Synagogue Updates

We hope you read Rabbi Cooper's letter on Wednesday as we were preparing to enter the month of Elul. Below you will find a full list of service options and experiences. All service times will be sent out in a future email. Each of these areas will be expanded upon in future emails. 

Main Sanctuary Service: Our sanctuary service will take place primarily, virtually. The service will be open to congregants that...Read more...

Friday night's Kabbalat Shabbat service felt a little like an oasis in a desert (I have never really been wandering in a desert in need of an oasis, so that is probably an exaggeration, but you get the idea). First, the weather was beautiful. The humidity finally had broken. More importantly, there was a sense of community and spirit that I know I personally have needed. As the Hazzan put it, he sang prayers that we have not done since March....Read more...

When I worked for Hillel, I was fortunate to have a Coach for a year as a part of my professional development plan. Flash forward a dozen years or so and this coach is publishing a book this month, and I am on the preview team. It is said that a good Rabbi can apply the weekly Torah portion to any situation (and Rabbi Cooper often does); I believe that the same can done by leaders with the lessons found in leadership books.

This book...Read more...

Thank you for all of the feedback on last week's email focusing on dealing with uncertainty.  I am happy that you found the video of the pediatrician as meaningful as I did.  Since people seemed to like the themed message, this week, I want to focus on one of my favorite topics - gratitude. I have found that focusing on some of the strange positives of the past months as being very helpful for my mindset. I have found that...Read more...

Shalom,

As you know, TBHBE has always had dignified and meaningful Tisha B'av services with very nice attendance. With Covid-19, our services must have a different model, so please take note of the detailed explanations which follow for each of the three services.

You can, of course, use any texts that you already have and are familiar with. For those who need to use or would like to use texts available online, please follow...Read more...