Beth Abraham Synagogue Beth Abraham will celebrate 125 years as a vibrant center of Jewish life in 2019. While much has changed since its first location in a small wood framed building on Wayne Ave., our core mission has remained the same: to be a welcoming and embracing congregation for families who wish to participate in the joy of Jewish communal life. Our synagogue’s namesake, Abraham, truly reflects who we are. Jewish tradition teaches that Abraham’s tent was open on all four sides so that he could welcome travelers approaching from every direction. Abraham’s spiritual greatness was that he saw God’s image in everyone – friend or stranger. In Abraham’s presence, everyone felt welcomed and embraced. Abraham’s open spiritual posture allowed him to become av-raham, the father of many. This is the inclusive and welcoming spiritual posture that Beth Abraham – “The House of Abraham” - has continually practiced for nearly 125 years. Please come and visit with us and enjoy our tent of hospitality.
Beth Jacob Congregation Social Action We volunteer our time to serve dinner at St. Vincent's on the 4th Sunday of each month. Please contact Tammy at BethJacob1@aol.com or (937) 274-2149 to sign up to help. Recent Events Renowned east coast chef and baker Paula Shoyer came to Dayton on February 17th to talk about her new cookbook, The Healthy Jewish Kitchen. Thanks to an Innovation Grant from the Federation, a diverse group of Jewish women took over the beautiful kitchen at Beth Jacob Congregation and prepared a selection of delicious recipes from Ms. Shoyer’s book to taste. Ms. Shoyer discussed The Healthy Jewish Kitchen having been borne from her want to recreate the iconic Jewish foods from her childhood without having to use the unhealthy ingredients that had been staples in her grandmother’s kitchen. All who attended agreed that it was a delicious endeavor! ב”ה
Chabad of Greater Dayton What Is? Rethink everything you know about our universe. A new six-class series from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, beginning, Monday, April 23 at 7PM.
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IMAGINE that you were able to rethink everything you knew about the universe, the laws of nature, your own consciousness, and the very idea of existence and reality. Imagine the new insights you would gain, the fresh perspective with which you would embark on the journey of life each morning. What Is? does exactly that.
Is the world real? What is time? Where does our sense of self come from? Why does evil exist? If G-d already knows what we will do tomorrow, is our “freedom of choice” nothing more than an illusion? Does the word “Gd” actually mean something, or is it just our way of referring to whatever it is that we cannot explain?
Drawing on the wisdom of Chasidic teaching, the most basic building blocks of existence are reexamined from the bottom up, revolutionizing our understanding of life, reality, and our place in the world. For more information or to reserve visit www.myjli.com or call (937) 643-0770.
THINK DEEPLY. LIVE DEEPLY.
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