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18 Shoolman Way, Milton, MA 02186 | (617) 698-3394 | Email Us
South Shore Jewish Congregation
On the High Holy Days we are asked to shake off bad behaviors so as to enhance life and not harm others. Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik adds another dimension: teshuva – repentance – as an act of re-creation. The idea is to make and take the time, to pause to review our lives, to examine and Continue Reading »
Establishing Protective Fences If sundown is 6:32, why don’t we light candles at 6:31 and 59 seconds? And why do wait to say Havdallah to end Shabbat and holidays until we see 3 stars in the sky rather than right after sundown? The answer is that in order to protect the beauty and holiness of Continue Reading »
A BRIEF JEWISH QUESTION FOR THE WEEK Walk this Way, but then Go Back! This photo of the Arch of Titus, sent to us a few days ago from Deborah Felton and Robert Baylor, depicts Jewish slaves carrying items from the Second Temple as they were carted off to Rome. The devastating loss of our Continue Reading »
A BRIEF JEWISH THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Good News Long time congregant Hy Levy was just awarded the Purple Heart for his service during World War II. Yasher Koach!! Jewish Opinions on Capital Punishment – There are many. From the Talmud, Tractate Makkot “A Sanhedrin that puts a man to death once in seven years Continue Reading »
A BRIEF JEWISH QUESTION FOR THE WEEK Tonight, the 27th of Nisan begins Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. This date was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. In memory and honor of all those murdered, incinerated and piled in unmarked graves; in memory and honor of all whose entire families Continue Reading »
