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27 Feb Berlin Confirmands, days 1&2

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[gallery size="large" ids="24252,24253,24254,24255,24256,24257,24258,24259,24260,24261,24262,24263,24264,24265"] Gutentag! Shabbat Shalom from sunny Berlin!  We actually looked today and saw that the weather in NYC is twenty-five degrees cooler than it was here in Berlin.  With a high of 60 degrees, our day in this beautiful city was nothing short of spectacular. As we left our hotel...

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25 Feb Confirmands Go to Berlin

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Day 1: The Blessing We are excited to share news of this year's confirmands' trip to Berlin. Students gathered with their parents for a blessing before they boarded a bus to the airport.  Clergy came to see them off! [gallery size="medium" ids="24218,24219,24220,24221,24222,24223"]...

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25 Feb Memorial Torah Scroll Gathering

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On February 5, 2019, Rodeph Sholom participated in a gathering of U.S. based Torah scrolls from the Memorial Scrolls Trust, a UK-based organization that rescues scrolls from the Holocaust and places them with temples worldwide.  The story of our scroll is told here.  The gathering was held at Temple Emanu-El. ...

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19 Feb Coffeehouse Rocked!

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On Thursday, February 7, BAILEN Band and their friends and family rocked the house! From James Taylor to Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac to the Beatles, we sampled the folk rock music of the 60's and 70's---and even heard some BAILEN originals. BAILEN is made up of Julia, David, and Daniel...

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06 Feb ChamberJazz Triumph!

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On Saturday, February 2, 2019, Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom presented their annual ChamberJazz concert. The full house was treated to an afternoon of eclectic classics from around the world of music—the afternoon started with sweet and easy "Warm Valley" by Duke Ellington, followed by a compositions by drummer Chris...

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04 Feb February E-Advocacy

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Stop President Trump’s Discriminatory Attack on Transgender Troops Who Have Volunteered Their Lives for Our Country. On August 25, 2017, President Trump issued a directive that bars transgender people from serving in the military. Two identical bipartisan Senate and House bills would reverse the effects of this ban by ensuring that...

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30 Jan Resetting the Table

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On Thursday, January 24, Resetting the Table, working with Cantor Shayna De Lowe, came and did a 3 hour training with several dozen CRS congregants about the very hot topic of political conversations over Israel. The evening started with a meal and then trainers led congregants through a 3 hour...

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25 Jan Dr. Ruth Visits!

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We were thrilled to host Dr. Ruth Westheimer on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 as she talked with congregant Rabbi Erica Gerson about being resilient herself and raising resilient children. She wowed us with her humor and energy! ...

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15 Jan Images of Mortality Meets

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On January 14th, 2019, Rabbi Juliana Karol hosted part one of the Images of Mortality course. During the meeting of 22 congregants, they discussed death through 500 years worth of art history. This course is part of What Matters, an initiative to have important end of life conversations. Join us...

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11 Jan Going Blind Film Screening

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It was a completely full house at the screening and panel discussion of Going Blind. Many thanks to our Caring Community chair, Shari Steinberg and documentary producer Hilary Klotz Steinman for a screening and panel discussion of "Going Blind," a movie about coping with Vision Loss. Our event partner and neighbor Lighthouse Guild presented...

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