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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 Methodist: 197 Church St. Sunday 10:30 a.m. worship livestreamed on Facebook.com/CheshireUMC. Dalton ARK Com...

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 the office at 941-955-8121 or email info@templebethsholomfl.org  • Temple Sinai presents a new Z...

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 unexplained reason. When the cart carrying the Ark nearly topples over, Uzzah reaches out to preven...

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). Cheshire United Methodist: Sunday 10:30 a.m. worship livestreamed on Facebook.com/CheshireUMC. Dalton ARK...

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 of protection or a charm, to assist the woman in finding her husband. Unbeknownst to them, there was ...