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Message from President-Elect: Working Together for Congregation Or Chadash and Tucson Reform Judaism

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Hello Friends,

It’s an honor to begin my tenure as the lucky-12th president of Or Chadash, the second woman in this position (Bev Sandock was the first), and maybe the first convert, making “Jones” a good Jewish name. I bring many years of experience from my past professional life as an associate professor in Nursing at the University of Arizona, managing research teams and faculty, and as mother of four children. There are many transferable skills, but importantly, I bring a passion for Jewish life and for our synagogue. Still, it really does take a shtetl. More

Congregational Meetings

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To the right, you can find an archive of documents from past congregational meetings.

Our next Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, May 4th, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Detailed information for that meeting will be available here 20 days before the meeting.

Hawaiian Shirt Midrashim

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15 years ago, Rabbi Louchheim wore a Hawaiian shirt for Friday Night LIVE! — he doesn’t remember why.
On April 5th, 2019, Rabbi challenged all of you to write a modern Midrash accounting for why we wear these shirts.
Thank you to everyone who answered the call! More

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Drash on Parashat Ki Tisa: The Women’s Jewelry

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Moses was on top of Mount Sinai for quite some time. The people grew impatient when he was “delayed in coming down from the mountain” (32:1), and they asked Aaron to make an idol for them. But why does Aaron tell the men, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives” (32:2)? Rashi explains that Aaron did this because the women will resist, not willing to give up their jewelry, and create a delay. This would give Moses time to arrive in time. More

Drash on Parashat T’tzaveh

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You shall command the Children of Israel to bring you pure beaten oil for a light, to cause the lamp to burn continually (Exodus 27:20).

Abraham Saba (1440-1508), the Tzror HaMor, taught, “Israel is likened to an olive, which yields up its oil only when it is crushed, for Israel reveals its true virtues only when it is made to suffer.” This is not surprising coming from a rabbi who lived during the expulsion of Jews from Spain. More

Town Hall Meeting

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On Sunday, February 10th, we held a Town Hall Meeting. The first hour was devoted to discussion about different ways to sustain our congregation, including a possible voluntary commitment model (click here to download the PowerPoint presentation). The second hour focused on the proposed bylaws changes which we’ll vote on at the Annual Meeting on Monday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m. (click here to download the PowerPoint presentation). You can view both portions of the meeting below. More

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