February 2007 - Posts

• Unicorn Sightings?

  Synagogues around the world read through the text of the Torah (the Five Books of Moses) over the course of one year. The text has been divided into 54 parshiyot, or portions, one (or occasionally two) of which are read on a given week. At this time of Read More... Posted Monday, February 26, 2007 11:20 AM by Temple Israel of Manchester | 0 Comments Filed under: Jewish Interest, Religious Events, Hunting

• Daily Prayer - A Wonderful Way to Start the Day

  It's ten minutes to seven in the morning and people are beginning to arrive in the small chapel at Temple Israel in Manchester. Three or four of these folks can be seen here just about every day, others come once a week, and still others have answered Read More... Posted Friday, February 23, 2007 3:34 PM by Temple Israel of Manchester | 0 Comments Filed under: Jewish Interest, Religious Events

• Masks and Purim

  The holiday of Purim, the Jewish Feast of Lots begins on Saturday evening, March 3rd. Its major observance includes the reading of the biblical Book of Esther (the Megillah) around which a kind of Mardi Gras atmosphere has been created with costumes, Read More... Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:50 PM by Temple Israel of Manchester | 0 Comments Filed under: Kids & Family, Jewish Interest, Religious Events

• Temple Israel of Manchester at 50

  Temple Israel of Manchester is preparing to celebrate its Golden Jubilee, fifty years at its present location on Salmon Street as a Conservative Jewish Congregation. Previously it had been located on Central Street for about 40 years under the name of Read More... Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:47 PM by Temple Israel of Manchester | 0 Comments Filed under: Kids & Family, Jewish Interest, News, Religious Events