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We Are All Made in the Divine Image
In-person events at B’ShERT are postponed or cancelled until further notice.
Please call the office at 718 282-1596 or email office@bshert.org for the most up-to-date schedule. You can sign up for our email list here.
Friday services are at 8 pm; Saturday morning B’Yachad discussion is at 9:45 am followed by services at 11 am. All services are streamed live on YouTube. You can also join us on Facebook anytime.
Our Honey from the Heart fundraiser is kicking in for 2020! Check out the details here.
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Honey for the Holidays 2020
What better gift could there be for Rosh Hashanah than some HONEY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? Coming soon for 2020! This distinctive 8-ounce jar of kosher honey will arrive in time for Rosh Hashanah, decorated with a festive label, and will include a personalized card reading “Shana Tova—Wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year.” This […]
Rabbi Hoover’s Message: On The Uprising
Dear B’ShERT family and friends, Jewish tradition prioritizes pikuach nefesh, saving a life, over almost everything else. In this pandemic, we have been urging our congregants and friends to stay home, be cautious, and practice social distancing. This week we have seen many in our city and country congregate in protest, catalyzed by the deaths of […]
June 2020 Voice of Truth
Dear B’ShERT Community, We’re pleased to tell you that the June 2020 edition of the Voice of Truth is now available online. Click or copy here: https://pubsecure.lucidpress.com/2020-06-VoT/ The Voice of Truth team is now on hiatus until the September issue. Yours truly plans to take a break from VoT editing duties by reading novels and tackling a number of writing and editing projects. (The […]
“Being B’ShERT”, Your New Blog!
Welcome to our newly minted B’ShERT blog, “Being B’ShERT”! I had the pleasure of joining Rabbi Heidi recently on B’Yachad and, over Zoom, I was struck by the amazing camaraderie within our community and the STORIES. Stories that go back decades. The same day, I led a Youth Group event about storytelling in the time […]
A message from the President of B’ShERT
Dear B’ShERT Family, Our thoughts are with you as you care for yourselves and your families during this difficult and uncertain period. It feels like we’re in the wilderness, wondering how long we must wait to reach the promised land of being face to face in our beloved building. During this unprecedented period, however, we’ve […]
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Find Us
Our temple is located at 83 Marlborough Road, at the corner of Marlborough and Church Ave. The entrance is at the right side of the building on Marlborough Road at the ramp.
Accessibility: We would like to do our best to welcome and accommodate all. Our building is not fully physically accessible for wheelchair users or those who cannot navigate stairs, but there is a ramp to the outside door, and the sanctuary, community room, and ground floor restrooms are accessible. Please call the temple office at 718-282-1596 or email office@bshert.org with any questions about accessibility.
B’ShERT is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all contributions are fully tax-deductible. You can support us online or contact our Treasurer to discuss major gifts or bequests.
L’dor V’dor: Baking Edition — by Jennifer Tattenbaum
Last fall, my son’s third grade class did a unit on culture and family. One of the discussions in class centered around family recipes, and my son came home waving his assignment, asking if we had any family recipes. I paused. By the time I knew my grandmother, she was relatively elderly, retired in West […]