Long Exposures
In convallis quis est fermentum sollicitudin. Phasellus nec purus elit. Aenean tempus tincidunt dolor, quis auctor diam auctor non. Quisque at fermentum purus, a aliquet arcu.
Sections
Culture
Living Art
Cras tristique feugiat neque sed vestibulum. Sed eu urna quis lacus aliquet fermentum vel sed risus. Integer laoreet pretium interdum. Proin consequat consequat feugiat. Integer pellentesque faucibus aliquet.
1 2
Education
From the Heart with Rabbi Liebowitz
Rav Kook wrote in Orot (Orot Yisrael 3:3, p. 146): “Bonding with a Tzaddik, in order that the force of being of the Tzaddik’s soul should influence the imperfect soul [of the follower] is a very respectable matter in the process of spiritual growth. However, it requires great caution. If the follower should err regarding […]
Book Night!
Date and time TBA The discussion will be about the book Off the Edge, by Kelly Well. The book is available on Amazon in these formats: hardcover, audio, and kindle. Click Here to Purchase
From Our Rabbi
From the Heart with Rabbi Liebowitz
Rav Kook wrote in Orot (Orot Yisrael 3:3, p. 146): “Bonding with a Tzaddik, in order that the force of being of the Tzaddik’s soul should influence the imperfect soul [of the follower] is a very respectable matter in the process of spiritual growth. However, it requires great caution. If the follower should err regarding […]
Book Night!
Date and time TBA The discussion will be about the book Off the Edge, by Kelly Well. The book is available on Amazon in these formats: hardcover, audio, and kindle. Click Here to Purchase
Fund Raising
A Special Reminder
We cannot meet the financial obligations of the Temple without your support. Please remember to pay your dues and annual appeal pledge as soon as possible. All payments are needed to keep our Temple Running. Thank you!
Galleries
Lightbox Image
Vestibulum congue nisl magna. Ut vulputate odio id dui convallis in adipiscing libero condimentum. Nunc et pharetra enim. Praesent pharetra, neque et luctus tempor, leo sapien faucibus leo, a dignissim turpis ipsum sed libero. Sed sed luctus purus. Aliquam faucibus turpis at libero consectetur euismod. Nam nunc lectus, congue non egestas quis, condimentum ut arcu. […]
Hadassah
A Message from Hadassah
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
COVID 19 Precautions and Cancellation of Services
Friday evening services and Saturday morning Torah discussions are canceled until further notice. Wishing you good health as we work to contain the pandemic.
Holidays
In every generation a person should see themselves as if they were personally redeemed from Egypt! (Haggadah) Dear Friends, My father, alav Hashalom (May he rest in peace!) conducted the family seder. Though not religious he did an decent job and repressed his annoyance when his wife, my mom aleha Hashalom (May she rest […]
Contract for Selling Chametz 5782
Prohibition of Chametz On Pesach it is prohibited to possess chametz (leaven). All chametz that will not be eaten or burned before Pesach must be sold to a non- Jew. All chametz utensils that will not be thoroughly cleaned by then, and are stored away in closets or rooms while preparing for Pesach. The storage […]
In Memoriam
August Yarhzeits
8/2 Luevina M. Powers 8/4 Samuel Feinstein 8/4 Meyer Poliakoff 8/4 William A. Poulson 8/5 Eva Geller 8/5 Leo Gunther 8/5 Mitchell R. Price 8/5 Fannie Simon 8/6 Max Greenwald 8/6 Jennie Novey 8/6 Sara Simmons 8/7 Samuel Fox 8/8 Bea Adelman 8/8 Joseph Geier II 8/9 Ben Barbarash 8/9 Henry B. Barnet, Jr. 8/9 […]
July Yarhzeits
7/2 Maurice Abelsky 7/2 Eleanor Essman 7/2 Ida Litoff 7/2 Bonnie Peregoff 7/3 Sandor Teszler 7/4 Barry August 7/4 Osher Koser 7/4 Benjamin Levin 7/6 Maurice E. Bromley 7/7 Boris Stein 7/8 Rosa Lessner 7/9 Miriam M. Price 7/11 Frances Briller 7/11 Sarah L. Freedman 7/12 Abe H. Morris 7/12 Kathy H. Steinberg 7/13 Evelyn […]
In Memorium
October Yarhzeits
10/2 Jennie H. Cohen 10/2 Mark A. Fleishman 10/2 Harry From 10/2 Philip Weintraub 10/2 William Wimpy 10/3 Linda Rosenberg 10/3 Joel L. Tanenbaum 10/4 Bernard Litoff 10/7 Lewis Collins 10/7 Allen London 10/8 Sigmund Litoff 10/9 Anna Adler 10/9 Jeff Kaplan 10/9 Barry M. List 10/9 Abraham Rabinowitz 10/10 Abraham Katz 10/10 Dora […]
Israel
7 Decades of Innovation in Israel: Science and Technology Partnerships
BY RACHEL LANDMAN , 4/24/2018 On my most recent visit to Israel – in preparation for this summer’s URJ Sci-Tech Israel program – I noticed the presence of U.S. companies. Throughout Israel’s “Silicon Wadi,” the counterpart to our Silicon Valley, are research and development facilities for Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and others, intermixed with […]
Update to Service Schedule for Shabbat, Friday April 20th!
