Until further notice, services will be at 6:00 via Facebook Live on the Congregation B’nai Israel Facebook page. If you cannot make the “live” service, it will be available to watch any time at your convenience. Click Here to Reach our Temple Facebook Page Simply go to the page at 6:00 and click […]
Dear friends, My first year in rabbinical school was in Jerusalem, one year after the Yom Kippur war had ended. It was a sobering moment when on the anniversary of its conclusion the nation came to a standstill. As is done every year on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, a siren was sounded for two […]
Ah, spring! Spring is most definitely my favorite season. There are attributes of every season that make me smile, but spring is by far the most joy inducing for me. What I love about spring are the vibrant and varied colors nature shares with us through tree blossoms and floral blooms. Each year in the […]
On May 14, 1948, on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired, the Jewish People’s Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by […]
Happy Passover! Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday filled with freedom, friends, and family. Elaine Hyman
Although we no longer have an active Hadassah Chapter in Spartanburg, we would still like to wish everyone a happy Pesach, joyous Seders, and lots of matzoh. Best wishes to all. Nancy Rosenberg
4/6 Wills Lyon 4/8 Aviva Halley 4/9 Nancy Kleinfeld 4/9 Nancy Lyon 4/11 Sandy Nabow 4/17 Karen Greenberg 4/18 Rob Axelrod 4/20 Roger Fuller 4/20 Monika Koser 4/21 Beth Blumenfeld 4/23 Jori Falcon 4/23 Leah Keen
4/2 Juanita & Sheldon Lustgarten 4/16 Rose & Stephen Talbot 4/20 Carrie & Rick Tanenbaum 4/29 Tina & David Lyon
4/1 Henry Vogelstein 4/3 Herschel Levy 4/3 Jack Minsky 4/3 Samuel Witz 4/7 William M. Price 4/8 Sandra Greenfield 4/8 Bella Rabinowitz 4/8 Kurt A. Stern 4/8 Joseph Taffet 4/9 Anne Schultz 4/9 Andrew Blum 4/9 Morton Mooney 4/9 Marvin Sperling 4/9 Mary Vogelstein 4/10 Irving Unger 4/11 Pearl Skolnick 4/11 Moshe Stemberg 4/12 Goldie […]
Dear Friends, When fifth year rabbinical students learned of a new student headed for Jerusalem for their Hebrew Ulpan, they would spare no effort to play a prank on them. To wit, they would tell their junior and naive future rabbis that the Hebrew toast L’chaim –“To life!” needed to be altered to L’chayot when in the […]
God’s Questions God won’t ask what kind of car you drove but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. God won’t ask the square footage of your house but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won’t ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet […]
How do you embrace hope when many have experienced loss on so many levels? We have lost people, physical touch with others, hugs, and handshakes. There has been the loss of jobs, businesses, livelihoods, and months of education. However, even amid the desolation of our losses, there is still HOPE! In this session, gain insights […]