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13th of Adar
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✡️ Ta’anit Esther
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🎭️📜 Erev Purim
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Fast begins
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Erev Purim Services, Megillah Reading, and Spiel
Erev Purim Services, Megillah Reading, and Spiel
March 2, 2026 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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14th of Adar
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🎭️📜 Purim
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Morning Services and Megillah Reading
Morning Services and Megillah Reading
March 3, 2026 7:30 am - 9:30 am
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4
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15th of Adar
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🎭️📜 Shushan Purim
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6
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17th of Adar
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Visioning Peace in Israel Palestine Circle Coffee Chat at R. House
Visioning Peace in Israel Palestine Circle Coffee Chat at R. House
March 6, 2026 8:00 am - 9:00 am
This circle gives members a space to share thoughts, opinions, and concerns about the future of Israel and Palestine, and about Zionism and its alternatives.
Please contact Charley Beller (charleybeller@gmail.com) or Evan Serpick (serpick@gmail.com) for more information and to be added to the list serve.
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🧸Shabbat is Awesome!
🧸Shabbat is Awesome!
March 6, 2026 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Join Rav Tyler and Rav Daniel for a joyful and engaging Shabbat experience for young kiddos and the people who love them.
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18th of Adar
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Parashat Ki Tisa
Parashat Ki Tisa
March 7, 2026
Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets.
Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 | Shabbat Parah
Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 36:16-36
https://hebcal.com/s/5786/21?uc=ical-baltimore
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🕍 Shabbat Parah
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In-Person Only Torah Study with Rav Daniel
In-Person Only Torah Study with Rav Daniel
March 7, 2026 8:45 am - 9:30 am
Please meet in Rav Daniel's study.
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🕍Sanctuary Shabbat Morning Services
🕍Sanctuary Shabbat Morning Services
March 7, 2026 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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19th of Adar
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Through the Fire: Developing Resilience - IYUN Circle
Through the Fire: Developing Resilience - IYUN Circle
March 8, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Through the Fire: Developing Resilience with Susannah Kolstad
An IYUN Learning Circle
SUNDAY MORNINGS BEGINNING January 4 AT 10:00 A.M. AT BETH AM ADMIN BUILDING
REGISTER HERE
What does it mean to be strong in a time of uncertainty and unraveling? Through the Fire: Developing Resilience is an eight-session IYUN learning circle that invites participants to explore resilience through Jewish text, conversation, reflection, and shared learning. Together, we will wrestle with uncertainty, friendship, leadership, brokenness, and hope—seeking not simple answers, but deeper strength, wisdom, and connection. This learning circle offers space to reflect honestly, learn communally, and cultivate a resilience that can sustain both individuals and communities.
Be sure to mark your calendar for all class meetings: 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, and 2/22.
This class meets in person only.
Cost: $36 for members (including conversion students), $54 for non-member guests.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Susannah Kolstad at skolstad@bethambaltimore.org.
What We Will Learn
Session 1: Why Learn? Cultivating a Learner’s Mindset Explore how different ways of learning—text, reflection, conversation, and lived experience—build resilience and help us remain open when one path feels blocked.
Session 2: How Do I Face Uncertainty? Examine Jewish wisdom on living with unpredictability, vulnerability, and fear, and how staying present can cultivate grit and meaning.
Session 3: Friendships That Carry Us Reflect on the challenges and necessity of adult friendships and how investing in relationships strengthens resilience during times of loss and change.
Session 4: Revelation From the Ruins Learn from moments of upheaval in Jewish history to explore what clarity, insight, and holiness can emerge from brokenness—personally and communally.
Session 5: Leading in Hard Times Study models of imperfect leadership in Torah to better understand how to lead wisely, humbly, and sustainably during times of pressure and crisis.
Session 6: Developing Complex Resilience Reimagine resilience not just as “bouncing back,” but as transformation—exploring how hardship can fuel creativity, vision, and communal renewal.
Session 7: Through Shards and Into Wholeness Consider how memory, forgetting, and brokenness shape who we become, and how wisdom can endure even when details fade.