Falafel Friday: This Friday at 6:00 pm-Israel Independence Day Following Services, Jason McKinney will be providing a concert!
Jewish Life
May Yahrzeits
5/1 Goldie Stemberg 5/2 Abraham Moglin 5/2 Dana S. Sachs 5/2 Irving I. Witz 5/7 Mary L. Busch 5/8 Murray Aronson 5/8 Eunice Sperling 5/10 Marion Feinstein 5/10 Solomon Silver 5/11 Phyllis Stauber 5/12 Ida Switzer 5/13 Jonathan A. Fishbein 5/13 Hyman Perlman 5/13 Andrew Teszler 5/15 Dorothy Brett 5 /15 Alvin Fox 5/17 Louis […]
In every generation a person should see themselves as if they were personally redeemed from Egypt! (Haggadah) Dear Friends, My father, alav Hashalom (May he rest in peace!) conducted the family seder. Though not religious he did an decent job and repressed his annoyance when his wife, my mom aleha Hashalom (May she rest […]
Lifestyle
Clean Air
Vivamus pharetra magna fermentum tincidunt imperdiet. Aenean venenatis sollicitudin odio in ultrices. Proin a nibh at dolor rhoncus pulvinar. Nullam eget tincidunt enim.
Learn Something New
Proin vitae lectus eu turpis sollicitudin sagittis. Aliquam nunc odio, semper lacinia tincidunt a, dapibus vitae dolor. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia.
1 2
Meet our Menschen!
Cheryl August is Our Mensch of the Month!
Mazel Tov to our August Mensch of the Month, Cheryl August! If you do not know her (which seems impossible) please meet Cheryl in her own words! I was born outside of Rochester, NY. I worked over the years as an administrative assistant in the legal and real estate fields. I met Barry when he […]
Hank Steinberg is Our Mensch of the Months for June!
If you are a member of Temple B’nai Israel or the Greater Spartanburg Community, you know the friendly face and warm handshake of Hank Steinberg. While Hank deserves to be Mensch of the Decade, we honor his strong presence in our congregational family for the month of June! “I was born and educated in Spartanburg […]
1 2
News
Clean Air
Vivamus pharetra magna fermentum tincidunt imperdiet. Aenean venenatis sollicitudin odio in ultrices. Proin a nibh at dolor rhoncus pulvinar. Nullam eget tincidunt enim.
Learn Something New
Proin vitae lectus eu turpis sollicitudin sagittis. Aliquam nunc odio, semper lacinia tincidunt a, dapibus vitae dolor. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia.
News and Announcements
From the Heart with Rabbi Liebowitz
Rav Kook wrote in Orot (Orot Yisrael 3:3, p. 146): “Bonding with a Tzaddik, in order that the force of being of the Tzaddik’s soul should influence the imperfect soul [of the follower] is a very respectable matter in the process of spiritual growth. However, it requires great caution. If the follower should err regarding […]
Rabbi in the Community
Rabbi Liebowitz was part of a lecture on the Lentin Season at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. There was a retirement party held for Sue Schnieder, Water Commissioner, for which Rabbi Liebowitz was present
Our Congregation
Rabbi in the Community
Rabbi Liebowitz was part of a lecture on the Lentin Season at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. There was a retirement party held for Sue Schnieder, Water Commissioner, for which Rabbi Liebowitz was present
Book Night!
