When: Saturday, October 30th Time: 6:30 PM Come as your favorite character (biblical or otherwise). Meet on the CEH Playground at 6:30 PM. Treats for all ages!
Friday, September 24, 7:30 PM BYO Picnic in the Sukkah: Bring your own dinner and enjoy with family and friends. Saturday, September 25, 12:30 PM Light Kiddush in the Sukkah with Special Food Tasting: Stay after services…
The Sin of Meritocracy By Rav Natan This summer, during the Tokyo Olympic Games, In one of the most exciting and competitive high jump finals in Olympic history, Mutaz Essa Barshim, from Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi, from…
A Reflection on Current Challenges By Rav Natan And Avraham was ready to go out with his servant Eliezer and his son Itzhak. Since Eliezer was traveling recently for his master, he had to quarantine, get a…
The Challenges of Routineism By Rav Natan Tevye: A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying…
The Responsibility of a Religious Community By Rav Natan On Rosh Hashanah we celebrate the birthday of our world. Every year I try to think: what would I say to the world today, on its birthday? I…
CEH is committed to providing a safe environment for in-person activities, guided by the Jewish values of Pikuach Nefesh (saving a life) and Shmirat haGuf (protecting our bodies). Our staff and volunteers are working to ensure a…
If I had to explain what Judaism is all about in one word, without a doubt I would say: Kedusha (Holiness). Last week we read parashat Kedoshim and this week we read parashat Emor. This section is…
Refer to the April 6th This Week at Etz Hayim for connection information. Andy Lovinger will celebrate his special (40th? 50th? 60th?) anniversary by chanting the parsha using the ancient trope (melody) of the Greek Jews as…
At the end of the second Seder, we start counting 49 days until Shavuot. This period of seven weeks is known as the Omer.In ancient Israel society, this was the time when they would start the barley…