On June 3, 2018, the Leo Baeck Education Center hosted a delegation of six educators from Taiwan as part of their study tour in Israel to learn about programs and trends in promotion of excellence and creativity in teaching. [Read more…]
Ohel Avraham Congregation honors its volunteers
Service of G-d consists in what we do to our neighbor
(Rabbi Leo Baeck)
Kabbalat Shabbat services at Ohel Avraham are soulful and uplifting. A special service was held recently to honor the volunteers within our spiritual community. By definition, volunteers give of themselves TO the community, without any expectation of receiving recognition in return. However, there is a strong sense of communal appreciation and gratitude for volunteers that is fostered by the Ohel Avraham clergy and staff. Our rabbis and our community organizer make you want to be a part of the circle of helping and giving to congregants and visitors alike. [Read more…]
Congregation Ohel Avraham reunited with sister congregation, Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, MA
(עץ חיים היא למחזיקים בה ותומכיה מאושר” (משלי, ג’, י”ח”
“She is a tree of life for those who hold fast to her and all of her supporters are happy” (Proverbs 3:18)
Recently, congregation Ohel Avraham in Haifa had the wonderful opportunity to be reunited with members of our sister congregation, Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, MA, as part of the Anafim (branches) program. [Read more…]
Jewish Rainbow Program of Leo Baeck’s Ohel Avraham Congregation
The Jewish Rainbow Program (JRP) of the Ohel Avraham Congregation at the Leo Baeck Education Centre in Haifa provides a pathway for members of the LGBTQ community to strengthen their Jewish identity, develop leadership skills, and become active participants in Jewish communal life. It connects members of the community with Progressive Judaism and eliminates the destructive conflict between their gender and Jewish identities.
Greetings from Rabbi Ofek Meir, Managing Director of the Leo Baeck Education Center
Dear Friends,
As the new Managing Director of the Leo Baeck Education Center, I would like to share with you the following delightful item about Samia Diab, the Director of the Leo Baeck Community Center in Haifa, Israel, and the first Arab Muslim woman to head a Jewish Community Center in Israel. Samia was interviewed on December 28, 2017, on the “Trending” program of i24 NEWS, an international television channel that broadcasts news about Israel throughout the world. [Read more…]
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