Lih’yot am chofshi b’artzeinu…
To be a free people in our homeland…
Writings and Resources
Messages from Rabbi Zimmerman
October 7, 2023 A Message from Rabbi Zimmerman - Israel
October 9, 2023 A Community Gathering in Solidarity with Israel
October 13, 2023 Temple is Here for You
October 16, 2023 Rabbi Zimmerman Invites You to a Conversation on Israel
October 19, 2023 Questions for Reflection
November 16, 2023 March for Israel
What We Are Doing
We have gathered as a community in conversations about Israel.
We continue to gather for Shabbat. It is important for us to pray together and stay in community. View recent sermons by Rabbi Zimmerman and Rabbi Moss from October 20 and October 27.
We send cards made by fifth-grade learners in our community to fifth-grade learners at the Eskkol Community Playschool in Tel Aviv (pictured):
We are packing Supplies for Lone Soldiers on Wednesday, November 22, as part of our Pack Away Hunger event. Please join us.
Nefesh Mountain Band has inspired us with a sermon-in song.
Rabbi Zimmerman, Rabbi Moss, and a delegation of Temple congregants attended the March for Israel on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
As we have more opportunities we will let you know via our weekly eNews.
Perspectives on Israel
Multiple articles on Kvellar.com: how to talk to kids about what's happening in Israel right now
How to Talk to Children About the Conflict in Israel
Helping Children Cope With Frightening News
Suggested reading: When the World Feels Like A Scary Place by Abigail Gewirtz, PhD.
Suggested reading: New York Times article Do Not Take Your Mezuza Off Your Door.
Suggested reading: Israel at War – Shades of Gray and Grief on Campus
What You Can Do
Attend Havdallah of Heartbreak and Hope
Saturday, November 11, 6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Adath Jeshurun Congregation | RSVP Requested
Together with the MCA, MRA, JCRC, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, JFCS, and others, Adath will host a community-wide Havdalah ceremony, followed by activities of action, comfort, and counsel. We will come together during this turbulent time for Israel and American Jews, and contribute to a vision for a brighter future.
6:15 p.m. Havdalah service
6:30 p.m. Breakouts: Sacred song circle, Writing notes of encouragement to soldiers and letters to members of congress, and Processing Group with rabbinical chaplains
7:30 p.m. Communal singing of HaTikvah
Attend Israel in this Moment: A Weekly Zoom Conversation with Clergy
Wednesdays, November 8, 15, 22, and 29, 10:00 a.m.
https://templeisrael.zoom.us/j/85436399905
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 854 3639 9905
Join clergy and our Temple community for a weekly Zoom meeting about the war in Israel and its impact in our daily lives. In these grounding conversations, Jewish wisdom will guide us as we seek to understand, to comfort, and to process our feelings about the ongoing conflict.
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