Our service featured a special keynote speaker: our member Bill Rosenberg, who will share his parents’ remarkable survival story, “A Place Called Sosúa: A Haven for Jews in 1938.”

We were grateful to welcome Tutti and Ron Druyan, who brought their musical talents to this meaningful evening. Six memorial candles were lit in honor of our brethren who perished.

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:24:04 Bill Rosenberg's Story

00:44:09 Tutti’s breathtaking rendition of “I Won’t Light a Candle” from Schindler’s List

00:47:46 Memorial candle lighting

00:55:56 Weekly Announcements

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*** For the final Shabbat of 2025, the service is offered virtually only. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Vayigash, is: “Drawing Near Toward One Another and Toward a Better Year.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:28:57 Sermon

00:24:18 Poem Reading, ‘Being a Blessing

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*** Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Vayeshev, is: “Rebuilding Trust in a Fractured Jewish Family.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:33:05 Sermon

00:49:13 Weekly Announcements

00:54:54 Poem reading, ‘Lamps Within’

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*** This week’s uplifting, musical Shabbat service. Rabbi Idan's sermon for this Shabbat, Parashat Lech Lecha, is: “Lech Lecha: Go Forth, Go Within.” ***

SHABBAT SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:35:40 Sermon

00:52:48 Weekly Announcements

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