TBT is a welcoming, inclusive Reform Jewish Congregation
in Upper Nyack, NY which offers dynamic, educational, spiritual and social programs for all ages.
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You may know that the Cartoon Network launched a major Stop Bullying initiative. You can read more here.
We at TBT have signed on and are doing our part to further the campaign. One of the Stop Bullying flags now proudly flies over the Temple entrance.
We have heightened our awareness and made a commitment to end it. Our tradition teaches us that each person is created B'Tzelem Elohim (in the image of God). We teach our children that human life is holy and that it is our obligation to value and protect it. Here at TBT we strive to create an environment that is welcoming, warm and safe for all those who enter. We teach Jewish values ( middot) that build character, create a culture of kindness and teach us to take responsibility for our own actions.Our children learn to "love your neighbor like yourself" V'ahavta L'reacha kamocha." Bullying breaks the human spirit, harms us and can put our life in danger. It is an act that is contrary to the values and lessons we strive to to teach within the walls of our synagogue. Please join us as our community makes a commitment to keep bullying from entering our home and sacred community. It is here, that we are committed to performing "acts of kindness" (G'milut Chasadim) to make the world a better place.
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TBT’s new and inspiring initiative, “Shaareinu: Our Gateways”:
We must learn to see past one’s disabilities and to see the Jewish soul within. This is a process of breaking down physical as well as attitudinal barriers, and we at TBT are poised to begin this important work. Enabling all to access our community is not an act of charity, it is an obligation that benefits our entire community. All four of our task forces are comprised of volunteers with a wide range of expertise and experience in relevant fields, both professional and personal. They have been meeting and setting achievable, concrete goals, lead by chairpeople who are taking their place as significant lay leaders of our congregation. Bar Mitzvah Project Leads To Rockland's First Hearing Loop
(New City Patch article) 12-year-old Joshua Beal raised more than $9,000 to have the county's first hearing loop installed at Temple Beth Torah
Click here to read more about Shaareinu: Our Gateways...
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In this house beats the heart of a family
In this house is the center of a community
We study and we pray, find meaning in each day
In this house, in this house, in this house.
In this house is a spark of G-d’s creation
In this house there is joy and celebration
By song or by word, your prayers will be heard
In this house, in this house, in this house.
In this house, in this house
It all comes together in this house
In this house, in this house
It all comes together in this house of G-d. |
In this house we can shelter, we can clothe and feed
In this house there is always help for those in need
A stranger makes a friend, becomes inspired again
In this house, in this house, in this house.
In this house, in this house
It all comes together in this house
In this house, in this house
It all comes together in this house of G-d.
A house of study (in this house), a house of prayer (in this house)
A house of gathering (in this house), from everywhere (in this house)
How lovely (in this house) is your dwelling place, O Jacob (in this house)
Blessing (in this house) upon blessing fills these walls (in this house). | "In This House": Music and Lyrics by Beth A. Schafer (used with Beth's permission). Click here to play song.
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