On the Calendar
May 19
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, May 20
Jonah Kaplan Bar Mitzvah
Starts: 9:30 am
Ends: 12:00 pm, May 19
Havdalah (72 min)
Starts: 9:24 pm
Ends: 9:25 pm, May 19
May 20
Yom Yerushalayim
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, May 21
May 22
Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, May 23
News
Coffee Cake Talks
Debating has been a part of Judaism since the beginning. This summer join us for abbreviated Shabbat morning services followed by Coffee Cake Talks on some of the great machloket leshem hashamayim (argumentsfor the sake of heaven) from our tradition. … Continue reading
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Martin and Itzhak
The Perlman recital was, as to be expected, outstanding – especially the 5 encores he played without once leaving the stage! We were invited to meet Itzhak Perlman backstage after the performance through an interesting coincidence where he was once … Continue reading
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Shavuot May 27 10:00 AM
The next major holiday in the Jewish calendar is the pilgrimage festival of Shavuot which commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mt Sinai and falls seven weeks after Pesach. Because the holiday occurs in late May or early June … Continue reading
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Ellen Fisch Photography – Meet the Artist July 24
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In Heaven, Underground
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Undertaking Holiness July 12-15
More than at any other time, Jews feel drawn to Judaism when their lives are turned upside-down by the death of a close relative or someone for whom they have to make final arrangements. The rituals of our tradition are … Continue reading
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2012 Spring Session
Run as fast as you can to BHC Beit Sefer! Spring Session begins Sunday, April 22 Shira and Rachael are planning fun for all!
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Erev Tisha B’Av
Geoffrey Brahmer returns to BHC for the next presentation in his series of photography from the Holocaust. In Search of Prisoner 1002: An Austrian Experience of the Holocaust Lecture 7:00 PM Havdalah and Candlelight Service 8:30 PM more info about Geoffrey … Continue reading
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