Congregation B'nai Israel

Caribbean Jewish cooking reflects the many tastes and flavors found in the islands, and these pastelitos de guyaba are the perfect example. Yanira Quinones shares her family story and walks through making this classic, easy-to-assemble Cuban pastry in your own kitchen. https://fal.cn/3oUSD

It really is 50 years since Rabbi Sally Priesand was ordained by HUC-JIR.

It’s all in how you view it.

This groundhog isn't as concerned with his shadow as he is hyped for Purim. Just 43 days left, little guy!

Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, & Inclusion Month starts next week.

Ahead of a month focused on Jews with disabilities, advocates say the pandemic has brought changes Jewish disability inclusion advocates say that while some parts of Jewish communal life have become more accessible, there's still work to do.

We wish you a Shabbat of rest, a Shabbat of healing, a Shabbat of peace.

For Colleyville, Texas | To Bend Light This is a prayer of healing for the hostages freed from Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, Texas, as well as the congregation and the community. In 2015 I served as the Selichot Scholar-In-Residence for three Tarrant County Reform Congregations, including Beth Israel. The invitation came from th...

From the rabbis of the Unified Jewish Congregation of Baton Rouge:

Dear Congregants and Friends,

We write with heavy hearts as we monitor the ongoing situation at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, where four people, including our colleague, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, reportedly have been taken hostage earlier today. We understand that first responders and negotiators are on the scene.

We join together in prayer, holding Rabbi Cytron-Walker, all the hostages, and first responders, in our prayers.

Synagogues, like all places of worship, should be sanctuaries of safety, where the only vulnerability we face is opening our hearts to the Holy One and each other.

With hope in our hearts, we await news that the situation has ended, peacefully we pray, without injury or loss of life.

Please know that your safety and the security of our houses of worship are our primary and utmost concern. Tomorrow, security will be present for the Planning & Vision meeting with the architects at the Kleinert Ave. campus at 9:30 am. We have security present for worship services each Friday & Saturday as well as religious school each Sunday.

Take care & be well,
Rabbi Batsheva Appel and Rabbi Teri Appleby

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As Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day begins tonight, we are coming together as for a communal observance. 7 pm tonight. The link was in the weekly email last night.

Thank you, Albertsons Pharmacy, for inviting us to host our second Vaccine Clinic.