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Rabbi Mack Sermons

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Erev Rosh Hashanah (2020)

Rosh Hashanah (2020)

Dissent/Kol Nidre

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Rosh Hashanah (2019)

Yom Kippur Morning Sermon (2019)

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Rosh Hashanah (2018) Bless the Honey, Bless the Sting –When a wedding processional and a funeral processional meet at a crossroads, our tradition teaches, the wedding procession has precedence.

Yom Kippur (2018) In a place where there is no humanity: Be A Mensch- Last week, I was lucky enough to hear an amazing man speak at Providence College.

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Rosh Hashanah Evening Sermon (2017)

Find the Good- Shanah Tovah. We greet each other with these words tonight, sharing wishes for a good year. Read more

Yom Kippur Morning Sermon (2017)

From a heart of stone to a heart of flesh- When Sally Lapides, who is with us in the congregation this morning (thank you Sally), sent me an email with a poignant… Read more

Thu, January 28 2021
15 Sh'vat 5781

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Friday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2021

Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Barbara Ostfeld
Friday, Jan 29th 5:45p to 6:30p

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Saturday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2021

Torah Study
Shabbat, Jan 30th 9:00a

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Saturday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2021

K'tantan Havdalah in our Pajamas
Shabbat, Jan 30th 5:30p to 7:00p

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Saturday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2021

Minyan
Shabbat, Jan 30th 5:45p to 6:00p

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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 31 , 2021

Religious School
Sunday, Jan 31st 10:00a to 1:00p

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Tuesday ,
FebFebruary 2 , 2021

Religious School
Tuesday, Feb 2nd 7:00p to 8:00p

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Wednesday ,
FebFebruary 3 , 2021

Mimi Lemay, What We Will Become: A Mother, Son, and a Journey of Transformation (sponsored by TBE Social Justice Intiative's Pride Team and the Jewish Alliance)
Wednesday, Feb 3rd 6:30p to 7:30p

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Friday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2021

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Feb 5th 5:45p to 6:15p
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Saturday ,
FebFebruary 6 , 2021

Torah Study
Shabbat, Feb 6th 9:00a

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FebFebruary 6 , 2021

Minyan
Shabbat, Feb 6th 5:45p to 6:00p

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Thu, January 28 2021 15 Sh'vat 5781

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Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
27	28	29	30	31 5:45p Minyan - Zoom	1	2 9:00a Torah Study 5:45p Minyan
3	4	5	6 4:00p Investment Committee meeting with JFF	7	8	9 9:00a Shabbat Service 5:45p Minyan
10 10:00a Religious School 10:00a Torah Yoga	11 6:00p Summer Celebration Plannng 7:00p How to Teach Your Children About Being Anti-Racist	12 4:00p Teachings from the Holy Mysticat with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 7:00p Religious School	13 1:00p Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 7:00p Sisterhood Open Board Meeting	14 7:30a Executive Committee	15	16 9:00a Torah Study 5:45p Minyan
17 10:00a Torah Yoga	18 7:00p Virtual Artist Tour	19 4:00p Teachings from the Holy Mysticat with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 7:00p TBEteens@home 7:00p How to Be An Antiracist	20 1:00p Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit	21 6:30p Brotherhood Meeting via Zoom	22	23 9:00a Torah Study 4:30p Havdallah & Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Gessman, son of Laura & Roy Gessman 5:45p Minyan
24 9:00a Harvey Michaels Memorial Virtual Breakfast with Guest Speaker, Congressman David Cicilline 10:00a Torah Yoga 10:00a Religious School 3:00p Virtual Artist Tour	25 7:00p How to Teach Your Children About Being Anti-Racist	26 4:00p Teachings from the Holy Mysticat with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 6:45p Board of Trustees Zoom Meeting 7:00p Religious School	27 1:00p Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 7:00p Tu Bishvat Shmooze	28	29 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Barbara Ostfeld	30 9:00a Torah Study 5:30p K'tantan Havdalah in our Pajamas 5:45p Minyan
31 10:00a Religious School 10:00a Torah Yoga	1 9:00a Sisterhood Passover Raffle Mailing 7:30p Sisterhood Reading Circle	2 4:00p Teachings from the Holy Mysticat with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 7:00p Religious School	3 1:00p Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 6:30p Mimi Lemay, What We Will Become: A Mother, Son, and a Journey of Transformation (sponsored by TBE Social Justice Intiative's Pride Team and the Jewish Alliance)	4	5 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat Service	6 9:00a Torah Study 5:45p Minyan

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Tomorrow Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Barbara Ostfeld, 5:45p
Shabbat Torah Study, 9:00a, K'tantan Havdalah in our Pajamas, 5:30p, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, K'tantan Havdalah in our Pajamas, 5:30p, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, K'tantan Havdalah in our Pajamas, 5:30p, Minyan, 5:45p
Sunday Religious School, 10:00a, Torah Yoga, 10:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Religious School, 10:00a, Torah Yoga, 10:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p
Monday Sisterhood Passover Raffle Mailing, 9:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Sisterhood Reading Circle, 7:30p, Sisterhood Passover Raffle Mailing, 9:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Sisterhood Reading Circle, 7:30p
Tuesday Teachings from the Holy Mysticat with Rabbi Gavi Ruit, 4:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Religious School, 7:00p, Teachings from the Holy Mysticat with Rabbi Gavi Ruit, 4:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Religious School, 7:00p
Wednesday Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit, 1:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Mimi Lemay, What We Will Become: A Mother, Son, and a Journey of Transformation (sponsored by TBE Social Justice Intiative's Pride Team and the Jewish Alliance), 6:30p, Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit, 1:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Mimi Lemay, What We Will Become: A Mother, Son, and a Journey of Transformation (sponsored by TBE Social Justice Intiative's Pride Team and the Jewish Alliance), 6:30p
Fri 2/5 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 5:45p
Sat 2/6 Torah Study, 9:00a, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, Minyan, 5:45p