Hawk Mountain Hike – Sunday, October 20th

October 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Hawk Mountain is the Perfect Day Trip to Revel in the Peak Foliage of Autumn

Sunday, October 20 at 10 AM

Hawk Mountain is a great place to visit if you’re interested in awe-inspiring views, fresh air, and experiencing raptor migration up close and personal. Hawk Mountain is part of the Kittatinny Ridge or Blue Mountain, the prominent, southeastern most Appalachian ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley Province.

We will meet at the mountain at 10 AM, and then hike together.  There are different trails of differing difficulty and differing distances.

Contact Michael Nelson (Nelson1@ptd.net) to sign up or for more information.

 

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We are all survivors!

October 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

As Cantor Sussman sermonized the story of Noah at last Friday’s Shabbat, the word “survivor” kept surfacing to mind. No, not the Survivor Realty Show, but the thought of one man and his family and those animals that he chose to save.

We are all survivors of our own lives. If we look into our pasts, we would find a history of survivors. For here we are. We are a people, a culture and a community whose spirit will not be denied.

Temple Shirat Shalom is an example of survivorship. The past found us unhappy with our worship. It would have been much easier to drift away from our religion. We could have abandoned our spiritual community. But then Judaism would take the fall. With the numbers of our faith dwindling around the world, we would not let that happen.

So we worship as our ancestors did before us. We come together each week to pray in comfort, peace, freedom and harmony. And wherever we are, we are a joyful group. We have weathered the storm … and we have survived.

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Go forth – Lech L’cha

October 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Lech L’cha, this week’s Torah portion, is one of the most popular. One reason is because of the beautiful song that Debbie Friedman composed as a musical midrash explaining what the portion is all about. The words are simple but poignant.

“L’chi Lach, to a land that I will show you, Lech L’cha to a place you do not know, L’chi Lach, on your journey I will bless you, and you shall be a blessing, L’chi Lach. I shall make your name great and all shall praise your name.”

God is telling Abraham to leave his comfort zone, leave the physical and the spiritual place he knows and go on a journey. God will support him but he must make the first step. If Abraham trusts in the future and trusts God’s Presence, he will be a blessing for the world. That is what the song says and that is what the Torah portion says, sung in just a few words with a beautiful melody.

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Student Rabbi to Lead Worship this Shabbat

October 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Join us in welcoming student rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, who will lead us in worship on Friday October 11th. Worship will be at the Swain School, beginning at 7:00 PM.

The Wandering Jews will be playing, too!

About the student rabbi:

  • She is a former cantor, who decided to become a rabbi as well!
  • Currently, she is a 5th year rabbinical student at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
  • To visit Rabbi Jaffe-Gill’s website, http://ellenjaffegill.com
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