The Chai Times // Elastic Time

Between Passover and Shavuot we count the days. This practice known as a the Sefirat Haomer, maps the 49-day journey from the exodus from Egypt to the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, marking the culmination of the liberatio...

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May 31, 2024
La BOmer BBQ today at 6!

RSVP here- BBQ - beer- ⁠hot dogs - ⁠hamburgers - ⁠fire- ⁠in a fire pit - ⁠marshmallows - ⁠live music by David Rabinowitz and maybe a surprise - ⁠another surprise - ⁠bring your instruments if you want to play -...

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May 26, 2024
The Chai Times // Jewish Holiday of Lag B'Omer is Sunday

Hi there,Yes its another Jewish holiday, you may or may not have heard of it. Its called Lag BaOmer - the 33rd (in hebrew letters and numbers are the same -Lamed is 30 and Gimmel 3 = Lag - 33) day of the Omer count. We are celebrating two episodes: t...

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May 24, 2024
The Chai Times // Never Too Late

This Wednesday is Pesach Sheni, the “Second Passover.” The Torah relates that one month after the Passover offering in the desert, a group of Jews approached Moses with a quandary: They had been ritually impure, unable to offer the sacrific...

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May 17, 2024
One Dor Over Shabbat Dinner THIS Friday!

RSVP HereGreetings to those born on or before January 19, 1989:Please join us at the quarterly One Dor Over Shabbat Dinner! Enjoy a soulful, intimate Shabbat on 1/19/2024 surrounded by emerging & established professionals 35+ yrs old who are look...

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May 15, 2024
The Chai Times // How to Criticize Appropriately

Sure you can criticize another person. Just attend to a few conditions before you start: First, make sure this person is your close friend. Those are the only people worth criticizing—not just because they may actually listen, but also because y...

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May 10, 2024
First Fridays is THIS Week

First Friday - May 10You are invited to First Friday Shabbat. An evening of community, friends, Judaism, inspiration, and delicious food.Looking forward to celebrating with you!RSVP Here7:30 Soulful Shabbat Services8:15 Shabbat DinnerCan’t wait to ce...

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May 08, 2024
The Chai Times // Tumbling into the Outside World

It was really great to spend Passover with so many of you! By the numbers: 130+ at first Seder, 50 at second Seder and 40 at Seudat Moshiach Feast. With this, Summer officially begins. Six months until the High Holidays a long time that hearkens to l...

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May 03, 2024
You are invited to the Final Seder on Tuesday

Dear ,A happy Pesach to you. I trust your holiday is going well and you’ve already adjusted to the first round of delicious matzah and wine (and whatever other Passover delicacies you love).Let’s close out the Passover holiday together with a sp...

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Apr 28, 2024