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COVID-19 Specific Information and Services The Temple is closed until further notice. Virtual online Shabbat services are held every week via Zoom (information below). Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 10:00 AM, with Torah Study at 11:30 AM. For more information please visit our website, or contact the office. Our office staff and Board of Directors are still serving and available to answer questions. Friday Shabbat Service - Meeting ID: 435 464 501, Meeting Password: 852468. Saturday Shabbat Se...

Adams First Congregational: 42 Park St. Traditional service at 9:15 a.m. in sanctuary; Contemporary service at 10:15 a.m. in the gym and livestreamed on Facebook. Information: fccadams.org. St. John Paul II: Masses: 4 p.m. Saturday at Notre Dame; 8 a.m. Sunday at St. Stanislaus Kostka. Becket Yoked Parish of Becket: Services posted to Facebook (search First Congregational Church of Becket, MA) and YouTube (search Yoked Parish of Becket). Cheshire United Methodist: Livestreamed worship at 10:30 ...

He helped create Urban Stables, other philanthropic projects and was an anti-war activist, member of Chicago 15. By Bruce Murphy - Apr 26th, 2021 02:37 pm //end headline wrapper ?> William A. Durkin, Jr. Photo courtesy of Katie Pritchard. William A. Durkin, Jr., 71, died after a six-year battle with cancer on April 18. As the leader of Durkin Associates, he worked as an advisor with over 100 clients to help raise money for local philanthropic projects, but was ...

Adams First Congregational: 42 Park St. Traditional service at 9:15 a.m. in sanctuary; Contemporary service at 10:15 a.m. in the gym and livestreamed on Facebook. Information: fccadams.org. St. John Paul II Parish: Masses: 4 p.m. Saturday at Notre Dame; 8 a.m. Sunday at St. Stanislaus Kostka Mission Church. Becket Yoked Parish of Becket: Church services are being recorded and posted on Facebook (search First Congregational Church of Becket, MA) and YouTube (search Yoked Parish of Becket). Chesh...

Nevei Kodesh, a warm and welcoming Jewish Renewal Community invites you to join us virtually for prayer, study and connection! Kabbalat Shabbat and Friday night Service, Friday, April 16, 7:00 – 8:30 pm  Led by Ba’al Tefilah Michelle Wolf, with musical leadership by Susan Berman. Join in prayer and song to welcome Shabbat, and to explore the practice of sanctuary—creating safe dwelling for others, and for the Holy One inside ourselves. We are also collecting funds for an immigrant family...

Adams First Congregational: 42 Park St. Traditional service at 9:15 a.m. in sanctuary; Contemporary service at 10:15 a.m. in the gym and livestreamed on Facebook. Information: fccadams.org. St. John Paul II Parish: Masses: 4 p.m. Saturday at Notre Dame; 8 a.m. Sunday at St. Stanislaus Kostka Mission Church. Becket Yoked Parish of Becket: Church services are posted on Facebook (search First Congregational Church of Becket, MA) and YouTube (search Yoked Parish of Becket). Cheshire United Methodis...

Religious events beginning April 10 Sarasota Herald-Tribune New classes, events and announcements • Temple Beth Sholom presents “An Evening with Israeli Ambassador Akiva Tor” at 7 p.m. Sunday via Zoom. Join Tor, the Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Korea, as he shares his presentation on “Israel and the World Jewish Community: The Way Forward.” Registration for this event is required. Visit templebethsholomfl.org/events to register. For more information, contact...

There has been much emphasis during this pandemic on staying away from one another, keeping our hands clean and not touching public doors or surfaces. Perhaps it is no coincidence that in this week’s Torah and Haftorah portions we read about three strange deaths. Nadab and Abihu, Aaron’s sons, die a mysterious death when they offer — as the text cryptically states — “strange fire.” In the Haftorah, Uzzah, who is helping to move the Ark to Jerusalem, also dies of an...

Adams First Congregational: 42 Park St. Traditional service at 9:15 a.m. in sanctuary; Contemporary service at 10:15 a.m. in the gym and livestreamed on Facebook. Information: fccadams.org. St. John Paul II Parish: Masses: 4 p.m. Saturday at Notre Dame; 8 a.m. Sunday at St. Stanislaus Kostka Mission Church. Becket Yoked Parish of Becket: Church services are being recorded and posted on Facebook (search First Congregational Church of Becket, MA) and YouTube (search Yoked Parish of Becket). Chesh...

This week we begin Sefer VaYikra, the book of Leviticus where sacrifices are a central topic and theme. The nature of sacrifices and their application to our daily lives is of major import and can teach us life-altering lessons. When I first started in the rabbinate, there was a family in my congregation whose single daughter wanted to get married. On Yom Kippur, they were advised to buy the maftir, the last person called up to the Torah on Shabbat and holiday mornings, as a segulah, a form o...