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Afternoon Minyan via Zoom
1:00 pm
Hearing Men’s Voices: Baseball as a Metaphor for Life
8:00 pm
Hearing Men’s Voices: Baseball as a Metaphor for Life
Apr 8 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
 Jews have always had a special love for baseball and have been involved in the sport since its beginnings in the mid-19th century. In fact, baseball’s very first professional player was a Jew, Lipman Pike – known as the “Iron Batter” – who signed with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1866. The first major-leaguer to earn six figures was the great Hank Greenberg, who hit 331 home runs. Many other Jews played with distinction throughout the years: Kenny Holtzman, the winningest Jewish pitcher in baseball history, who threw two no-hitters and owns three World Series rings; batting champ Rod Carew; Cy Young winner Steve Stone; Ron Blomberg; and National League MVP Ryan Braun. And of course, there’s the most famous Jewish ballplayer of all: Sandy Koufax, the Los Angeles Dodger great who won every possible award and was the youngest player ever elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. But to many of us, baseball is more than just Greenberg or Koufax, more than just a single game or season. It’s a game of stories both on and off the field — complicated, intertwined and entangled — echoing so much of our own personal lives. Please join us when we’ll go round the horn and talk about these connections. If you can, come early, share a brewski and meet new friends. Please click here to confirm your attendance.
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Shabbat Morning Service
10:00 am
The Past Is Present: A Special D’var Torah
10:00 am
The Past Is Present: A Special D’var Torah
Apr 12 @ 10:00 am
 The Past is Present: How History and Memory Shape Us and the World Passover is a holiday that invites us to reflect on how our values are shaped by historical memory. How do narratives of the past shape who we are as individuals, as communities, and as a nation? How can conceptions of the past be wielded to gain power, and how can they be leveraged to rectify historical wrongs? The way we construct and remember our past underlies our individual and collective choices. Narratives of the past are powerful, often used to unite, provoke, and even exploit. As Passover begins, join us on April 12 (Shabbat HaGadol) when Eve Herold delivers the d’var Torah and explores the complex relationship between history, memory, and identity, unpacking relevant scholarly work that can help us think critically about how conceptions of the past are used in the world today. A presentation and Q&A will follow after lunch. About Our Speaker Eve Herold earned her PhD in Social Studies Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her dissertation research focused on historical narratives, education, and power. She has worked as a history educator for over ten years and currently serves as the History Department Head at The Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents, Betsy and Kevan Herold, are members of Temple Beth El.
Erev Passover
7:30 pm
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