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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]