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- Monthly Joint Erev Shabbat Services with B’nai Israel!
August 13, 2020
This Friday, August 14, B’nai Israel will host Erev Shabbat Services in their Zoom room — please note the earlier 6pm start time–and Rabbi Appleby will deliver the D’rash. In September, Beth Shalom will host and Rabbi Appel will deliver the D’rash. We would love to see a big turn-out. It’s time for members of Baton Rouge’s synagogues to - Rabbi’s Blog | R’eih
August 13, 2020
In this week’s Torah portion, R’eih, we read: Be careful to observe only that which I enjoin upon you: neither add to it nor take away from it. (Deut 13:1) If we examine Jewish history, we observe that the Jewish community has both added to and taken away from the laws as found in the - Rabbi’s Blog | Haftarot of Consolation
July 30, 2020
During the seven weeks between Tisha b’Av (which was observed last night and today) and Rosh HaShanah, special Haftarot known as the Haftarot of Consolation are read during the Torah service on Shabbat mornings. These special prophetic readings are intended to give us hope, as we approach the High Holy Days, that G-d will be compassionate, merciful and forgiving towards us. This Shabbat is - Rabbi’s Blog | Shabbat Chazon
July 23, 2020
This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Chazon – the Sabbath of vision. It refers to Isaiah’s vision of the destruction of the Temple which is found in the Haftarah reading (Isaiah 1:1-27) on the Shabbat before Tisha b’Av. During the heat of summer comes this holy day of Tisha b’Av. It is a solemn day
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