While most holidays have an entire tractate of Talmud dedicated to their little details, Hanukkah appears as a side conversation in the middle of the tractate about Shabbat (21b). The rabbis are discussing what is the essential…
I hope all of you had the opportunity to attend, if only virtually, at least some of the activities for Rav Natan’s long-delayed formal installation weekend. It was amazing from start to finish. The only complaint I…
When: Wednesday, January 12thTime: 7:00 PMOnline only Click Here for Background Document (PDF) Since 1943, Congregation Etz Hayim has had a Sisterhood! For those women members of Congregation Etz Hayim who missed the December 12 meeting, we…
On Saturday, October 30, more than 30 CEH congregants celebrated Halloween Havdalah together on our playground. Moreh Will led us in the Havdalah service followed by a costume contest, hot cider and snacks, and a Halloween craft.…
December 1: Beit Midrash on Hanukkah, 7 PM. We will explore multiple rabbinical and historical narratives to understand the role of Judaism in history and in our modern society. Register Here. December 3: Family Shabbat Service ,…
When: Sunday, January 9th Time: 10:15 AM Tu B’Shevat (Jewish Earth Day) is fast approaching. Join us in-person to learn everything you need to know about Solar – from the Torah’s commandments and Rabbinical interpretation to the…
November 12-14, 2021, CEH celebrated the formal installation of our spiritual leader, Natan Freller. Rav Natan has been with us since summer 2020, but COVID restrictions postponed the installation. The weekend began with a musical Kabbalat Shabbat…
When: Sunday, December 12th Time: 7:00 PM Our Book Club this year focuses on the Jewish immigrant experience in New York’s Lower East Side in the early 20th century. Our first meeting is a discussion of All-of-a-Kind-Family…
“Bar Kapra taught: There is no dream that does not have an interpretation.” (Bereshit Rabbah 68:16) Celebrating Together In this weeks Torah portion, we read about the famous dream Yaakov had on his way up to Haran,…