Many people travel to and from Israel, But Ohel Avraham creates opportunities for very different travel experiences – opportunities to meet Jews around the world in profound and even life-changing ways. Ohel Avraham connects Jewish communities across the Atlantic through two unique partnership programs with American congregations. [Read more…]
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017
On Yom HaShoah, “Holocaust Remembrance Day” (27th Nisan / May 24), the Leo Baeck Education Center community commemorated the lives and heroism of the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust between 1933 and 1945. [Read more…]
Following in the Footsteps of Rabbi Dr. Leo Baeck and the Kindertransports
In March thirteen Leo Baeck high school students traveled to London for an exciting and emotional study tour to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Dr. Leo Baeck, in whose honor our school is named, and to follow in the footsteps of the Kindertransport stories.
Purim Festivities at Ohel Avraham
On March 11, 2017, Ohel Avraham had twice the topsy turvy Purim fun with two Megillah readings! Ohel Avraham celebrates Purim each year, but this was the first year with two celebrations. [Read more…]
Senior Citizen Sing-Along at Leo Baeck
More than 250 senior citizens came to Leo Baeck on August 31st for the Community Center’s “Singing in the Neighborhood” program. [Read more…]