Events

Avimelekh has taken charge. His brothers are none-too-pleased (and many don't make it out alive). And somehow trees and rocks become a big deal. Want to find out more about why we bother including this strange chapter in our TaNaKh, our Hebrew Bible, the collection of Judaism's earliest holiest books? Please RSVP to Rabbi Rank…

Abigail Pogrebin's My Jewish Year: 18 Jewish Holidays, One Wondering Jew.  

For this month’s Chai Mitzvah Mussar, we will be covering Order/Seder and Trust/Bittachon. In this interactive and participatory session, we will be delving into more study for life and learning of Torah. Shaar members and Chai Mitzvah students are welcome to come and help with this learning process. Any questions can be emailed to Mitch…

We remember some less memorable leaders. The Bible tells a terrible pun about donkeys. And we get ready for one of the most tragic stories of child-sacrifice in the Bible. To find out more about why we include this all-too-short(ened?) chapter in our TaNaKh (the Hebrew Bible) come join Rabbi Rank's table at kiddush after…

Tuesday, May 7th at 7pm in Rabbi Weiss’ office Are you suffering from a loss?  If you are interested in a safe space for processing loss and grief within a supportive Jewish context, please join us. The Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group is open to anyone in the community, convenes monthly, and is…

Our next meeting will be Sunday, May 26th at 12:30 pm, in the Shaar Library. We will be discussing Timothy D. Lytton’s Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food. *Coffee and bagels will be served. Upcoming Reads: June 23rd – (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump by Jonathan Weisman…