Rabbi Toba on the Web
Rabbi Toba on the Web
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Interviews and articles by Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
Rabbi Toba Spitzer on WBUR's Morning Edition
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Listen to or read Rabbi Toba interviewed on WBUR’s Morning Edition, December 6, 2016, as part of the news story From Whispers Of Anti-Semitism To The Interests Of Israel, Boston Jews React To Trump’s Win.
Read more...Coming to a Grocery Store Near You: Human Rights for Farmworkers
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Reprinted from the Jewish Journal and the Kolot Project (Voices for Workplace Justic) blog
Who would believe that one tomato can change so many lives?
Earlier this month, Ahold USA, parent company of Stop & Shop, has become the first major grocery chain to enter into the Fair Food Program of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a groundbreaking human...Read more...
Guarding the Mishkan: Peril and Possibility
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As depicted in the book of Numbers, the task of creating holy community is truly daunting. Journeying through the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land, the Israelites stumble from crisis to crisis, none more toxic than the one in this week’s Torah portion.
A Levitical chieftain named Korach accuses Moses and Aaron of lording it over the Israelite community and abusing their...Read more...
Tue, September 17 2019
17 Elul 5779
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday
Sep 17Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Sep 17th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA -
Tuesday
Sep 17CDT Sings Rehearsal
Tuesday, Sep 17th 7:30p
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Thursday
Sep 19Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Sep 19th 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org -
Thursday
Sep 19Music of Elul - Preparing Our Hearts & Minds through Song
Thursday, Sep 19th 7:30p to 9:00p
In this workshop we will learn some traditional and contemporary Elul music, exploring their meanings while singing our hearts out. -
Saturday
Sep 21Leil Selichot Service
Motzei Shabbat, Sep 21st 8:00p to 10:00p
Beginning with Havdallah, dessert and schmoozing, our Selichot program will usher us into the season of teshuvah, turning, with song, prayer, study and reflection. -
Sunday
Sep 22Religious School Nitzanim/Gan - Gr. 7
Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:30a to 12:00p
Meets at Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA -
Sunday
Sep 22God, Prayer, and the High Holydays
Sunday, Sep 22nd 11:00a to 12:00p
For parents in our religious school and any other interested adults, this workshop will explore some of the material covered in the "Turning/Returning" session on September 12. -
Tuesday
Sep 24Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Sep 24th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA -
Thursday
Sep 26Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Sep 26th 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org -
Saturday
Sep 28CDT Sings Rehearsal
Shabbat, Sep 28th 12:45p