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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

Sun, April 18 2021
6 Iyar 5781

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Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Apr 23rd 5:45p
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Saturday ,
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Torah Study
Shabbat, Apr 24th 9:00a

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Minyan
Shabbat, Apr 24th 5:45p to 6:00p

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Sunday ,
AprApril 25 , 2021

Religious School
Sunday, Apr 25th 10:00a to 1:00p

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Monday ,
AprApril 26 , 2021

DRL doing carpets
Monday, Apr 26th 12:00a to 12:30p

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Tuesday ,
AprApril 27 , 2021

Religious School
Tuesday, Apr 27th 7:00p to 8:00p

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Friday ,
AprApril 30 , 2021

K'tantan Shabbat
Friday, Apr 30th 5:30p to 5:45p

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Friday ,
AprApril 30 , 2021

Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Apr 30th 5:45p to 7:00p
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Saturday ,
MayMay 1 , 2021

Torah Study
Shabbat, May 1st 9:00a

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Saturday ,
MayMay 1 , 2021

Shabbat Service & Bat Mitzvah of Foster Yates, daughter of Lisa Foster
Shabbat, May 1st 10:30a to 11:30a

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Sun, April 18 2021 6 Iyar 5781

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Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
28 6:00p Second Seder	29 7:00p Special Congregational Meeting	30	31	1	2 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat/Yizkor Service	3 9:00a Torah Study 5:45p Minyan
4 10:00a Religious School 2:00p Sisterhood Joanne Forman Film Festival Zoom discussion - Film "Shoelaces"	5 7:00p Temple Community Garden Planning Meeting 7:30p Sisterhood Reading Circle	6 7:00p Religious School	7 1:00p Back to Basics: Back to Basics: Things You May Have Forgotten From Hebrew School with Rabbi Gavi Ruit 7:00p Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration - Presentation and Q&A with a special guest from "Rena's Promise"	8	9 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat Service	10 9:00a Shabbat Service 5:45p Minyan
11 9:00a Herbert Wagner Memorial Breakfast with Dr. James McDonald from the RI Dept. of Health 10:00a Torah Yoga 10:00a Religious School 11:00a Pride Team Meeting 2:00p Sisterhood Joanne Forman Film Festival - Zoom discussion on "Chasing Portraits"	12 7:00p Brotherhood Meeting via Zoom	13 4:00p Conversation with Artist Boris Bally 7:00p Yom HaZikaron Ceremony 7:00p Religious School	14 6:00p Golf Committee Meeting	15 7:30a Executive Committee 4:30p Yom HaAtzmaut Family Celebration	16 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat Service	17 9:00a Torah Study 5:45p Minyan 7:00p Sisterhood Evening of Song and Story
18 11:30a Yom HaAtzmaut 2:00p Sisterhood Joanne Forman Film Festival - Zoom discussion on “Mamboniks”	19	20 7:00p Sisterhood Executive Committee Meeting	21	22	23 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat Service	24 9:00a Torah Study 10:30a Bar Mitzvah of Alex Finkelstein son of Matthew & Denielle Finkelstein 5:45p Minyan
25 10:00a Religious School 7:00p Brotherhood Annual Meeting	26 12:00a DRL doing carpets	27 6:45p Board of Trustees Zoom Meeting 7:00p Religious School	28	29	30 5:30p K'tantan Shabbat 5:45p Kabbalat Shabbat Service	1 9:00a Torah Study 10:30a Shabbat Service & Bat Mitzvah of Foster Yates, daughter of Lisa Foster 5:45p Minyan

Holidays this Month:

Fri 4/30 Lag B'Omer

Events this Month:

Today Yom HaAtzmaut , 11:30a, Sisterhood Joanne Forman Film Festival - Zoom discussion on “Mamboniks”, 2:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Yom HaAtzmaut , 11:30a, Sisterhood Joanne Forman Film Festival - Zoom discussion on “Mamboniks”, 2:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p
Tuesday Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Sisterhood Executive Committee Meeting, 7:00p
Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 5:45p
Shabbat Torah Study, 9:00a, Bar Mitzvah of Alex Finkelstein son of Matthew & Denielle Finkelstein, 10:30a, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, Bar Mitzvah of Alex Finkelstein son of Matthew & Denielle Finkelstein, 10:30a, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, Bar Mitzvah of Alex Finkelstein son of Matthew & Denielle Finkelstein, 10:30a, Minyan, 5:45p
Sun 4/25 Religious School, 10:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Brotherhood Annual Meeting , 7:00p, Religious School, 10:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Brotherhood Annual Meeting , 7:00p
Mon 4/26 DRL doing carpets, 12:00a, Afternoon Service, 5:45p
Tue 4/27 Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Board of Trustees Zoom Meeting, 6:45p, Religious School, 7:00p, Afternoon Service, 5:45p, Board of Trustees Zoom Meeting, 6:45p, Religious School, 7:00p
Fri 4/30 K'tantan Shabbat, 5:30p, Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 5:45p, K'tantan Shabbat, 5:30p, Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 5:45p
Sat 5/1 Torah Study, 9:00a, Shabbat Service & Bat Mitzvah of Foster Yates, daughter of Lisa Foster, 10:30a, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, Shabbat Service & Bat Mitzvah of Foster Yates, daughter of Lisa Foster, 10:30a, Minyan, 5:45p, Torah Study, 9:00a, Shabbat Service & Bat Mitzvah of Foster Yates, daughter of Lisa Foster, 10:30a, Minyan, 5:45p