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Temple Goes to Israel – Day 4 Continued
We arrived to the edge of the Ramon crater and were greeted by a small group of Bedouin people who served us an authentic meal of chicken (cooked in a stone stove), rice, fatir, potatoes and sweet...
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Temple Goes to Israel – Jeeps in the Desert
Welcome to the African-Syrian rift valley! This morning, half of our group embarked on a rugged adventure through this vast basin, surprisingly lush and covered evenly with winter vegetation. This land...
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Journey of a Lifetime: Temple Goes to Israel – Day 5 Petra
We drove an hour from kibbutz Lotan. At the border we debarked the bus and walking, had to pass through 2 Israeli checkpoints before another scrutiny at the crossing into Jordan. In a van driving...
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Temple Goes to Israel – Day 6
A Dip In The Dead Sea The Dead Sea gets its name from the fact that no macroscopic plants or animals live there (though some bacteria do) due to high salt concentration. The Dead Sea is actually a...
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Temple Goes to Israel – Day 7
Today marks day 7 in our journey! Sitting here in the lobby of our Jerusalem hotel recounting the day’s events, I am grateful that we have all come to know each other so much better through our shared...
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Temple Goes to Israel – Day 8
Machane Yehuda market After several days of bright sunshine and warm winter, a front brought cold and rain,(Sharav), reminding us it is still winter in Israel. Yad Vashem The grey day provided an...
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Temple Goes to Israel – Day 9
March 7, 2020 Blog Post by The Abramsons The theme of our final full day was different religions and different groups within the Jewish community vying to decide what will be the soundtrack and face of...
View ArticleRabbi Sagal’s Sermon
Rabbi Doug Sagal doug@rabbisagal.com SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE SERMON I AM HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING, WITH YOU MEMBERS OF TEMPLE EMANU-EL BETH SHOLOM, AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE TUNING IN, AND...
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Kol Nidrei by Max BRUCH Denis Brott, cello Jean-Willy Kunz, organ Yom Kippur September 27, 2020 Yom Kippur Written by Denis Brott This live video recorded performance from Temple Emanu-El in Montreal...
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Shabbat Special: Dr. Murray Watson, First Night of Sukkot
First of all, I would like to extend my gratitude to Rabbi Grushcow, and to Temple Emanu-El-Beth-Sholom for the privilege of being invited to join you this evening, for the first night of Sukkot, and...
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