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9/22/2023 Sermon on Antisemitism (video)
September 23, 2023
Back to School Blessing for Students, Parents and Teachers
September 5, 2023
From Rabbi Jaimee Shalhevet… Dear North Shore Synagogue Family, As the sun sets on summer and a new school year begins, we want to wish those of you returning to school as students, teachers, faculty, or staff a year filled with learning, growth and enjoyment. For our students and their- Why Are You A Member of A Synagogue? (Rabbi Shalhevet)
August 14, 2023
“Why are you a member of a synagogue?” It’s a different question than “Why do you join a synagogue,” right? Most people – and I am generalizing here – join a synagogue in order to receive something from it: education for a child, a B’nei Mitzvah, a wedding, funeral, or other - Lifelong Learning Update
June 4, 2023
North Shore Synagogue’s Lifelong Learning Committee is proud to announce that it will be offering and sharing a broad range of Jewish cultural events and learning opportunities. Click here for Ten Minutes of Torah, a daily email from the URJ. Articles of interest More than a third of people - Journey into the new year with (Jewish) holidays (Rabbi Shalhevet)
January 3, 2023
Like a few other cultures, our Jewish calendar is a lunar one, following the cycle of the moon. It still consists of 12 months, but because each cycle of the moon is 29.5 days long, every month is either 29 or 30 days, sometimes not the same each year. It makes the year only 355 - What Brings You Here? (Beth Bucheister)
January 2, 2023
The President’s note is purposeful if it provides information that , once read, is beneficial to congregants. The note needs to express the indebtedness of our staff, including our Rabbi, Executive Director, teachers, maintenance and office staff. The President’s note should highlight past and - Mental Health Awareness Month (Rabbi Shalhevet)
May 14, 2022
Almost everything I see these days is telling me that time is running out. The school superintendent is sending emails such as “it’s hard to believe there’s only 6 more weeks of the school year!” The principal is sending messages saying “hurry to buy those black dress slacks for the end - Judaism and Race (Rabbi Shalhevet)
April 8, 2022
I remember hearing in college, from Professor Jyl Lynn Felman, that race is fluid. I remember thinking that was an insane statement. You couldn’t change your race, I argued. I couldn’t decide I was Black any more than a dove could choose to become a tiger. The class discussed for quite some - Tu B’Shevat and Dr King (Rabbi Shalhevet)
January 17, 2022
Tu B’Shevat this year falls on January 17th. This year it shares its date with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here in America, Tu B’shevat makes no sense. I admit it. It’s the New Year of the trees, when we celebrate the beginning of the blossoming of the buds, the young sprouts first emerging 
Chanukah On Fire 2021
January 2, 2022
