This Week at the Hebrew Center
Sat, Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
For the Hebrew School and friends of the school In person only
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Sun, Jan 26 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Play reading: "The Doctor" by Robert Icke Directed by Myra Stark Read by the MV Play Readers With reception to follow.
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Tue, Jan 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Services
Fri, Jan 24 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat, Jan 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Fri, Jan 31 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat, Feb 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Meditation
Tue, Jan 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Letters from the Rabbi
A Letter from the Rabbi – September 6, 2024
In memory of Vivian Silver, z"l
Tisha B’Av
For me the holiday was never about the Temples themselves. It was always about communal grief. And there were times in Jewish history, from the Crusades to the Expulsion from Spain and to the holocaust, when Tisha B’Av spoke directly to our people’s grief and trauma.
News
Vineyard Gazette Article: Hanukkah Lights the Way to Love and Justice
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Vineyard Gazette published an article by Rabbi Broitman, "Hanukkah Lights the Way to Love and Justice." Read it here.
Rabbi’s Reading Group: Books and Ideas for Troubled Times
We’ll read and discuss two books as a way to reflect on the past year as well as on the possibilities ahead of us: Noah Feldman’s “To Be a Jew Today” and Shaul Magid’s “The Necessity of Exile.” We will also include selected texts from Torah and Talmud alluded to in these books that speak to issues unfolding today.
Hanukkah Coat Drive
The MVHC Religious School Children are sponsoring a Hanukkah…
Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center
Office Hours
Mon – Thurs: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Fri: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Sat – Sun: closed
The Harriet B. Freedberg Learning Center
All MVHC programs at the Hebrew Center, including High Holiday services, lectures, films, dinners and luncheons will be held in The Harriet B. Freedberg Learning Center.
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Fragrance Free
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