High Holy Days with Children at TOS
10/03/2019 01:30:10 PM
Yom Kippur.
Often the last thing on our mind, as we prepare our homes and ourselves for this holy day, is preparing our children. And the thing is—Yom Kippur services are different from traditional Shabbat services at TOS. Having a quick conversation (or two) with our...Read more...
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5780
09/29/2019 08:00:00 PM
Rabbi Daniel Schaefer
Shana tovah. Two rabbis walk into a bar. One rabbi says:
The world was created in the fall in the month of Tishrei. In Tishrei the Patriarchs were born; in Tishrei the Patriarchs died; on Passover Isaac was born; on Rosh HaShana Sarah, Rachel, and...Read more...
On Tisha B'Av We Remember & Mourn
08/09/2019 11:31:57 PM
We are approaching the end of the three weeks, a period of time that culminates tomorrow night with the arrival of Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning. I’m incredibly grateful that Judaism sets aside sacred time for us to be sad, to feel down, and to get in touch with despair. These are emotions that we often push away because we feel obligated to be happy, distract ourselves with the busyness of life, or just...Read more...
Annual Meeting 2019A Message from Rabbi Berkman
11/16/2018 11:29:03 AM
Dear Friends,
Across the country, many thousands of our Jewish sisters and brothers are experiencing the horror of having lost loved ones, homes, businesses, and several Jewish institutions including camps and a Jewish day school. (See this article for more information on the impact on the Jewish...Read more...
A letter of gratitude from Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman
11/06/2018 07:26:03 PM
Dear TOS Community,
I am filled with gratitude for the many blessings of last Friday evening’s Installation, when we marked the official start...Read more...
Installation Remarks
11/02/2018 04:00:00 PM
My already-beloved community, cherished family, friends, colleagues: How very humbling to be called to the leadership of this kehilla kedoshah, this holy community, at this moment in history. It is not an easy moment - it is arguably the most challenging and shocking time for American Jews in many decades,...Read more...
Refugee tzedakah project
10/24/2018 12:47:32 PM
Did you know that there are refugee families in Brookline that need our help? There is one that even goes to school here at TOS. I really want to help his family as they don’t have much. With the help of Rabbi Schaefer and Amy, we are having a spare change drive here at ARS starting next week.
This is so easy. Did you know...Read more...
Rabbi Schaefer's Sermon on National Refugee Shabbat
10/19/2018 12:00:00 AM
This week’s Torah portion, Lech L'cha, begins with the famous words:
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ
God said to Abram, “Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house.”
Why does God specify three...Read more...
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