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Pre-Chanukah Celebration 
& Manna for Chanukah

Friday, December 20 @6:15pm
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Join us for our pre-Chanukah Shabbat celebration with performances
by all of our choirs.

There will be a special Manna For Chanukah oneg following the service. Chanukah begins the evening of December 25 this year, so we’re thinking… Chinese food!

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for Manna for Chanukah Oneg

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Gift of Light

Shaaray Tefila members, our Gift of Light Chanukah candle fundraiser has officially launched! Help spread joy and light this season by gifting beautiful Chanukah candles to your fellow temple members. Sales will run through December 12.

Check your inbox for the launch letter containing your personal ordering link.

Spread holiday joy and warmth this season, make someone’s day, and help make our synagogue continue to be the warm and welcoming place we all know it to be!

 

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For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

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Death and Mourning
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As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat jemerman

Shabbat
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As the weather begins to get chillier, many home cooks pull out their trusty slow cookers to create easy yet warm dishes. Slow cooking is nothing new. It hasn't had staying power with Jewish communities just because the resulting food is delicious; it also allowed observant Jews to keep Shabbat by kindling a fire before sundown on Friday and keeping food warm until Saturday afternoon.