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Parashat Ki Tetze: Our Holy Camp
It is said that we should read the Torah trying to find some kind of connection with our daily lives, so that it becomes relevant and...
Sep 13, 2024


Parashat Shoftim: To Search for Justice or To Be Afraid of Our Reality
There are passages in the Torah that are very clear and hardly need to be interpreted in the light of our times. It should be enough to...
Sep 5, 2024


Parashat Re'eh: A Time for a Deep Self Reflection
Next Monday evening, Tuesday and Wednesday is Rosh Chodesh – the new moon. Now, the moon begins to wax again. Being in tune with the...
Aug 30, 2024


Parashat Ekev: To Forget and Forgive or to Remember Forever?
In our weekly parashah, Ekev, there are many precepts and commandments that Moses conveys to the people before leaving them beyond the...
Aug 23, 2024


Parashat Vaetchanan: A Living Human Tapestry
"Ushmartem va'asitem ki hi chokhmatchem uvinatchem le'einei kol ha'amim asher yishme'un et kol hachukim ha'ele." "We shall keep and do,...
Aug 16, 2024


Parashat Devarim: From Anguish to the Celebration of Continuity
Today we begin the last of the books of the Torah, Devarim or Deuteronomy, in which, as we have studied repeatedly, Moses begins his...
Aug 9, 2024


Parashat Matot-Masaei: The Value of Each of Our Journeys
This week we read two Parshiot: Parshat Matot and Parshat Masaei, thus concluding the fourth book of the Torah: Sefer Bamidbar. Parashat...
Aug 2, 2024


Parashat Pinchas: Making Difficult Moral Decisions
Let's recall the story of Pinchas, the priest who gave his name to the Parasha, the section of the Torah that we read this Shabbat and...
Jul 26, 2024


Parashat Balak: Knowing Who You Can Count on
Parashat Balak is the one where a prophet or sorcerer, who is not a member of the people of Israel, is tasked with cursing the people of...
Jul 19, 2024


Parashat Chukat: Learning to Step Aside
Parashat Chukat is a complicated parashah. It is the parashah in which Moses receives his punishment, which prevents him from entering...
Jul 12, 2024


Temple News July/August 2024
Shalom, A huge thank you to the volunteers who worked tirelessly at Jewtica 2024. Check out the website- Jewtica.com, and submit your...
Jul 6, 2024


Community Spirit: Celebrating Our Shared Heritage and Traditions in Utica
As part of the Jewish People, from our place in the diaspora, we are part of an army outside of Israel of millions of Jews who must care and
Jul 6, 2024


Parashat Korach: Good Intentions for a Better Future
Who is Korach? Korach is that member of the people of Israel who, with all his material wealth, believes he can dazzle the people. He...
Jul 5, 2024


Parashat Shlach Lecha: Repairing the broken with Gold
There is a Japanese technique called kintsukuroi that celebrates the history of broken objects. When something breaks, we often regret...
Jun 28, 2024


Parashat Beha’alotcha: Someone to Lean on in Difficult Times
Parashat Behaalotcha places us in a complicated moment in the journey of the people of Israel in the desert. Many well-known episodes...
Jun 20, 2024


Parashat Naso: Which Do You Choose?
It is very common, especially in our society, to boast about the titles one holds. If we are addressed with the title of "Doctor" or...
Jun 14, 2024


Parashat Bemidvar: Know Who You Can Count On
"Numbers" begins with a census of the Israelites. That's why this book is known in English (and also in Spanish) as "Numbers." Since this...
Jun 7, 2024


Shabbat Bechukotay: If I Forget You, Oh Jerusalem, Oh Israel, What Would Become of Us?
"If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you,...
May 31, 2024

June 2024 | President's Message
Shalom, PLEASE ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ON JUNE 4TH AT 7:00PM IN THE TEMPLE SANCTUARY. Light refreshments will be served....
May 29, 2024


Jewish Continuity and Belonging
We are the Jews because, knowing our people's history, we must heed its call to write the next chapter and continue its journey. We cannot a
May 28, 2024
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