Congregation T'chiyah is an inclusive, egalitarian, participatory Reconstructionist synagogue that provides for the expression, observance, study, and enjoyment of Judaism, Jewish culture, and Jewish tradition. Congregation T'chiyah includes members of varied backgrounds and practices who have a strong commitment to social justice. Members come together to enhance their lives with weekly Shabbat services, holiday observances, life long education experiences, and life-cycle events that blend tradition and innovation.
Congregation T'chiyah is affiliated with the national Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (www.jrf.org),the fastest growing Jewish movement in North America. Reconstructionism recognizes that Judaism changes within the framework of tradition. The movement strives to create a Jewish way of life that encompasses the legacies of Judaism and of contemporary American life.
Congregation T'chiyah is affiliated with the national Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (www.jrf.org),the fastest growing Jewish movement in North America. Reconstructionism recognizes that Judaism changes within the framework of tradition. The movement strives to create a Jewish way of life that encompasses the legacies of Judaism and of contemporary American life.
OAK PARK, MI 48237
Candle lighting:
8:33pm on Friday, 18 May 2012
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Candle lighting:
8:33pm on Friday, 18 May 2012
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
For Membership Information:
tchiyah@tchiyah.org
248-542-0900
tchiyah@tchiyah.org
248-542-0900
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The 2011 Adult B'nai Mitzvah class will lead our Shabbat morning services and sponsor the Kiddush
We will be discussing Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman (2012), 254 pages. This book is a memoir of a woman who left her life in the Hasidic Satmar community in Brooklyn.
Located at Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield and Emagine in Royal Oak
2 pm (not 1:30 pm) We will discuss Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steven Luxenberg (2009), 401 pages. This is a memoir.
We will be discussing The man in the white sharkskin suit: my family's exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucille Lagnado (2007), 340 pages. This book is a memoir of a Jewish woman whose family led a comfortable life in Cairo until the rise of Nasser, after which they had to emigrate to Paris and then the United States. The title of the book refers to the author's father. There are many parallels with the father in Palace Walk, although the family in that book was Muslim
