TBE Online: Current Newsletter & Schedule
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Statement of Prayer and Solidarity from Rabbi David: Black Lives Matter
Statement of Prayer and Solidarity Rabbi David Evan Markus Temple Beth El of City Island June 6, 2020 Dear friends, let us pray. Holy One of Blessing: Today is the Jewish Sabbath, a day of rest to restore our souls – our neshamot, from the Hebrew word for breath. But such a …
Special Message from Rabbi David: Black Lives Matter
Click for a special mid-June special message from Rabbi David about Black Lives Matter and our community’s total commitment to equal justice, inclusion and dignity.
Annual Meeting: Tuesday, June 23 at 7:30 (via Zoom)
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Flow With the Go
By Rabbi David It was so wonderful being with many of you during our Shavuot celebrations as we stood together at Sinai! It’s awesome how spiritual tradition keeps revelation flowing long after Sinai. Ten Commandments were just the start, priming the pump of Torah’s guidance and inspiration that continued to lift our ancestors and …
Sinai Where You Are
By Rabbi David We have no idea where Mount Sinai actually was. We don’t know where our spiritual ancestors stood together as one, …
The Body of Torah
One of many things I love about Torah is how earthy, real and embodied she is and aspires to be. The spirituality …
Beyond Ready
By Rabbi David Think back on the most awesome, sense-scrambling experiences in your life – the times that changed everything. If someone told you in advance …
Enduring Spirit
“We’re almost halfway there.” So began a recent public health message that our area is almost halfway down the covid-19 curve. Now is the time, …
On Israel, Identity, Pride and “Exile”
By Rabbi David The display hall at the 2020 AIPAC (America-Israel Public Affairs Committee) policy conference was a wow. A massive convention …