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The Jewish Family Experience is a community of inspired Jews led by Rabbi Sruly and Ruchi Koval. We offer Jews of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations a fresh look at Judaism in a way that offers education, inspiration and community. Join us for Shabbat Morning Experience
Parshat Shemot
January 10-11, 2024
Candle lighting: 5:05 pm
Havdalah: 6:15 pm
This week's Shabbat Message
I Want a Waste of Money By Rabbi Yosef Koval
With the turning of the calendar page to 2025, we not only move into a new year, but we close the book on the holiday/shopping season. Since Thanksgiving, and even earlier in many instances, the American public has been consumed with an incessant bombardment of advertisements trying to lure the potential consumer into purchasing one form of goods or another. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and New Year’s deals and a host of others -- you name it -- there is a massive push to advance consumerism among the populace to ridiculous degrees.
When I was younger, advertising circulars and magazines were ubiquitous during the holiday season and would arrive in the mailbox daily. Nowadays most of these are digital and can be found online and in our social media feeds, but there still exists a fair amount of paper advertisements.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Challah Connections
Sunday, January 26 | 1-3 pm
Come together to the first of a series of gatherings for women where you will learn techniques, tips and tricks to help your challah thrive every time while informally exploring the story of our Matriarchs towards a meaningful life
Community Shabbaton with Coach Ratner
Friday night, Feb. 14 and Shabbat day, Feb. 15
Co-host of the “Living in Clarity” podcast, which boasts over 50K followers, Coach Ratner is a lead educator at Jerusalem’s Aish Hatorah, author of four books, and a certified life coach specializing in relationships, personal growth and spirituality
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