far away. We have been asked about ways in which we help Israelis during this time of crisis. Below are some organizations we vetted and can recommend as sources of Continue Reading »