Parashat Vayetzei (and he left) Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 HafTorah Hosea 11:7 - 12:14 Vayetzei Dear friends, I hope you had a very happy and meaningful Thanksgiving Day celebration and look forward to continuing in the holiday spirit this Shabbat as we welcome and appreciate our newest Carl Vengel who has been a regular Shabbat morning worshipper and who will be sponsoring a special Kiddush luncheon tomorrow (Saturday) morning following our service at 9:30 am . Please join us

Parashat Toldot (Generations) Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 HafTorah Malachi 1:1 - 2:7 JACOB AND ESAU Dear Friends, This Shabbat , as we enter the Thanksgiving holiday week, we are reminded to be thankful for all we have; the love of family and friends, the comfort of our homes, and the ability to provide sustenance for ourselves and those we care for. We are also reminded that more people than ever are suffering from hunger and lack of hous

Parashat Chayei Sarah (The Life of Sarah) Genesis 23:1 - 25:18 Haf Torah Kings I 1-31 Cave of Machpelah Dear friends, Thanks to Rabbi Gedan and the congregants at Neve Shalom in Metuchen, NJ, seven of us (I only wish there would have been more!) were able to fully participate on Zoom in the Global Day of Jewish Learning. As we studied the debates of Hillel and Shammai on almost every level of religious and moral belief, we more fully realized how important it is for all o

Parashat Vayeira (And He Appeared) Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Haf Torah Kings II 4:1 - 37 Vayeira Dear friends, Thanks to all who made last Sunday's wonderful and nostalgic car show such a great success! It is one of the many cultural and social events and volunteering opportunities that your synagogue is sponsoring this fall season. See below for a full schedule and try to attend as many as you can to support these efforts. This Shabbat , our triennial Torah reading will be Ch