Session 8: Siyum (Closing & Celebration) Mark the completion of our learning together by celebrating the Torah, insights, and questions uncovered through this shared journey.
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Film Fanatic Circle
Film Fanatic Circle
March 8, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Private Home
Calling all Film Fanatics (and even just occasional movie-watchers):
The Film Fanatics will gather on Sunday, March 8th @ 1:00 PM at the home of Marcia Amith. We’ll watch Rob Reiner’s somewhat autobiographical movie, Stand By Me, enjoy movie treats, discuss the movie, and just kibitz a bit!
If you can come and/or have any questions, please email Adina Amith: adinanamith@gmail.com.
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21st of Adar
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In Person Tzedek Beth Am Meeting and community Dinner
In Person Tzedek Beth Am Meeting and community Dinner
March 10, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87038882321?pwd=tFPkmzv0USBFmtWLMljLmcMDlKbiUH.1
Upcoming dates:
August 12th - Zoom meeting Sept. 9th - Zoom meeting Oct. 14th -In person dinner meeting - in the sukkah Nov. 11th - Zoom meeting Dec. 9th - In person dinner meeting Jan. 13th - Zoom meeting Feb. 10th - Zoom meeting March 10th - In-person dinner meeting April 14th - Zoom meeting May 12th - Zoom meeting June 9th - In-person dinner meeting.
Click Here to Join - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87038882321?pwd=tFPkmzv0USBFmtWLMljLmcMDlKbiUH.1
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23rd of Adar
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Rise and Learn Mishna Study
Rise and Learn Mishna Study
March 12, 2026 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Kneads Bakeshop & Café, 6 Village Square, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
Weekly Mishnah study with Rav Daniel Burg. If you are interested in joining, please email ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org.
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24th of Adar
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Klei Kodesh Services and Dinner
Klei Kodesh Services and Dinner
March 13, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for Klei Kodesh, Beth Am's instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat experience led by Rabbi Tyler Dratch and the Uncle Ira's Hebrew Washboard Ensemble in the Beit Midrash! Dinner to follow services.
Schedule:
5:30 pm | Proneg - For members with young families who would like to eat before services. This is instead of joining us for dinner after services.
6:00 pm | Klei Kodesh Shabbat Service
7:00 pm* | Dinner
(* Timing is approximate)
Pricing:
Members:
$25 - Adults 18+
FREE - Children 0 -17
Non-members:
$37 - Adults 18+
$18 - Children 2+
FREE - Children 0-2
Menu: TBD
Registration is required for dinner; please register by Monday, February 9th at 10:00 am.
If you would like to join us for services at 6:00 pm virtually, click here to stream.
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🕯️ Candle lighting
🕯️ Candle lighting
March 13, 2026 6:53 pm - 6:53 pm
Baltimore
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
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25th of Adar
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Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan
Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan
March 14, 2026
Molad Nisan: Wednesday, 4:34pm and 13 chalakim
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Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
March 14, 2026
Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels.
Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’s command, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God's presence fills the Mishkan.
Torah: Exodus 35:1-40:38, 12:1-20
Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 | Shabbat HaChodesh
Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15
https://hebcal.com/s/5786/22d?uc=ical-baltimore
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🕍 Shabbat HaChodesh
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🕮 Hybrid Torah Study with Rav Daniel
🕮 Hybrid Torah Study with Rav Daniel
March 14, 2026 8:45 am - 9:45 am
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🕍Kesher Shabbat Morning Services
🕍Kesher Shabbat Morning Services
March 14, 2026 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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26th of Adar
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🌸Women's Pesach Celebration🌺
🌸Women's Pesach Celebration🌺
March 15, 2026 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217, USA
https://bethamsynagogue.shulcloud.com/event/womens-pesach-celebration-5786.html
Women’s Pesach Celebration 5786
Rosh Chodesh Nisan | Sunday, March 15 | 4:30–6:00 pm
(Doors open at 4:00 pm)
Beth Am Synagogue
On the Sunday before Rosh Chodesh Nisan, women of the congregation are invited to gather for a Women’s Pesach Celebration that marks a powerful spiritual threshold — from narrow places to open ones, from winter into spring, from holding to release.
