Bearing Witness to the Past and Present
This October, the Taube Center hosted a meaningful travel study program led by Rabbi Judith Schindler and Judy La Pietra, bringing a group from Charlotte, North Carolina, on a powerful journey through Poland. Over ten days, participants walked in the footsteps of history — visiting Warsaw, Lublin, Tykocin, Majdanek, Kraków, and Auschwitz — exploring Jewish […]
Chag Sameach!
A timeless celebration of learning and life. Simchat Torah — the festival marking both the end and the beginning of reading the weekly portions of the Torah. There is no pause between the last words of Deuteronomy and the first words of Genesis — it’s a seamless continuation. The Torah scrolls are carried in circles […]
A a festival in its own right
A day of prayer for rain, sustenance, and renewal. May peace and healing take root. Shemini Atzeret, often considered the last day of Sukkot, is in fact a festival in its own right. In the synagogue, special prayers are recited for rain (geshem) and for those who have passed away (yizkor). We join in welcoming […]
Sukkot
Sukkot belongs to the cycle of Shalosh Regalim (Three Pilgrimages), i.e., a group of holidays characterized in ancient times by the pilgrimage of Jews to the Temple in Jerusalem. The Sukkah The heart of the holiday is the sukkah — a temporary hut built under the open sky. According to tradition, it must have at […]