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Worship and High Holidays
April 19, 2013 | General News | Worship and High Holidays
Gesher Tzar M’od: A Song of Comfort
Following a challenging week of national news, which included the Boston Marathon Bombings, Cantor Angela Buchdahl and Cantor Julia Katz sang “Gesher Tzar M’od” at Shabbat, a song of comfort that inspires us to “not be afraid.”
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April 15, 2013 | General News | Worship and High Holidays
Michael Pollan Visits Central
On Friday, April 12, 2013, our congregation presented Michael Pollan with Central Synagogue's annual Shofar Award. Pollan, a New York Times best-selling author and food activist, spoke passionately from the bimah about Jewish food rules, our habits, our choices, and why it all matters.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2013 | General News | Worship and High Holidays
Shofar Shabbat: Michael Pollan
Passover will soon be upon us. As we commemorate our deliverance from Pharaoh’s cruelty around the Seder table, the food we eat is integral to both our history and our faith.
That makes our upcoming Shofar Shabbat particularly relevant to both the soul and the stomach, as we award the Central Synagogue Shofar Award to Michael Pollan.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2013 | General News | Worship and High Holidays
Shabbat Shirah & Tu BiSh’vat
Watch and listen as Cantor Buchdahl sings her d'rash for Tu BiSh'vat and the Song of the Sea for Shabbat Shirah.
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January 17, 2013 | General News | Worship and High Holidays
Shabbat Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Each year, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during Shabbat worship, a fearless civil rights leader who understood and reminded us that, “The segregationists and racists make no fine distinction between the Negro and the Jew.”
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