Friday, June 17 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Tornberg & Cantor Zarkh
Special guest in honor of Pride Month: Dr. Elazar ben Lulu.
Elazar Ben-Lulu is an anthropologist of religion and gender with particular interest in the intersection of LGBTQ identities and Judaism, and a member of the Azrieli Center for Israel Studies at The Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. During his time at the Katz Center, Ben-Lulu will be studying Jewish life-cycle rituals in American and Israeli LGBT families in Reform congregations.
Ben-Lulu completed his PhD at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a dissertation titled, “Gender, Prayer and Recognition in Israeli Reform Congregations.” He was previously a visiting scholar at Fordham University and a post-doctoral fellow at the Ben-Gurion Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Molish Sanctuary and Livestream CLICK HERE for Livestream Bimah baskets sponsored by Lee & Andrea Zimmerman in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Julia.
Saturday, June 18 You are welcome to join us in person at 9:00 AM in the TBT Chapel. If you'd like to join us on Zoom, information is provided below. Please note: you will need to enter the Meeting ID AND Passcode.
9:00 AM Torah Study led by Steve Lavner CLICK HERE to join us Saturday Morning Meeting ID: 884 5577 5879 Passcode: shabbos971
10:00 AM Peer-led Morning Service Torah Reader: Sue Fleishman Meeting ID: 884 5577 5879 Passcode: shabbos971 (same as Torah Study).
10:00 AM Morning Service in the Molish Sanctuary and on Livestream BAT MITZVAH: JULIA ZIMMERMAN Daughter of Lee and Andrea Zimmerman
BAT MITZVAH - JULIA ZIMMERMAN Five years ago, when my brother went to JRA to do his Mitzvah Project I tagged along. Over the years from time to time, I would go work in the warehouse with my brother and my mom packing boxes. I always enjoyed placing the food items into the boxes as people traveled down the line. I had not volunteered during the pandemic and when my classmates and I went to help in the fall of 2021, I knew that returning to the JRA was my perfect Mitzvah project. I enjoy working in the warehouse and now I helped break down boxes and keep the supplies ready for those working the lines. I also like delivering the boxes to the apartment complexes and seeing the smiles on the people’s faces. Carrying the boxes is hard work, but I know the older residents don’t have much and that what I deliver helps them get by each month. I plan to continue helping and hope to see fellow congregants at the warehouse.
I would like to thank Rabbi Leib and all of my teachers at OYRTBA for helping me get to this day. A special thank you to Rabbi Tornberg for helping me prepare my Dvar Torah, Cantor Zarkh for helping me learn to chant and Mr. Bruce for helping me learn my Hebrew and my Torah portion. I am thankful to my mom for driving me back and forth to lessons. Thanks to my brother Sam for listening to me complain all the time but also for making me more motivated. Thanks to my Dad for his continued support and always believing in me when he says, “If you stay consistent, you’ll get better.”
Sunday's Pirkei Avot will be the LAST of the season. We will resume in the fall with Chapter 6! _________________________________________________
MITZVAH OPPORTUNITY Prison Literacy Project at SCIPhoenix
Become a volunteer tutor for the Prison Literacy Project at SCIPhoenix in Skippack Township. No teaching experience is necessary. The only requirements are patience and a willingness to give your student a second chance for a productive life. Tutors are needed for assistance with basic skills: reading, composition, and mathematics. Please contact Bev Cohen, tutor coordinator, at 610-584-0468 or bevcohen@comcast.netif interested. _________________________________________________
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