May 19th – TSS Garage Sale

9 AM – 3 PM, at driveway of Liz Kamp, 1905 Duffield Ct, Allentown, (behind South Mall). Fundraiser for TSS. Household goods, toys, tools, kitchen small appliances, clothes. Great prices, Stuff is generally in excellent condition. For more info, contact Liz Kamp or Jett Sarachek.

May 19th – Annual Congregational Meeting

4 PM at Swain School.

We will be holding our annual meeting of congregants. Vote for new officers and Board, hear reports from various committees of the Temple, join for a pot-luck dinner.

A Big Happy Birthday to all our TSS Kids in March!!

A Big Happy Birthday to all our TSS Kids in March!!

Rebecca Donahue   12th
Sofia Rembalsky   14th
Nina Iorio        17th

“Proclaim Liberty throughout the Lands for All Its Inhabitants.”

This week’s Torah Portion is a double portion Behar/Bechukotai. In Behar the laws concerning the observance of the sabbatical and jubilee years are proposed. The Israelites are commanded to give their fields and vineyards “a complete rest” every seventh year, eating only what grows from uncultivated ground. After seven Sabbaticals that is, in the fiftieth year the Israelites are commanded to “Proclaim Liberty throughout the Lands for All Its Inhabitants.” On Yom Kippur of that year the shofar is sounded, announcing the Jubilee, “the year of release” during which all tribal lands are to return to their original borders and all slaves are freed. This says that the land ultimately belongs to God and no one should be a slave forever and there should not be a permanent underclass. The words proclaiming the Jubilee appears on the Liberty Bell. It says in our prayer book that our children are on loan to us. We can expand that and say all that we have is on loan to us so we must treat all we have with respect and reverence. The concept of conservation comes from this Torah portion as well as the concept of ultimate freedom for all. Ancient words still waiting to be fulfilled.

Cantor Sussman