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Hope, Healing, and the Task Before Us: A Shabbat Message from Rabbi Berkman
Posted on January 21, 2021

Hope, Healing, and the Task Before Us: A Shabbat Message from Rabbi Berkman

Dear Friends, Our tradition calls us in so many ways to acknowledge that joy and sorrow, fear and hope, security and vulnerability, are interwoven throughout our lives as individuals and as communities. Think of how we break a glass at the conclusion of a wedding, or the tradition of sprinkling sweet challah with salt on …

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Temple Ohabei Shalom Circle of Giving 5781
Posted on November 22, 2020

Temple Ohabei Shalom Circle of Giving 5781

The Circle of Giving is the primary annual fundraising effort of Temple Ohabei Shalom (TOS). We are so very proud of the extraordinary efforts that have been taken to permit TOS to pursue its sacred mission during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. During this once in a century event, your gift is more important than ever. Click …

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Temple Ohabei Shalom Circle of Giving 5781
Posted on November 19, 2020

Temple Ohabei Shalom Circle of Giving 5781

The Circle of Giving is the primary annual fundraising effort of Temple Ohabei Shalom (TOS). We are so very proud of the extraordinary efforts that have been taken to permit TOS to pursue its sacred mission during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. During this once in a century event, your gift is more important than ever.  …

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In Memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Posted on November 13, 2020

In Memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Last Shabbat, the Jewish world lost one of the greatest thinkers and rabbis of modern times: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Sacks was a source of great inspiration and wisdom to me, along with many thousands of others throughout the world. His teachings have had a profound impact on my understanding of Jewish philosophy, theology, …

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An Update on TOS’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on November 10, 2020

An Update on TOS’s Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Many weeks ago we began to share our plans for the potential reopening of our building. With the support of our TOS Board of Trustees and our COVID-19 Reopening Committee, now renamed the Health and Safety Committee, we are taking a thoughtful, deliberate, and multi-tiered scientifically based approach to resuming in-person gatherings, including those in …

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Get out the vote!
Posted on November 3, 2020

Get out the vote!

Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Dear TOS Community, On this “Erev Election Day,” I want you to know that my heart and spirit are with all of you, our beloved community, during this most difficult, anxious, and hopeful of times. Many of you have worked tirelessly for so many months to ensure that our election is …

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Mikdash Ma’At – A Holy Space
Posted on September 25, 2020

Mikdash Ma’At – A Holy Space

Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman How to Create a Sanctuary at Home for the High Holy Days For many weeks, we’ve been emphasizing that we want you to feel like you are “under the dome” while you are at home during this year’s High Holy Day services. We understand that even though you will see the …

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Avinu Malkeinu
Posted on September 11, 2020

Avinu Malkeinu

Please enjoy this recording of Avinu Malkeinu by Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman, with accompaniment by TOS Music Director, David Sparr.

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Building Our World from Love: Shabbat Insights from Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman
Posted on July 16, 2020

Building Our World from Love: Shabbat Insights from Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman

Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Dear Friends, During this time in the Jewish calendar, we are in a period of acknowledging the profound historical losses of our people, including most centrally the ancient temples in Jerusalem. This year, the sadness we recall at this season– of losing our access to the place where we come together …

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