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Community-led Shabbat with Capn Bob
It's summer.... Join us on Friday, June 30, when former Temple President Bob Berent leads the Sabbath service. Relax and enjoy this warm, intimate introduction to the Sabbath with us as we welcome the last Shabbat of June (and the first Shabbat of Tammuz 5777) with spirit and song. "Captain Bob" will keep us on key with his accordion. We'll talk about tomorrow's Parashat Devarim. Celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Shohama & Rabbi David (Parshat Pinchas)
Join Rabbi Shohama, Rabbi David and our Band by the Sea for a musical and uplifting welcome to Shabbat. This week's Torah portion includes the divine Brit Shalom, the covenant of peace, in a world that craves peace amidst conflicts of all kinds. Find and make peace with us: celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi David (Devarim – Shabbat Chazon)
Join Rabbi David and our Band by the Sea for a musical welcome to this special Shabbat Chazon, the Shabbat of Vision preceding Tisha b'Av. This week's Torah portion (Devarim) opens the fifth and final Book of Torah with a retrospective on our journeys, as we round the corner into the seven weeks leading to Rosh Hashanah. Look back and forward with us! Celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »Tisha b’Av: Descent for the Sake of Ascent
Join the TBE family for a moving commemoration of Tisha b’Av, traditionally the bleakest day of the Jewish year that is our entrance gate to the High Holy Days. As we recall the destruction of the Temple, exiles and sufferings throughout history, we become aware of our own inner walls and how far we’ve strayed from ourselves. Our descent is for the sake of ascent: with song and prayer, together we begin again the spiral journey back to ourselves, from darkness toward ultimate light. Tisha b’Av, begins at sundown and is an observance of individual…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi David (Va’etchanan – Shabbat Nachamu)
Join Rabbi David and our Band by the Sea for a musical welcome to the most special Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of Comfort immediately following Tisha b'Av. This Shabbat coincides with Parshat Va'etchanan, which includes the Shema, V'ahavta and Ten Commandments – the beating heart and living soul of our spiritual lives in all their depth and height. Celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »Shabbat by the Sea (Parshat Re’eh)
Join Rabbi Shohama, Rabbi David, Your Band by the Sea and the entire TBE family for our annual seaside summer extravaganza – Shabbat by the Sea, a highlight of the year. Sing, dance, pray and merge into the mid-summer sunset, then linger with friends into the night for a celebratory oneg. NOTE START TIME OF 7:00pm, reflecting the earlier sunset. Please plan far ahead for traffic and parking. We will meet in the backyard of Ken Binder and Steve Roth, 2 Bay Street, City Island, New York. IN CASE…
Find out more »Shabbat Morning in the Garden (New York Botanical Garden) (Re’eh)
Join Rabbi David for a Shabbat morning experience in the New York Botanical Garden in the lushness of summer. We will gather at 9:45am for an authentic journey of mindfulness, chant and reflection, mapping to the spirituality of a traditional Shabbat morning. Free to all. Participants must be inside the Main Gate of the Botanical Garden by 10:00am to avoid charge. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
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