*** We hope you'll join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Ki Tetze, is: “Ki Tetze: When Responsibility Is Yours, and When It’s Not.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:38:21 Sermon

00:50:23 Weekly Announcements

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** We hope you'll join us tonight for our Open House to learn more about our congregation and Hebrew School, and meet our newest Members. We are excited to welcome Tutti and Ron to our musically uplifting Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon  for this Shabbat, Parashat Shoftim, is: “Here, I Am Home”.**

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:39:04 Sermon

00:44:30 Song ‘Home’, Tutti – Performed by Phillip Phillips; written by: Drew Pearson and Greg Holder.

00:52:36 Weekly Announcements

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** Welcome to our uplifting, weekly Shabbat musical service. ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Re’eh, is: “Re’eh: Seeing the Power of Gathering Together.” **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:39:30 Sermon

00:52:45 Weekly Announcements

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** Welcome to our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. ** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Ekev, is: “The Ripple Effect from the Choices We Make.” **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:35:53 Sermon

00:31:20 ‘Poem reading of, ‘Being a Blessing’

00:50:08 Weekly Announcements

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** We hope you'll join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat Nachamu, Parashat Vaetchanan, is: “Moses's Circumstance Shows How Our Efforts Outlive Us”.

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:37:27 Sermon

00:50:27 Weekly Announcements

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** We are back to in-person services and hope you'll join us tonight for our musically uplifting weekly Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Devarim, is: "Sacred Words at Life's Thresholds." **

The “Joy Of A Daughter”

Tonight's service will also include a Simchat Bat, a celebration of the birth of a daughter. Mazal Tov to Sarah and Luke Dawson on the baby naming for their beautiful daughter, Rosa Helen Dawson, and to the proud grandparents, our founding members, Rita and John Norton, as well as Leo and Svetlana Pukhovitsky, and Scott and Mercy Dawson.

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:38:43 Sermon

00:44:37 Baby Naming

00:57:36 Weekly Updates

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** A special treat: Shabbat on the Road at the Ginsberg’s in beautiful Gloucester! We look forward to seeing you in person and virtually. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Matot-Masei, is: “A Future Made of Memories” **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:39:50 Sermon

Apologies, but we lost our remote connection just before the weekly announcements. However, the 54 minutes leading up to that point are well worth your time. Enjoy!

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** Join us tonight for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Pinchas, is: “The Vacuum of Leadership: When Even Thoughtful Silence Becomes Dangerous.” **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:39:30 Sermon

00:51:54 Weekly Announcements

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** Join us for our uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Chesed shel Emet, the truest act of kindness, is a central value in Judaism and involves the sacred process of Tahara, the ritual cleansing of a loved one’s body before burial. Tonight, we welcome a special guest, Linda Goodspeed, from our local Hevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society), who will explain the meaning and practice of Tahara. **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:35:50 Linda Goodspeed from our local Hevra Kadisha, (Jewish burial society)

00:51:38 Weekly Announcements

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Shabbat Shalom and Happy Independence Day!

** Tonight’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service is virtual. A reminder that throughout July, all services are offered virtually. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Chukat, is: “Independence with Integrity: An Ancient Israeli and a Modern American Ideal” **

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:36:00 Sermon

00:49:15 Weekly Announcements

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