In Focus

In focus 6.9.17

 

(L-R): Cantorial soloist Nichole Chorny, Mallory Hulsey, Erika Spivack, Aaron Green, Jillian Cassius, Hannah Peskin-Owens, Geva Ozeri, Corey Karp, Rebecca Dubin and Rabbi Robert Eisen at a rehearsal.

Congregation Anshei Israel confirmation

Congregation Anshei Israel held its 2017 confirmation ceremony during Shabbat services on Saturday, May 6.

Back row (L-R): Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon, Miriam Arden, Emiliano Romero-Garma, Ben Spiegel, Ari Parker, Zach Schlamowitz; front row: Alexa Contreras, Andrea Veytia, Cipora Cohon, Sabina Anderson, Maya Levy, Rabbi Batsheva Appel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temple Emanu-El confirmation

Temple Emanu-El held its 2017 confirmation ceremony during Shabbat services on Friday, May 19.

 

(L-R): Cantorial soloist Diana Povolotskaya, Hannah Weisman, Connor Oseran, Julia Braun, Nathan Rix, Spencer Lewis, Zoe Holtzman, Bradley Feig, Rabbi Stephanie Aaron

 

Congregation Chaverim confirmation

Congregation Chaverim held its 2017 confirmation ceremony during Shabbat services on Saturday, May 13.

 

 

 

 

Adult b’not mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El

Leslie Shire (left) and Suzy Brown carry Torahs in the Torah processional at their b’not mitzvah ceremony, held during Shabbat services on Saturday, May 20 at Temple Emanu-El.

 

 

 

(L-R) Handmaker CEO Art Martin, former Handmaker board of directors member Doug Levy, Handmaker Board Chair Phil Bregman, Handmaker Second Vice Chair Maury Kauffman

Rabbis discuss G-d at Handmaker

Residents and guests filled the great room at Handmaker on Sunday, May 21 for a lecture on “Finding G-d (in the) Every Day,” featuring Rabbis Robert Eisen of Congregation Anshei Israel, Thomas Louchheim of Congregation Or Chadash and Yossie Shemtov of Congregation Young Israel/Chabad.  During a question-and-answer period after the rabbis’ initial presentations, questions focused on belief in G-d, belief in whether G-d wrote the Torah, and how we can connect to G-d when bad things happen to good people.