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Beth Jacob Torah Campaign

  • Posted on November 1, 2019
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November 1, 2019 – December 22, 2019 @ All Day – Beth Jacob Torah Campaign   “How many kids can say they helped write the Torah they read from for their bat mitzvah?”   Your letters are waiting in our unfinished Torah – choose Hebrew letters from the Torah that are meaningful to you, then assist soferet Rabbi Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli in completing them!   We’ll book […]

Online Weekly Talmud with Rabbi Hillel

  • Posted on December 18, 2019
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December 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – You’re invited to join Rabbi Hillel’s Talmud study class on Wednesday evenings. No prior Talmud experience necessary.   This year you’ll be focusing on tractate Avodah Zarah: This tractate deals with a fine balance: how do we remain authentic to our tradition while being respectful of others? How do we accept others rights to worship […]

Weekly Talmud with Rabbi Hillel

  • Posted on December 18, 2019
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December 18, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Weekly Talmud Class with Rabbi Hillel Beginning Wednesday December 18, after 6:15 pm services   Avodah Zarah (Hebrew for ‘foreign worship’, i.e. ‘idolatry’) is a tractate of the Talmud mainly containing discussions on laws for Jews living among, and peacefully interacting with Gentiles, especially idolaters. While Judaism is famously non-proselytising and very live-and-let-live, it is […]