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07/15/2020 10:42:28 AM

Jul15

 

 

TBE Shabbat Guest Speaker Recordings
What do a U.S. Representative, the Virginia Speaker of the House, and our very own Sherina...Read more...

High Holy Day Sermons

09/24/2021 01:07:22 PM

Sep24

In case you missed it!

Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Back to the Future
 
Kol Nidre: Our Masks
 
Yom Kippur: Let's Talk About How We Talk

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Fireside Chat: Israel & Palestine Current Events

05/16/2021 01:02:28 PM

May16

Please Join Us in this Urgent Conversation
Fireside Chat: Current Events in Israel & Palestine
This Wednesday, May 19 • 7:30 pm on Zoom

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Important Message re: Violence in Israel

05/13/2021 01:55:44 PM

May13

Dear friends,

The past few days have been so painful, watching violence spread through Israel and the Palestinian Territories. We are haunted by imagRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 43-47

05/10/2021 02:09:19 PM

May10

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 36-42

05/03/2021 02:57:31 PM

May3

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 29-35

04/26/2021 12:36:46 PM

Apr26

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 22-28

04/19/2021 07:01:00 PM

Apr19

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 15-21

04/12/2021 06:01:13 PM

Apr12

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 8-14

04/05/2021 03:27:35 PM

Apr5

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

49 Days of Revelation: Days 1-7

03/29/2021 08:30:42 PM

Mar29

49 Days of Revelation by Rabbi Michael Knopf According to Jewish tradition, the festival of Shavuot, celebrated 49 days after the onset of PassovRead more...

Statement from Conservative Movement: Attack on US Capitol

01/07/2021 12:42:29 PM

Jan7

Dear friends,

I wanted to share this joint statement from organizations of the Conservative Movement of Judaism, which was published yesterday eveninRead more...

How to topple tyranny? Simple. Just never give up

12/25/2020 11:23:31 AM

Dec25

(This piece was published in the Times of Israel on 12/24/2020.)

Justice can prevail only when people recognize that every action, no matter how small, can make a difference

If it’s been good for anything at all, 2020 has been a year for seeing things more clearly. Living in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, I’ve seen how a lie can normalize oppression. A lie can even kill if repeated loudly...Read more...

Israeli TV & Movie Club

12/20/2020 09:31:58 AM

Dec20

Join our Israeli TV & Movie Club!
Starting in January, we'll meet on Zoom to discuss a specific show or movie. Our SHALOM Israel RVA committee leaderRead more...

11/24/2020 04:01:50 PM

Nov24

 Dear friends,

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to require physical distancing from one another, Thanksgiving will be particularly difficult for many of us this year. In that spirit, we wanted to reach out to you with some thoughts that we hope will be helpful as we navigate this season. 

First, please remember that our primary Jewish obligation is preserving health and saving lives. Any steps you take to...Read more...

A Tisha B'Av Message

07/29/2020 05:15:11 PM

Jul29

Dear friends,

Tisha B’Av (the Fast of the Ninth Day of the Hebrew month of Av), the saddest day in our tradition’s calendar, begins this eveningRead more...

Statement of Moral Outrage at Police Violence and Systemic Racism

07/14/2020 02:07:10 PM

Jul14

On June 30, 2020, a group of about 60 Richmond-area clergy representing many faiths, now known as Clergy Action RVA, gathered at Marcus David Peters Circle (formerly known as the Robert E. Lee Monument) to demand an end to police violence against racial justice protesters and action on an anti-racist agenda. You can read more about the gathering here and here. Below are my remarks:

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TBE Call for Racial Justice

06/03/2020 03:22:23 PM

Jun3

Dear friends,

Like many of you, we have been heartbroken since George Floyd’s brutal treatment and subsequent death on May 25. Central to Jewish trRead more...

Alan Zimm (z”l) and Yom ha-Shoah: A Message from Rabbi Knopf

04/20/2020 07:35:00 PM

Apr20

Dear friends,

Today, on the eve of Yom Ha-Shoah v’ha-Gevurah (Holocaust Memorial Day), I had the distinct honor of escorting a righteous man, a 99-Read more...

Shavua Tov: A Post-Shabbat Note

04/18/2020 09:15:53 PM

Apr18

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Seder Prep Video Series - Episode 13

04/06/2020 03:51:27 PM

Apr6

Seder Prep

Video Series with
Rabbi Knopf & Cantor Rosenblatt
With Passover plans upended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Rabbi & Cantor share tRead more...

Seder Prep Video Series - Episode 12

04/05/2020 06:01:01 PM

Apr5

Seder Prep

Video Series with
Rabbi Knopf & Cantor Rosenblatt
With Passover plans upended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Rabbi & Cantor share tRead more...

Seder Prep Video Series - Episodes 10 & 11

04/05/2020 07:08:21 AM

Apr5

Seder Prep

Video Series with
Rabbi Knopf & Cantor Rosenblatt
With Passover plans upended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Rabbi & Cantor share tRead more...

Seder Prep Video Series - Episode 8

04/02/2020 01:44:29 PM

Apr2

Seder Prep

Video Series with
Rabbi Knopf & Cantor Rosenblatt
With Passover plans upended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Rabbi & Cantor share tRead more...

Seder Prep Video Series - Episode 7

04/01/2020 01:16:39 PM

Apr1

Seder Prep

Video Series with

Rabbi Knopf & Cantor Rosenblatt
With Passover plans upended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Rabbi & Cantor share Read more...

A Shabbat Message from Rabbi Knopf

03/20/2020 02:28:43 PM

Mar20

My dear friends,

I am heartbroken that we once again will not be able to spend Shabbat together in person. Even though it is absolutely the best thinRead more...

Adult Education News

01/05/2020 06:24:24 PM

Jan5

Welcome to our new Adult Education email list.  
Temple Beth-El has multiple email lists, and you can tailor your preferences any time by clicking oRead more...

Israel Book Club: Book 2

09/25/2019 09:03:25 AM

Sep25

Our Israel Book Club continues!  Each month we will read a book about Israel and/or by an Israeli author, and meet on a Sunday morning to discuss Read more...

NEW: Israel Book Club

08/14/2019 09:30:30 AM

Aug14

One of the first programs of TBE’s exciting new SHALOM Israel RVA series is our Israel Book Club. Each month we will read a book about Israel and/oRead more...

An Invitation for Coffee and Conversation

06/12/2019 09:25:56 AM

Jun12

Dear friends,

One of the central messages of the Torah is “tzedek tzedek tirdof / justice, justice you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20). ThatRead more...

Recent Anti-Semitic Vandalism in Henrico

05/13/2019 03:38:09 PM

May13

Dear friends,

As many of you have heard, over the past few days there have been several disturbing incidents of vandalism in Henrico County, includinRead more...
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