23 Elul 5770
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
Caveat on reading
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23 Elul 5770 Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech Caveat on reading |
| High Holy Days are coming! |
JRF Convention | This Month at Keddem 8/8 |
Weekly Quote from
Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan,
z"l (1881-1983)
[Regarding Shiva observance, continued] ... The stream of people coming and going prevents futile brooding and the compulsory abstention from labor makes it impossible for the dead to pass out of mind with almost tragic swiftness. I felt as if the days of mourning with the visits of all kinds of people and the daily services had socialized me more Jewishly, had knit me closer to the body of Jewish life and traditions. It is such a feeling that I always identify as Jewishness or Judaism.
From Communings of the Spirit, Vol. I, page 109, Thursday, February 1, 1917; used with permission.
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Visit JRF's Kaplan Corner!
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Yes, Elul is upon us, and Tishrei is not far behind. Plan to join us for Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur, along with the rest of our Tishrei activities. We will hold most of our High Holy Days services this year at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto). You can make reservations (attendance is at no cost) here, or by completing and returning this form. See the calendar and stay tuned for more information—including on-line reservation access.
JRF's 2010 Convention is coming—to California! Save the date: November 11-14, 2010, and plan to join us for "California Dreaming: Visioning Our Future."
Why go to Convention?
See JRF's Convention Page for more information.
In addition to our public blog, Keddem now has a community blog. The community blog, at blog.Keddem.org, provide a forum for online discussion. See here for info on our blogs.
Mordecai Kaplan's biographer, Dr. Mel Scult, has given us the opportunity to "look over his shoulder" as he works on his next volume of Communings of the Spirit, selections from Kaplan's prodigious diary. Every month, Dr. Scult will send JRF two or three journal entries for publication on the JRF web site. In addition, he is sending JRF audio recordings of conversations he had with Rabbi Kaplan in 1972; these, along with photos and more, will also be available online.
JRF has also created a listserv called "kaplan-corner"; its sole purpose is to inform subscribers that the site has been updated with new journal entries from Dr. Scult.
Check out JRF's Kaplan Corner!
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For a description of each list and information on how to join a list, update your email address, remove yourself from a list, or post to a list, click here. (As mentioned there, archives are available for all of these lists.)
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We are one of over 100 congregations and havurot affiliated with the Reconstructionist movement. Liberal in outlook, yet respecting tradition, Reconstructionism is the newest of the four movements of organized American Judaism. To learn more, click here. |
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