To our community,
This past weekend, Rom El-Hai, a 29-year-old Israeli from Netanya visited the Twin Cities and spoke to our community as a part of the Faces of October 7. He shared his moving story of surviving the Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival and asked that we continue to do all we can to stand with Israel.
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Just two days ago, I had the incredible privilege of joining almost 300,000 supporters of Israel in our nation's capitol.
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I write to you today in such sadness, anger and disbelief. I am feeling so many things. I feel helpless.
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Dear Bet Shalom,
As Shabbat and Atzeret-Simchat Torah are coming to an end, our Season of Joy has been shattered by the horrible attack on Israel and the ensuing war.
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Wow. Wow. Wow.
Ali King, our Bet Shalom Religious School Director, and I just returned from a weekend of travel with eight teens from our synagogue…
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Just about three years ago, I wrote to you announcing the kickoff of the “You Belong Here” capital campaign. We were in the middle of restoring our Torah scrolls and so excited to build for the future.
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I am excited to return to the synagogue this week and to reconnect with our congregation. I have spent much of the last four months only a mile from Bet Shalom, but I have lived quite differently than I have for most of the past 18 years as a rabbi. In the months leading up to this sabbatical, I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish during my time away that covered three pages of a notebook.
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We’re nearly to the end of an amazing school year, even with all that the world has thrown at us. It hasn’t been easy, but I am so thankful for amazing teachers, the children, and you for working together to keep everyone safe, healthy and happy.
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We hope you all are doing well. We only have FIVE more sessions of Religious School - I can't believe it!! We have so much to do before the end of the year and attendance is so critical as we prepare for the Confirmation Service and wrap up the year.
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In just a few days, we will join together with family or friends to retell the ancient story of our people’s redemption. The Passover Seder is one of the most celebrated rituals by Jews around the world, in large part because it takes place around a dinner table. Instead of coming to a sanctuary, we sit in a tight circle, tell stories, ask questions, and eat food.
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