The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Drash Schedule for August 2019
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Date |
Parsha | Drash |
| Aug 3 | Mattot/Ma’asay | Robert Littman |
| Aug 10 | Devarim | Hefcibah Martin |
| Aug 17 | Va’etchanan | Rabbi Daniel Lev |
| Aug 24 | Ekev | Sally Morgan |
Honey and Poi – Author’s Preface
By Dr. Mathew Sgan
“I read Honey and Poi in one reading. I couldn’t put it down. I especially loved knowing the details of how the schul came into being, who the pioneers were, and the split involving egalitarianism. It… Continue reading
Let’s Toast to Life
A toast by Carolann Biederman, given during Donald Armstrong’s Roast & Toast Tribute Event
Many of Donald’s accomplishments here in Hawaii are collaborations and strategic partnerships. We know “it takes a village.” And it takes Sandy.
Tonight, though, the… Continue reading
For Jewish Ritual Celebrations and Ceremonies
Contact Rabbi Mel Libman, a member of Sof Maarav, resident of Honolulu, a member of the Rabbinical Assembly (the professional organization of Conservative Rabbis) and a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York
Rabbi Mel Lipman… Continue reading
Family Promise
Family Promise is a wonderful, interdenominational service program that provides shelter to working homeless
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- Modern Jewish Mystical MastersThis fall, as part of the Me’ah Select program at Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Natan Margalit will teach a class on the thought, practices and lives of some of the most profound and influential Jewish mystics of the modern era. Building on the earlier mystical traditions of heavenly ascents, Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, numerology and early […]