Date and time TBA The discussion will be about the book Off the Edge, by Kelly Well. The book is available on Amazon in these formats: hardcover, audio, and kindle. Click Here to Purchase
Recipe of the Month
English Wedding Cake for Tu B’Shevat
By Jessica Halfin January 2018 One thing that Julia Child and I have in common is that we both dealt with culinary figures of authority who didn’t believe in us. Child’s was Madame Brassart, owner of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Mine was Miriam, my baking teacher at Dan Gourmet in Haifa in 2010, where […]
1 2
Simchot
May Birthdays
5/1 Brian Hendrickson 5/1 Rick Tanenbaum 5/2 Marilyn Litoff 5/3 Benjamin Brough 5/3 Susan Goldman 5/3 Sylvia Rex 5/7 David Blumenfeld 5/9 Andrew Poliakoff 5/9 Alane Russell 5/13 Steve Garrell 5/18 Rebecca Greenfield 5/19 Norma Mortge 5/23 Lianne Wood 5/24 Trey Swanson 5/25 Rex Russell 5/31 Robert Lyon
May Anniversaries
5/13 Roxanne & Bogdan Gheorghiu 5/17 Deede & Jeff Cohen 5/13 Irene & Junie White 5/30 Cathy & Jon Lewson
Sisterhood
Sisterhood News
It was wonderful to be able to see and visit with so many of our members at our Sisterhood meeting on Sunday the 20th. It has been a long two years since we have been able to get together. One of our topics was plans for the bake sale. It WILL be held this year […]
A Note from Sisterhood
I’d like to introduce myself, I’m Peggy Ann Buchman, the new president of Temple Sisterhood. My husband Brian Hendrickson and I moved here over 5 years ago. Prior to that we belonged to Temple Chai, a large reform congregation in Long Grove, Illinois. I worked there as the clergy secretary for over 15 years. I’m […]
Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance
Interfaith Alliance Discussion, August 15th
Along with the Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance, the Rabbi is chairing a panelist discussion, The Evolution of Faith Traditions: Tensions and Opportunities, on Wednesday, August 15. This will take place at 12:00 pm, and lunch will be serviced here at the Temple. Members are welcome to attend, but please RSVP as soon as possible so that […]
Rabbi in the Community
The Rabbi led 41 people on the Pilgrimage of Peoples visit to Washington, DC including seven of our Temple members. He also participated in the Ordination of Scott Neely of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church. Along with the Spartanburg Green Congregations, the Rabbi sponsored the showing of the film Chasing Coral.
Uncategorized
Ukraine Then and Now: Prophetic Poem Written by Shalom Gershtein, Rabbi Liebowitz’s Grandfather
This is poem written by Rabbi Liebowitz’s grandfather, a Hebrew poet and teacher who escaped from Ukraine over 100 years ago. This poem could have been written today. To my teacher Joseph and to my sister-in-law Mrs. Golda with eternal love, I send this picture. It is very difficult for me to bear the sadness […]
Updates
New Team Member
Pellentesque interdum rutrum quam, a pharetra est pulvinar ac. Vestibulum congue nisl magna. Ut vulputate odio id dui convallis in adipiscing libero condimentum. Nunc et pharetra enim. Praesent pharetra, neque et luctus tempor, leo sapien faucibus leo, a dignissim turpis ipsum sed libero. Sed sed luctus purus. Aliquam faucibus turpis at libero consectetur euismod. Nam […]
New Theme Released
Sed sagittis, elit egestas rutrum vehicula, neque dolor fringilla lacus, ut rhoncus turpis augue vitae libero. Nam risus velit, rhoncus eget consectetur id, posuere at ligula. Vivamus imperdiet diam ac tortor tempus posuere. Curabitur at arcu id turpis posuere bibendum. Sed commodo mauris eget diam pretium cursus. In sagittis feugiat mauris, in ultrices mauris lacinia […]
Works
iFrame Window
Donec consequat eros eget lectus dictum sit amet ultrices neque sodales. Aliquam metus diam, mattis fringilla adipiscing at, lacinia at nulla. Fusce ut sem est. In eu sagittis felis. In gravida arcu ut neque ornare vitae rutrum turpis vehicula. Nunc ultrices sem mollis metus rutrum non malesuada metus fermentum. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus […]
Lightbox Video
In gravida arcu ut neque ornare vitae rutrum turpis vehicula. Nunc ultrices sem mollis metus rutrum non malesuada metus fermentum. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Pellentesque interdum rutrum quam, a pharetra est pulvinar ac. Vestibulum congue nisl magna. Ut vulputate odio id dui convallis in adipiscing libero […]
Worship
From the Heart with Rabbi Liebowitz
Rav Kook wrote in Orot (Orot Yisrael 3:3, p. 146): “Bonding with a Tzaddik, in order that the force of being of the Tzaddik’s soul should influence the imperfect soul [of the follower] is a very respectable matter in the process of spiritual growth. However, it requires great caution. If the follower should err regarding […]
In every generation a person should see themselves as if they were personally redeemed from Egypt! (Haggadah) Dear Friends, My father, alav Hashalom (May he rest in peace!) conducted the family seder. Though not religious he did an decent job and repressed his annoyance when his wife, my mom aleha Hashalom (May she rest […]