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November 14, 2018

The Star Democrat – Royal Oak Couple receives humanitarian award

LESLEY AND FRED ISRAEL CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ROYAL OAK — Fred and Lesley Israel of Royal Oak are the recipients of the first Temple B’nai Israel Humanitarian Award. The award was given at a gala dinner held at the Temple’s new home on Saturday, Oct. 27, attended by the couple’s many friends and local dignitaries. The […]

June 20, 2018

TBI Hosts Special MLK Day Service

Rabbi Peter Hyman gives a message during the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service on Monday, Jan. 18, at the Temple B’nai Israel. By SARAH DRURY sdrury@chespub.com http://www.stardem.com/ Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 3:00 pm | Updated: 10:04 am, Wed Jan 20, 2016. EASTON — The Temple B’nai Israel held a special “Worshipping with Martin: […]

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June 20, 2018

What’s Happening with the Rabbi

As the rabbi of Temple B’nai Israel, I welcome your visit to our website. This section of the site is where I’ll be posting remarks, prayers, and commentary I’ve made at various community and national events. Please feel free to be in touch if you’d like to suggest a topic for further discussion, or if […]

June 20, 2018

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June 20, 2018

Hanukkah

Hanukkah (alternately spelled Chanukah), meaning “dedication” in Hebrew, refers to the joyous eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Maccabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and “rededication” of the Temple in Jerusalem. The modern home celebration of Hanukkah centers around the lighting of the chanukiyah, […]

June 20, 2018

Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret

Immediately following Sukkot, we celebrate Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, a fun-filled day during which we celebrate the completion of the annual reading of the Torah and affirm Torah as one of the pillars on which we build our lives. As part of the celebration, the Torah scrolls are taken from the ark and carried […]

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October 7, 2011

True greatness is not the ability to obey your thirst, it is the capacity to resist your thirst.

We are living in a time and culture that promote happiness, satisfaction and indulgence. Indeed, we are regularly inundated with messages and marketing such as “obey your thirst,” and “just do it.” In that context it is particularly difficult and onerous to observe a fast and to resist the temptation for food and water for […]

September 29, 2011

We should be focused on lifting ourselves up instead of knocking ourselves down.

This week, I received an email from one of the many Jewish organizations who have me on their list. The subject line was the usual Rosh Hashana salutation and well wishes. Indeed, the email began in the familiar fashion – “as the year comes to a close, it is natural for each of us to […]

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True greatness is not the ability to obey your thirst, it is the capacity to resist your thirst.

We should be focused on lifting ourselves up instead of knocking ourselves down.

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