This past Sunday, students at the Vassar Temple religious school rolled and unrolled the Temple’s Torah scrolls, learning about the Torah as they did. (All photos courtesy of Danielle Brundage.)
All posts for the month January, 2012
Holy Rollers – Vassar Temple Religious School Students Learn about the Torah
Posted by Joel H. on January 30, 2012
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Torah Study Notes 1-22-11
Notice to readers. On occasion the writer has the misfortune of missing a Torah Study Class. Accordingly, in order to maintain some sense of continuity in the narrative, I will post notes from the prior year or years. This is such a posting. January 22, 2011 p.473 19:1 Moses has been up the mountain. The [...]
Posted by llewis1124 on January 22, 2012
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Seth Erlebacher – Golfer, IBMer, Friend
Many thanks to Jeff Biamonte for creating and sharing this tribute to Seth:
Posted by Joel H. on January 13, 2012
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Vassar Temple Teen Helps Science Team Win $10,000
Rachel Erlebacher, a member of Vassar Temple who also teaches in the Sunday School, helped her Arlington High School research team join only six other groups across the country that won $10,000 in scholarships and grants as part of the the Lexus Eco Challenge. Her team “studied the dangers of invasive insects and plants, developed [...]
Posted by Joel H. on January 8, 2012
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Torah Study Notes 10-29-11
Notice to readers. These notes are unedited and comments and corrections are welcome. All page references are to Plaut. It is assumed that readers are familiar with the text but these notes are most intelligible when read with the text readily available. Initials are indicated in an effort to give recognition to someone who asked a [...]
Posted by llewis1124 on January 7, 2012
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Torah Study Notes 11-5-11
NOTICE TO READERS OF THESE TORAH STUDYPOSTS: The text submitted here is unedited. Corrections and comments are welcome. Generally, the initials shown are an attempt to credit the individual who made a particular point or responded to it. “PG” is Rabbi Paul Golomb. Page references are to Plaut. It is assumed that the reader is [...]
Posted by llewis1124 on January 7, 2012
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Torah Study Notes 1-7-12
NOTICE TO READERS OF THESE TORAH STUDYPOSTS: The text submitted here is unedited. Corrections and comments are welcome. Generally, the initials shown are an attempt to credit the individual who made a particular point or responded to it. “PG” is Rabbi Paul Golomb. Page references are to Plaut. It is assumed that the reader is [...]
Posted by llewis1124 on January 7, 2012
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Content, Connection, and Compassion: Three Steps to a Productive Religious School
At a National Jewish Book Award ceremony not so long ago, an award recipient took the stage, smiled broadly, and told the audience that “it’s nice to get a prize.” Then she added, “the last time I got a prize was in Religious School…” — for what? — “…for being quiet.” Yes, she was awarded [...]
Posted by Joel H. on January 5, 2012
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Back From Israel
I’ve just returned from an exhilarating trip to Israel. I try to make it over at least once a year, both for research purposes and to see friends. This time I had seven days in Israel that brought to me Haifa and Jerusalem in addition to a lovely hamlet near the airport called Monoson, where [...]
Posted by Joel H. on January 5, 2012
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Temple Restroom Renovations Are Complete!!
The Temple restrooms are now outfitted with brand new sinks and vanities, mirrors and lighting. The ceiling tiles have all been replaced. There are new window dressings: valences and coordinated vertical blinds. The new soap dispensers are clean and dispense a measured amount of gentle hand cleanser. The towel dispenser is motion activated. And … [...]
Posted by Bob Abrams on January 2, 2012
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