Tzedakah Fund Distribution 2020
Rabbi Kort met with the Social Action Committee and interested congregants to discuss distribution of funds made available through generous donations by our Temple Beth Or community during 2020. $4,300 will be divided equally ($860.00 each) among the following five charitable organizations: Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) EDF brings people together to solve environmental challenges from […]
General Membership Meeting and Board Elections
TBO Members are invited to our semi-annual meeting on Saturday, December 5 at 4pm. Meeting information including Zoom link will sent out to members via email. The nominating committee has submitted the following slate for election: Melanie Field, President Vicky Romero, Past President Tim Douglass, VP Community Engagement Jennifer Cail, VP Jewish Life Wanda Bresnick, […]
Reviving our Commitment to the Environment
Rabbi Rachel Kort Temple Beth Or, Everett Rosh HaShanah Morning 5781 There is something special about this sermon. I wrote it in the forest at Deception Pass. I did something I’ve never done before. I went camping by myself. Just me, my laptop and a really long extension cord. It was so nice to […]
A Teshuvah, A Return to Blessings of Gratitude
Rabbi Rachel Kort Temple Beth Or, Everett Erev Rosh HaShanah 5781 Once, a man named Isaac lived in Cracow. Isaac wasn’t a rich man. He had a family, a tiny house, and an old stove that kept his family warm through long Polish winters. One night, Isaac had a dream: there was a treasure buried […]
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