By CONNIE CONNOLLY cconnolly@chespub.com Apr 14, 2017 Bishop Joel Johnson, Rabbi Peter Hyman and Temple B’nai Israel President Frank Menditch sign an authorization to sell Chametz. The Passover ritual temporarily transfers ownership of leavened food to a Gentile. EASTON — In an age-old ritual, Rabbi Peter Hyman on Thursday, April 13, sold chametz, food not […]
August 20, 2017 Look at what unites us By JOHN GRIEP Executive Editor On Aug. 12, a group of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, racists, anti-Semites — haters — gathered in Charlottesville, Va., ostensibly in protest of the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, but really to espouse their detestable views about […]
By JOHN GRIEP Executive Editor OXFORD — Nearly 200 people gathered Friday evening, Aug. 18, at Oxford Park in a sign of community unity and solidarity against hatred. “Shabbat in the Park: A Worship Service of Community Unity” was organized by Rabbi Peter Hyman of Temple B’Nai Israel and other clergy leaders as a response […]
By CONNIE CONNOLLY cconnolly@chespub.com Sep 19, 2017 Construction workers soared above Temple B’nai Israel’s new synagogue, under construction on Easton Parkway, on the V-shaped, raised roof “monitor” that shelters the portion of the sanctuary that houses the ark on the east side of the building. Photo Credit: Connie Connolly EASTON — Temple B’nai Israel will […]
April 2018 printed with permission By our programs and involvement, we are a leader in the community for (solving) issues and problems. With our new temple, I see a new horizon for further participation by members of the congregation, increased involvement with the wider community and greater awareness by people who haven’t known we are […]