July is just around the corner and while Rabbi Cohen is on vacation, Rabbi Emeritus Shelton J. Donnell will be here with many wonderful activities, ranging from Lunch and Learn to Havdallah. Rabbi Donnell will be discussing a variety of thought provoking and inspiring topics throughout the month. Don't miss out on this opportunity to worship and learn with Rabbi Donnell and your TBS family this July!
| WEEK 1 | |
Friday, July 3 6:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Shabbat Evening Services with Rabbi Donnell Experience Shabbat outside and listen to Rabbi Donnell's sermon entitled, "Celebrate the American Jewish Experience." Rabbi Donnell will reflect on what America has meant to Jews and what Jews have meant to America. |
Tuesday, July 7 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Torah Tuesday at Twilight Bring your dinner or a potluck dish for an evening of Torah with Rabbi Donnell who will be discussing "Prayers that Can Transform the Way You Live Your Life." Prayer has the power to transform us - not like magic can “transform” the world through illusion, but in real, meaningful ways. We will take a look at the place and practice of prayer in Jewish tradition and explore a sampling of specific prayers that can change the way we look at the world and our lives. |
Wednesday, July 8 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Board Room) |
Lunch and Learn Take a break in your busy week for Jewish Learning with Rabbi Donnell (bring a sack lunch). The topic being discussed is "Renew Our Days as of Old: How the Rabbis Set the Stage for a Jewish Future - Their Future" Three views from the Talmud (Baba Metzia 59b, Menahot 29b, and Baba Batra 119b). The rabbis who created Judaism from the ruins of the Temple-oriented religion laid waste by the Romans two thousand years ago, built a revolutionary religious, social and philosophical system that survives to this day. How did they do it? What was their goal? We will explore some fascinating clues that they left behind. |
| WEEK 2 | |
Friday, July 10 6:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Shabbat Evening Services with Rabbi Donnell Experience Shabbat outside and listen to Rabbi Donnell's sermon entitled, "Reflections on Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI." On May 11th, Rabbi Donnell was among a select group of inter-religious activists invited to meet with Pope Benedict XVI during his historic visit to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Rabbi Donnell will share some of his insider’s insights on that meeting and the state of inter-religious relations and peace-making in the Middle East. |
Saturday, July 11 7:30 p.m. (Home of Sue and Milt Legome) |
Kabbalah Havdallah with a sweet Se'udah Shlishit Bring Shabbat to a close with with Rabbi Donnell and Wendy Bocarsky and your TBS family. Eat and socialize followed by meditation, music, and study of mystical texts from the Zohar and Hasidic literature on Shabbat and spirituality; ending with Havdallah featuring these themes |
Tuesday, July 14 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Torah Tuesday at Twilight Bring your dinner or a potluck dish for an evening of Torah with Rabbi Donnell who will be discussing "Do You Believe in God? Does God Believe in You?" What do you believe about God? There are many ways to look at God and belief. And, there is much confusion as well. Looking at what some Jewish sages past and present have offered will bring some meaning to this central question of faith. |
| WEEK 3 | |
Friday, July 17 6:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Shabbat Evening Services with Rabbi Donnell Experience Shabbat outside and listen to Rabbi Donnell shed light on "Finding Faith in Times of Financial Uncertainty." The financial crisis has tested more than our ability to weather the economic storm; it has challenged our faith and moral values as well. Rabbi Donnell will share some thoughts on how faith can sustain us during these times and bring about positive social and ethical consequences from our otherwise dire circumstances. |
Tuesday, July 21 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Torah Tuesday at Twilight Bring your dinner or a potluck dish for an evening of Torah with Rabbi Donnell and Wendy Bocarsky "Not for Doctors Only: Judaism and Today's Health Issues." Medical ethics, religion and science, and the role of faith in healing are all issues cropping up in the news today. Rabbi Donnell and Wendy Bocarsky will focus on a selection of current issues bringing together religion and medicine in a program of interest to those in the healing professions and to anyone interested in health, theirs or anyone else’s! |
Wednesday, July 22 12:00 - 2:00 p.m (Board Room) |
Lunch and Learn Take a break in your busy week for Jewish Learning with Rabbi Donnell (bring your own lunch). The topic being discussed is "Responsibility and Conscience: Two Stories from the Midrash" |
Friday, July 24 6:00 p.m. (Sukkah Plaza) |
Shabbat Evening Services with Rabbi Donnell Experience Shabbat outside and listen in as Rabbi Donnell shares his insight on "Things that Really Matter: Thoughts on Parashat Dvarim" |
Saturday, July 25 following services (Library) |
Brunch 'N' Learn: Potluck Brunch Join Rabbi Donnell for Shabbat reflections. "Just Like Moses: What Values Do We Leave the Next Generation?" The tradition of ethical wills and the importance of passing on our values not just our material wealth to the next generation |
