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Shabbat Shalom | November 7, 2025
Dear Friends, This week’s Torah portion, Vayeira, tells the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. You remember the story: two cities so corrupt that neighbors no longer treated one another as neighbors, and strangers were met not with kindness but with cruelty. Their moral decay was so complete that, [...]
Shabbat Shalom | October 31, 2025
Dear Friends, Today is obviously Halloween—a pagan holiday that focuses on spirits and superstitions. Halloween has never been a Jewish observance, and it is worth noting that the early Reform rabbis, products of the Enlightenment, wanted nothing to do with spirits and superstition. They were rationalists and sought [...]
Shabbat Shalom | October 24, 2025
Dear Friends, This week we meet one of the more complicated mythic figures in the Torah: Noah. We are told: “Noah was a righteous man. He was blameless in his generation.” (Genesis 6:9) On the surface, that sounds like clear praise for the man who, according to our [...]
We are Looking for Grandfriends!
Looking for connection, impact, and fun? Become a Grandfriend! TSTI members (60+) are invited to join the grandfriend program in the preschool for a special experience filled with: • Bima time Shabbat celebrations • Jewish holidays and traditions • Songs, stories, and values shared across generations One Friday [...]