Tetzaveh

Zach S., Temple Emanuel Newton, February 16, 2013

Zachy was at Rashi with you for the first few years of elementary school,  distinguishing himself as a very smart and unique learner.  You had lots of fun participating with him in a Lego League after school, where you went to the regional championships and learned so much.
He chanted from the Torah in a most unusual manner, imitating Cantor Rosenberg's booming baritone voice. It was clear that it wasn't his own voice, but imitation is the purest form of flattery. Zachy's dvar talked about the Operating systems of OS and Linux as metaphors for Judaism and Atheism, and questioned his own following of parts of Judaism.


Unfortunately, the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs from last weekend (Lily and Jack P, and Jordan W and Jordan T) had to be cancelled due to the Blizzard of 2013!  Both have been rescheduled, and updates to the blog will be made then.  Lily and Jack got their service in at the tail end of the snowfall, but many of the guests could't make it due to shoveling out and unsafe driving conditions.

Yitro

Alyssa B.   B'nai Or of Boston, Newton, MA  Feb 2, 2013

Alyssa's family belongs to this Jewish Renewal Synagogue, housed at the Andover Newton Theological Seminary campus.  It's pretty interesting how many synagogues meet on the campus of a theology seminary! Alyssa led the services, which included a lot of singing, and even some dancing in the aisles as we arrived!
The fun party was at the Hellenic Cultural Center.