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A Heartfelt Mishebeirach for Our Times
Posted on April 2, 2020

A Heartfelt Mishebeirach for Our Times

Andy O’Connell With COVID illnesses sweeping the world, I’ve been hearing Cantor Randall Schloss’s beautiful setting of Mishebeirach in my head lately. Here’s a recording of me playing and singing it. I know our family is going to include it somehow in our virtual seder. Chag Pesach sameach, Andy

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A Message From Rabbi Berkman: Passover Wisdom and Resources for an Unprecedented Time
Posted on April 1, 2020

A Message From Rabbi Berkman: Passover Wisdom and Resources for an Unprecedented Time

Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Needless to say, this coming Seder night will certainly be different from all other Seder nights! As we settle into this “new normal” of staying at home and connecting in new virtual ways, the Passover holiday approaches. With all of its traditions handed down through generations – favorite foods, rituals, songs, …

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Music for Passover: Adir Hu
Posted on March 27, 2020

Music for Passover: Adir Hu

David Sparr Music has always been a big part of all celebratory Jewish meals, and no meal is more important in our tradition than the Passover Seder. (…although some might advocate for the Yom Kippur break-fast!) Songs sung at the dinner table are called Zemirot, and Passover has many – both traditional and new. Dayeinu …

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Connect @Ohabei Update 3.20.20
Posted on March 20, 2020

Connect @Ohabei Update 3.20.20

Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman Dear Friends, I imagine that for all of us it feels that months, rather than a week, has passed since we entered into this strange and isolating time. Time has certainly taken on a different meaning as our everyday lives have been transformed. Of course, that transformation looks different for each …

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Update as of 3/13/2020
Posted on March 13, 2020

Update as of 3/13/2020

Dear TOS Community, We believe in the importance of community in good times, and in hard times. Our world is rapidly evolving, and we will respond as quickly as we can. Therefore, Temple Ohabei Shalom has decided to limit access to our building, and all school and clergy staff will work their regular schedule remotely …

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A Message from Rabbi Berkman: Drawing Upon Jewish Tradition for Wisdom and Hope in Challenging Times
Posted on March 12, 2020

A Message from Rabbi Berkman: Drawing Upon Jewish Tradition for Wisdom and Hope in Challenging Times

Dear Friends, This is a time of great uncertainty and fear. It is also a time of communal celebration, such as the Purim festivities we enjoyed earlier this week, and looking ahead to the joy of Passover, less than a month from now. To be a Jew is to be connected to community both in …

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Social Action: March Newsletter
Posted on March 9, 2020

Social Action: March Newsletter

Jessica Ullian Social Action at Temple Ohabei Shalom News and Events: March 2020 Join us for this month’s actions for tikkun olam and social change in Greater Boston! This month TOS joins congregations around the country in celebrating the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Refugee Shabbat! Here’s how you can participate: Share your family’s immigration story on our website: …

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Shabbat Message from Rabbi Schaefer
Posted on March 6, 2020

Shabbat Message from Rabbi Schaefer

Shabbat Shalom. That is a very Jewish way to greet each other – wishing each other a peaceful Shabbat. I’ve been thinking a lot about how we greet each other over the last couple of days as the spread of COVID-19 has dominated the news and we think about how to keep everyone in our …

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A Message from Rabbi Berkman
Posted on March 3, 2020

A Message from Rabbi Berkman

Jewish tradition teaches us that we are all responsible for one another. Kol Yisrael Arevim zeh ba’zeh, our sages taught in the Talmud. The Hebrew “arevim” literally means “mixed up together.” Our interconnectedness becomes even more apparent during a time of an outbreak of disease. During a time when a new virus is going around, …

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