TBT Blog

My kids are going through a Star Wars phase. There are many drawings of Yoda around our house and Jedi lightsaber training abounds. I’m slightly embarrassed to admit this, but when we finally sat down to watch Star Wars for the first time this week, we decided to start with Episode I: The Phantom Menace (if you are appalled by this decision, my filmmaker husband agrees with you). The kids loved every second of the movie and while...Read more...

“April showers bring May flowers…”

I am sure that all of us are ready for the showers to eventually end, giving way to a glorious spring and awesome summer.

When we consider the environment’s “life-cycle” and its rhythmic pattern – blossoming, growth, shrinking, and dormancy – we know that these seasons are inevitable. Yet, we are often anxious for one season to end and another to...Read more...

When you think of Sisterhood do you think of the people who bake cookies for the Onegs? And do you think of the women who run the temple Judaica Shop? Do you also think of leaders of TBT? And of those who advocate for a more just and compassionate world for all people – issues such as diversity education, reproductive justice, climate justice, pay equity, and more?

Those are just some of the things that...Read more...

We help support religious school events, but we don't stop at TBT youth... 

We plan activities for parents during religious school, but we don't stop at TBT parents...

We host fun events for families...we do it all!

We are the Youth Engagement Committee and we work to engage youth, parents, and families. Each month we look for ways to get these three important demographics interested in coming to...Read more...

Do you know what’s so unusual about my job?

When I do it well, I work myself into unemployment!

What’s my job? Of course, it’s being a rabbi. But that term, “interim,” means something additional.

My job is to promote healing, to encourage dreaming, and to facilitate building. If successful, then I am no longer needed, and a congregation continues on its own Jewish journey without me. The most interesting...Read more...

This might be hard to believe given the current weather, but today is the first day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Shevat is supposed to be a month of abundance and rebirth. We will celebrate Tu B’Shevat, our holiday honoring trees and their hypothetical reemergence from dormancy, at the full moon. On Tu B’Shevat, we enjoy all the delicious fruits and nuts that come from trees, and we often plant parsley seeds to get ready for...Read more...

Normally, Chanukah is a fun time of the year. Between the food and the parties and the gifts and the lights, these eight days truly light up our lives.

But this year is anything but normal.

In fact, in my almost 70 years, I am not sure I’ve ever experienced a Chanukah like this.

Shalom, TBT family!

I'm Keith Ketover, your fellow congregant, and the chair of the Worship Committee here at TBT. As part of the Board of Directors, I have the privilege of leading a fantastic group dedicated to making our sacred services meaningful and uplifting.

Our committee has its hands full with various responsibilities, from maintaining ritual policies to caring for our sacred objects. Yet,...Read more...