JNF Breakfast 12/14/08 featuring Dr. Ra'anan Gissin. This breakfast raised money for an indoor playground in Sderot, Israel.
Youth and Hebrew High School Events
Kickoff Barbecue for Hebrew High School (8-12th grade) and youth group (6-8th grade) 9/25/07
F.E.G.S. "Project Replenish" food drive food delivery 11/4/08
Sisterhood/Hebrew School Chanukah Party.
Artwork by the 2008-2009 Hebrew School
Hebew School Model Seder K-4 (Wed. 4/16/08) 5-7 (Thur. 4/17/08)
Hebrew School Sukkah Decorating Party (Pictures from 9/23/07).
Hebew School Tashlich K-4 (9/24/08)**NEW** K-4 (Wed. 9/19/07) 5-7 (Thur. 9/20/07)
2008 Sukkah Art Project (10/5/08) **NEW**
2006 Havdallah Service (2/4/06)
Tu B'Shevat Seders
January 26, 2010 (Grades 5-7)
January 27, 2010 (Grades K-4)
Pictures from the Hebrew School Havdallah Service (1/29/05). Photos by Isaac Cohen.
Pictures from the 2004 Dinner Dance.
Pictures from Temple Israel's Annual Journal Dinner, Sunday July 9, 2006 (enter "temple" as your login, and "israel" as your password - all lowercase. You may also need to turn off your interenet security in order to see the picture).
Purim Carnivals (Co-sponsored by the Hebrew School, Men's Club, and Sisterhood):
Pictures from the 2008 Purim Carnival (3/9/08)
Pictures from the 2007 Purim Carnival.
Pictures from the 2006 Purim Carnival
Pictures from 2005 Purim Carnival.
Sisterhood/Hebrew School Chanukah Party.
Pictures from 2004 "52 Club" Celebration.
2005 Spring Torah Fund Luncheon.
Sisterhood "Three Rabbis" Discussion (10/14/07).
Sisterhood "52 Club" luncheon (pictures from 10/12/08)
Nite at the Races (2005)
Trip to the Long Island Ducks Game (8/17/08)
Links are listed in order of appearance on our website. Note: many of these links will open in a new window. To return to the Temple Israel website, simply close the new window.
Complete Soncino English translation of the Talmud.
MyJewishLearning.com is a great resource for learning for people across the Jewish spectrum.
The Jewish Virtual Library is a wonderful collection of information on many Jewish subjects (Israel, Religious observance, Jewish History etc.).
Mechon-mamre offers lots of major Jewish texts (Bible, Talmud, Maimonides) both online and for handheld devices.
The Hebrew University Website has links to many different online Jewish text resources.
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Helpful Tools for Learning Synagogue Skills
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Virtualcantor.com has recordings of the entire siddur and machzor.
The learning page from the DC Minyan allows you to download recordings of the nusach (melody) for Friday night (Rabbi Carlebach's melodies) as well as the Saturday morning service.
The resources page created by Sixthirteen.org includes recordings of Rabbi Carlebach's melodies for Friday night, complete with musical accompanyment.
Ellie's Torah Trope Tutor will teach you the tunes for each of the Torah cantillation marks for Torah and Haftorah, Megillah and High Holiday Torah reading.
Navigating the Bible II offers recordings of all Torah readings and Haftorah readings, complete with vocalized Hebrew text, a copy of the text without vocalization (no Hebrew support needed), transliteration, and translation. You can even calculate your Bar Mitzvah parsha by entering your birth date (for birthdays from 1899 and later).
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New York State's Kosher registry - Look up kosher labeled products and products with a "K" to find out what rabbi or organization (if any) stands behind the product.
Kosher4passover.com's learning page has a wonderful lesson "Passover Cleaning Made Easy" with Rabbi Yitzchak Berkowitz (please consult your own rabbi about this recording). You can also read a text summary of that recording.
Koshernexus.org: Informative and entertaining kosher blog.
Shamash's Kosher Restaurant Database is the best way to find kosher restaurants throughout the United States. For Israel, try www.eluna.com which has kosher restaurant lists, with 10% discount coupons for most of the places they list.
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The Ezras Torah Luach gives you the order of every service for every day, plus information for blessing the new moon (birkat hachodesh) and more. You can also download the Lucah to your PDA.
The Torah Readings section of www.hebcal.com allows you to read each week's Torah and Haftarah portion (the current JPS translation) along with a selection of commentaries from across the religious spectrum. You can also access these readings by clicking on each Torah reading on the Temple Israel Candle Lighting page.
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Volunteermatch.org allows you to search for volunteering opportunities based on your location, age, and interests. Listings include the organization, dates, estimated time commitment, location, etc.
Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victim's Names (you can also visit the main Yad Vashem website).