This evening is not a full seder, but seder-adjacent — designed to help women deepen their personal Pesach experience through music, ritual, creativity, and shared reflection, while building sacred community.
What to Expect
The evening will move gently between whole-group moments and more intimate table conversations, creating space for both collective energy and personal connection. Together, we will:
- Be guided by the theme of min hameitzar (“from the narrow place”), with music as a central spiritual anchor
- Draw inspiration from Miriam — prophet, leader, musician, and source of strength — as we lift up women’s voices and embodied leadership within the Exodus story
- Begin a journey that carries us from Pesach toward the weeks that follow, offering practices and symbols participants can return to beyond the evening itself
There will be opportunities for reflection, conversation, and creative expression, woven throughout the night in ways that are accessible and invitational.
A Beginning, Not an Ending
This gathering is designed not only as a moment in itself, but as the launch of Beth Am’s Rosh Chodesh circles, beginning in the months ahead. Participants will leave with simple takeaways — including music and reflections — that can accompany them through the season.
Whether this is your first Women’s Pesach gathering or one of many, you are warmly invited to join us for an evening of connection, meaning, and preparation for the journey toward freedom.
Register by Monday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
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28th of Adar
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Beth Am Home Electrification Project
Beth Am Home Electrification Project
March 17, 2026 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Collectively, the Beth Am/Neighborhood Sun solar farm project has avoided burning almost a million pounds of coal! Now we are going to do more.
What: Work session to determine what can be done for your home:
To save on utility bills
To make your home more comfortable
To lower your greenhouse gas emissions
Where: (Attend either in-person or via Zoom)
In-person:
Home of Marilyn Fisher
Village of Cross Keys
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Zoom:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7547987541
Contact David Saunders - davidsaunders107@gmail.com for the address and to RSVP.
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1st of Nisan, 5786
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🌒 Rosh Chodesh Nisan
🌒 Rosh Chodesh Nisan
March 19, 2026
Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year (8th on leap years) and the 1st month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to March or April on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon
Torah: Numbers 28:1-15
https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-nisan-2026?uc=ical-baltimore
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Rise and Learn Mishna Study
Rise and Learn Mishna Study
March 19, 2026 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Kneads Bakeshop & Café, 6 Village Square, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
Weekly Mishnah study with Rav Daniel Burg. If you are interested in joining, please email ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org.
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2nd of Nisan
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BAYITT Shabbat
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🕯️ Candle lighting
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3rd of Nisan
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BMitzvah of Max Finkler
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Parashat Vayikra
Parashat Vayikra
March 21, 2026
In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently.
Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26
Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23
https://hebcal.com/s/5786/24?uc=ical-baltimore
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🕮 Hybrid Torah Study with Rav Daniel
🕮 Hybrid Torah Study with Rav Daniel
March 21, 2026 8:45 am - 9:45 am
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🕍Kesher Shabbat Morning Services
🕍Kesher Shabbat Morning Services
March 21, 2026 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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🧸Shabbat Is Awesome - Morning Edtion
🧸Shabbat Is Awesome - Morning Edtion
March 21, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Join us for Shabbat is Awesome - Morning Edition, specifically crafted for our young families with children 5 and under! Children are welcome to say for the rest of Shabbat services, join the kids in childcare in the Moadon, or head home for their nap. This event is FREE. RSVP is encouraged.
Saturday, February 21st
10:00 am - Gather for bagels and schmoozing.
10:15 am - Join the Torah parade with stuffed Torah in the main service.
11:00 am - Shabbat is Awesome morning services - songs, story, and an activity!
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Visioning Peace in Israel Palestine Circle Kiddush Table
Visioning Peace in Israel Palestine Circle Kiddush Table
March 21, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
This circle gives members a space to share thoughts, opinions, and concerns about the future of Israel and Palestine, and about Zionism and its alternatives. Gather for a discussion after kiddush lunch.
