Message from
the Temple President

Welcome to the virtual home of Temple Isaiah! We hope that from these cyber pages, you will glean some sense of the real community that is Temple Isaiah. We are an active, dynamic congregational family, dedicated to Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Chasadim ‒ learning, serving, and, caring. Grounded in tradition, we are always looking towards the future, seeking ways to innovate and create an ever more meaningful world for today and tomorrow. We welcome and value all who seek to join us as we explore, experience, and grow, drinking from the deep wells of Jewish tradition, building a better world as we build our community and ourselves. 

Shalom,
Margie Bogdanow

  
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Message from Rabbi Howard Jaffe

On Yom Kippur, I shared a sermon referencing a Talmudic passage which says that when we die, we are going to be asked six questions. As you may recall, I invited the members of our congregation to submit their own questions. As we approach the secular new year, I want to start sharing these questions a few at a time, adding some new ones every few weeks, that they might inspire us to be mindful of the ways in which we live, and find ourselves aligned with the values and principles by which our lives ought to be judged.

Did you find a good balance between service to others, your own family, and yourself?
 
Did you let others love you?
 
Did you learn from your mistakes?
 
Have you hidden behind "individual initiative" as an excuse for avoiding community and collective actions that promote justice?
 
Join me in considering these questions as the days get longer and we journey through another time of reflection.

Shalom,
Howard Jaffe


 

  
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Grandparenting Is a Wonderful and Complex Process Grandmothers, grandfathers, and significant adults are invited to attend a 6-week group to share and discuss issues around this very special role. If interested, please contact Evelyn B. Perlman. at 781-862-6739 or evelyn.perlman@att.net. More...
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