This is the first Shabbat of 2020 that I look forward to spending with you, TBS. When I hear 2020, I don’t think of the year rather I think about perfect vision. The reality is, there is no such thing as perfect vision. What we can do is work to make our vision better and […]
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Selichot Dinner, Program and Services
Join us Saturday, September 1 for our Selichot Program 6:00 pm | Dinner catered by Cooking it Personally – Denise Stephens Menu Mediterranean Chicken Dinner – Boneless chicken baked and then topped with artichoke hearts, asparagus, olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and white wine, served over lemon, fettuccine noodles. Vegetarian Option (Only available if it is […]
Watch the L’Chaim Tribute Video for Rabbi Cohen
Thank you to all who attended this past weekend’s TBS Gala: L’Chaim – A Musical Tribute to Rabbi Heidi Cohen. We are so thankful for the outpouring of support from our congregants and friends! For those of you who were not able to attend, we would like to share with you the video presentation of tributes […]
Religious absence letter template for your student
Dear TBS Parents, With the High Holy days falling during the school week this year, it is very important to let your child’s teacher(s) and school office know in advance that they will be absent for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Below is a template letter you can use to inform your children’s teachers and […]
Rabbi on Tap
Come hang out with Rabbi Cohen and friends while enjoying hand crafted brews. Wednesday, August 17 – 6:30 pm The Good Beer Company 309 W. 4th St., Santa Ana, 92701 This is a no host event – everyone is responsible for buying their own beer. Please know, the Good Beer Company does not serve any […]
Amazing Final School Project from TBS Senior
I am always so impressed with what our youth create in school. Yasher Koach to Mia Sands (grand-daughter of Jack and Angela Holmes) for her final multi-media project! Why am I putting it here on the TBS website? Because, she captured the beauty of Shabbat and Jewish tradition that she experiences at home and at […]
Rabbi Cohen at Cypress College on Yom HaShoah
The candle, the silent flame that illuminates the darkness. So gentle, so fragile, but also so powerful. Tonight, we remember the six million Jews, one and half million of whom were children, eleven million people in total, whose lives were so quickly extinguished for no other reason but power and hate. Tonight is Yom HaShoah. […]
Shemini – Perception, do we care or not?
Yesterday we studied parashat Shemini, focusing on kashrut. The hour flew by and we were not able to fully develop so many of the thoughts and conversations we began. Hopefully, here we can continue and allow each other the opportunity to expand on what was provoked. Torah study begins with the peshat, the literal meaning. […]
TBS Teens Take On Washington DC!
Last weekend I had the privilege of traveling with six of our 11th/12th grade students to L’Taken. This four day intensive social justice program is organized by the Reform movement’s legislative office, the Religious Action Center. During this seminar students learned about current issues in our country and the Jewish values around each. The culmination […]
Love Your Neighbor – suggestion or mitzvah?
This past weekend the KKK, who are alive and well in Orange County, announced they were going to hold a rally against immigration in Anaheim under their “white lives matter” theme. First, it’s sad that the KKK still have an active presence here in Orange County and this hatred against the Jewish community and other […]