The Death of a Giant
08/12/2020 12:44:49 PM
One of the most important rabbis in the world passed away earlier this week.
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz was, without any exaggeration, a transformative figure in Jewish history. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin described him as a “modern-day Rashi” for...Read more...
Divinity of Details
08/06/2020 01:52:01 PM
Judaism’s framework of blessings on food can appear utterly bewildering.
There are six categories of food, each with its own blessing, and it can be more than a little confusing to determine which blessing goes to which...Read more...
Scheduling Sadness
07/28/2020 05:41:15 PM
The destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem; by Francesco Hayez
The evening of Wednesday, July 29, 2020 marks the beginning of Tisha b’Av, the hardest day on the Jewish calendar. It literally means “The ninth day of...Read more...
Summer Reading
07/21/2020 02:07:57 PM
One of the few upsides of a summer in which so many plans have been canceled is there is plenty of time to invest in some reading. So, with that in mind, please allow me to share an entirely non-comprehensive, non-ranked list of some of the books...Read more...
Our New BHA Board President
07/15/2020 02:22:56 PM
July 1 marked the beginning of Rusty Stahl's term as president of our community. I've been blessed to know Rusty and his wife Sarah for a long time, before any of us moved to Beacon, and I know that he will help our community go from strength to strength. There is a lot happening in the world and in our community in the near future, and I am incredibly excited to work with Rusty and the rest of the board to to build...Read more...
Video Soul Strolls
07/08/2020 01:39:21 PM
Out in the forest, on the mountains, in the wild, the presence of the Creator somehow seems closer, as if it's chased away by the clamor of the manufactured world.
Our monthly Soul Strolls at BHA are opportunities for adults and children to open our hearts in open space to try and...Read more...
Grace in Leadership
07/01/2020 02:47:17 PM
This community has been blessed to have Deborah Davidovits as our president for the past three years.
There are few more thankless roles in Jewish communal life than synagogue president.
One who takes on that role...Read more...
Power of Spies
06/17/2020 12:22:18 PM
Packed into this week’s parsha is an object lesson in the reach and limits of our power.
This week, we hear the omniscient, anonymous narrator of the Torah tell us the story of the scouts who Moses sent to the land of Israel. They were sent to...Read more...
Showing Up
06/10/2020 05:30:58 PM
Some thoughts from Rabbi Brent Spodek on showing up for racial justice. Please join our racial justice reading group which will be discussing White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo on June 21st, at 7pm; The Colors of Jews by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz July 19th at 7pm and How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi on August 16th.
Read more...BHA Summer 2020
06/10/2020 01:05:33 PM
As the academic year winds down, we’re making some changes and adjustments to programs and events at BHA for the summer.
Here are some highlights of things which are already scheduled or in the works for the summer:
Our Friday night erev Shabbat schedule is...Read more...Sun, July 13 2025
17 Tammuz 5785
RABBI BRENT SPODEK
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