A beautiful week ahead with YJP events

May 29, 2026 10:53 pm

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At the end of every week we look back and reflect on 6 days spent working, creating at our jobs and our weekday hobbies.


Sometimes in reflecting, we think that our work has been redundant, too similar to our colleagues and friends to be considered unique.


The end of this week's Torah portion retells the gifts and sacrifices of the 12 tribal leaders as the Desert Temple was inaugurated. Interestingly even though they were exactly the same the Torah retells each gift as if it was the first one being offered.


I believe this is to emphasize that even if our actions seem the same, the intention, the thought, the part of you that is YOU and the time and place and space and actions that YOU own and bring to the actions is what makes your contribution special. Your purpose is only fulfillable by you, the world requires your puzzle piece to make it whole.


Wishing you a beautiful week,


Rabbi Mendy & Mussy Levertov



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The is our New and Very Exciting Thing:

We have a new podcast hosted by myself, Rabbi Mendy, and Gilad Bogner, one of the preeminent musicians in the Austin community. The goal is to explore Judaism from a a very basic grounded perspective, easy to understand but not shallow. Judaism 101. The format is a discussion generally based on the weekly Torah portion with wide ranging tangents.


Presenting: Episode 2 Naso


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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fU306CpbMkiINcqIarURs?si=ba7f014dcc6a4758


Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE97NNrSw6g


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📅  Upcoming Events:


5/31 - One Dor Over Sunday Funday

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Last week of 6/2 - Work from Chai beta test run

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4 Tuesdays May 12, 19, 26 and June 2 | 9am-5pm


6/5 - First Fridays June

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6/9 - Kabbalah For Life Lecture by Rabbi Goldshmid

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6/10 - Kabbalah For Life בעברית

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6/15 - Bake Like Bubby: Rugelach

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🌱 Chai Society (join today!): 

Special thanks to the Chai Society members who donate monthly (starting at $36 a month) to support this beautiful community.

You can join them and have your name listed below.


Yankee Andrusierׁ • Hannah & Oli Black • Carolina Bueno • Duncan Bryer • Carrie Chess • Marc Cooper • Allan Farkash • Alex & Nellie Freiman • Marc & Andrea Freiman • Paulina Flasch • Matisyahu Ford • Gabe Gang • Matt Gerstel • Sarah Guccione • Max & Rachel Goldberg • Jeremy Goren • Lizzy Goodman • Toba Hellerstein • Noah Kagan • Levi & Chanale Kalmenson • Daniel & Sami Kaufman • Tali Katz • Spencer Kent • Mikey & Avishag Korn • Rachel & Reuven Horowitz• Moriel Levy & Jon Jov • Scott Mash •Rabbi Mendi & Cheli Marasov • Ben Marchiony • Blake Margolis • Dan Melnick • Lior Milshtein • Enrique Mustieles Arellano • Michael Nadel • Yoni & Dani Oettinger • Dafnee Orduz • Adam Rabin • Sam Rabinowitz • Ben Rosen • Barbara & Norman Ross • Itamar Shapira MD • Abby Shay • Kylie & Noah Sinai • Ian Spechler • Joel Sumner • Tara Sylvane • Cindy & Mark Sichel • Eshar Tal • Dustin Tropp • Danielle Thompson • Ben Ward • Avremi Zippel • David Zakariaie • Idan Zur


Join the Chai Society Here


YJP is entirely community-funded - join the monthly donors listed above and support the community you love!


Together, we’re High Energy!


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Comments
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