Chayei Sarah 5773: Two Types of Religion
Even if I had someone like Eliezer helping me look, I don't think I could have done any better. I'll pick up right where Jodi left off. There are some fascinating details to the story in this week's...
View ArticleVayeishev 5773: Hanukkah
Whoever came up with the original Hanukkah may have made a mistake. It is possible that Hanukkah is too long by exactly one day. How so? The miracle of Hanukkah is that when the Maccabees took back...
View ArticleResponding to Gun Violence: Vayigash 5773
The story of Joseph is surely one of the most powerful and engaging in the entire Hebrew Bible. After having been separated from his family for years, Joseph is reunited with his brothers who casted...
View ArticleTake Action on Gun Safety
Dear Friends, Rabbi Tarfon taught, "It is not up to you to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it." An unfortunate but necessary task is up to us at this time. Every year,...
View ArticleTake Action on Gun Safety
Dear Friends, Rabbi Tarfon taught, "It is not up to you to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it." An unfortunate but necessary task is up to us at this time. Every year,...
View ArticleDo Not Separate Yourself from the Community: D'varim/Chazon 5773
Beginning Monday night is Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Hebrew month of Av. It is a day to remember numerous tragedies. Perhaps the worst of these was the destruction of the Second Temple in...
View ArticleMedia Player
The Widgetkit Media Player is a HTML5 audio and video player completely built HTML and CSS. You can easily embed video files into your website by using the HTML5 video element. A Flash player fallback...
View ArticleGallery
The Widgetkit Gallery provides smart and automated way to publish images on your website. You only need to select the image folders and the whole gallery is generated automatically. Features Folder...
View ArticleConfirmation
Confirmation is a somewhat less widespread coming of age ritual that occurs when a child is 16 or 18. Confirmation was originally developed by the Reform movement, which scorned the idea that a 13 year...
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View ArticleReform Judaism
Throughout history, Jews have remained firmly rooted in Jewish tradition, even as we learned much from our encounters with other cultures. Nevertheless, since its earliest days, Reform Judaism has...
View ArticleContent Types & organization
Pages In Joomla!, the bulk of your content will be stored in articles. Articles are simply a way to store and organize the text, images, and other media for the various "pages" on your site. When we...
View ArticleFirst Time Visitors
For First Time Visitors PJTC welcomes students and other visitors, and we invite you to participate with us in our religious services. We hope this introduction will provide you with the information...
View ArticleTemplate Module Positions
Module Variations allow you to individually style a module Enter any available suffixes at Extensions → Module Manager → Module → Module Class Suffix There are 19 suffixes: box1-8 and icon1-5; flush,...
View ArticleThe Widgetkit Twitter module is the neatest way to display tweets directly on your website. All displayed tweets get cached so they show up super fast, even if Twitter is not available. Features Filter...
View ArticleMain Content Section
This is the area where your article content will appear. This is an example article. The following article describes module variations, or "class suffixes" and how you can use them to control the look...
View ArticleThe Power of Gratitude to Heal: A Dialogue with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Friday night, November 25th, internationally-known Tibetan Buddhist Monk Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will speak on The Power of Gratitude to Heal at Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road at Chardonnay...
View ArticleSigd
For the first time, the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd will be celebrated in Tucson. Co-sponsored by the Weintraub Israel Center and Temple Emanu-El, this joyful celebration will be observed...
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