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8th of Nisan
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Rise and Learn Mishna Study
Rise and Learn Mishna Study
March 26, 2026 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Kneads Bakeshop & Café, 6 Village Square, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
Weekly Mishnah study with Rav Daniel Burg. If you are interested in joining, please email ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org.
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📖Spell Freedom Event Book Discussion w/ Elaine Weiss & Prof. E. R. Shipp 📖
📖Spell Freedom Event Book Discussion w/ Elaine Weiss & Prof. E. R. Shipp 📖
March 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217, USA
https://bethamsynagogue.shulcloud.com/event/spell-freedom-book-discussion-with-elaine-weiss-and-e.-r.-shipp.html
Join Us for the Spell Freedom book discussion with Elaine Weiss and Professor E. R. Shipp Thursday, March 26 | 7 PM Beth Am Synagogue | 2501 Eutaw Place, Baltimore
Spell Freedom is the story of four social justice activists whose audacious plan to restore voting rights to Black citizens in the Jim Crow south laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement.
"A beautifully crafted and dramatic tale that testifies to the resilience of America's dreamers and freedom fighters. How did so many ordinary people find the courage to stand up for their rights? How did they organize? How did they overcome apathy and disillusion? Elaine Weiss answers these timely questions in a brilliant book that illuminates not only the past but also a path forward."
--Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize winning author of King: A Life
Elaine Weiss Bio
Beth Am congregant Elaine Weiss is a journalist and the author of three books of narrative history. Her book on the women's suffrage movement, The Woman's Hour was a GoodReads Readers' Choice Award winner, short-listed for the 2019 Chautauqua Prize, and received the American Bar Association's highest honor, the 2019 Silver Gavel Award.
Her newest book, Spell Freedom:The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement has won high praise from scholars and readers alike, described as "a beautifully crafted and dramatic tale" told with "elegant writing, masterful storytelling, and prodigious research." Spell Freedom was long-listed for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in nonfiction books, awarded by the American Library Association, and was selected by Amazon's editors as one of the best history books of 2025.
When not at her desk Elaine plays spoons in the Klei Kodesh band.
Professor E. R. Shipp Bio
E. R. Shipp is a journalist-scholar with advanced degrees from Columbia University (M.S. in journalism, M.A. in history, J.D. in law) – and from life. She is a founding faculty member of the School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) at Morgan State University, where she is an associate professor.
She was born and raised in Conyers, Ga., when it was still rural and when televisions, telephones, indoor plumbing, and paved roads were rarities. She migrated to New York City in 1976 and became – forever – a denizen of Harlem. If she had stuck with her original interest, home economics, she might have become a B. Smith or a Martha Stewart. Instead, she is more like Ida B. Wells, crusading for justice as a journalist and educator.
Prof. Shipp began her journalism career at the New York Times. She has been a reporter and editor at the Times, a columnist at the New York Daily News and the Baltimore Sun, an ombudsman for the Washington Post, and a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in a variety of spaces. It was her work at the Daily News that led to her becoming the first Black woman to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1996.
She is a foodie and a dedicated genealogist. She is also a lifelong learner who loves jazz, Scrabble, television, public radio, movies, and exploring Baltimore.
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9th of Nisan
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🕯️ Candle lighting
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10th of Nisan
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Parashat Tzav
Parashat Tzav
March 28, 2026
In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks. Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Mishkan.
Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 | Shabbat HaGadol
https://hebcal.com/s/5786/25?uc=ical-baltimore
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🇮🇱 Yom HaAliyah
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🕍 Shabbat HaGadol
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🕮 Hybrid Torah Study with Rav Daniel
🕮 Hybrid Torah Study with Rav Daniel
March 28, 2026 8:45 am - 9:45 am
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🕍Kesher Shabbat Morning Services
🕍Kesher Shabbat Morning Services
March 28, 2026 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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