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A caring community of Reform Jews, committed to worship, education and acts of loving-kindness and dedicated to the perpetuation of these ideals for ourselves and future generations.
The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah seeks to strengthen, celebrate and enrich Jewish life, thus enhancing the life of the larger community. We pursue this mission through a rich and diverse program of Torah (study), Avodah (worship) and Gemilut (deeds of loving-kindness).
We invite you to share
worship services with us at 12320 Nall Avenue and see the
calendar for specific times and dates. B'nai Jehudah is affiliated
with the Union for Reform Judaism.
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CORE VALUES
Open Hearts
Our congregation values each one who walks through our doors.
We embrace one another in our needs, hopes, and desires. We
will accept others for who and what they are, recognizing
ourselves in them. Each is created in God's image and has
gifts to share with other members of our congregation. We
are present for one another as we encounter the full range
of human experiences.
Kedushah (holiness/sacredness)
Sacredness can be found everywhere, if only we seek it. We
infuse holiness into the world when we create moments that
heal brokenness and when we catch glimpses of the underlying
wholeness that connects everything and everyone. We recognize
our earth beginnings, as our hands and hearts reach for wholeness.
Every situation and every person holds the potential to bring
about holiness.
Derech Eretz (common decency)
We act by a set of values called "derech eretz."
Our behavior is guided by these principles of respect, honor,
honest, integrity, dignity, and humility. These patterns of
behavior are literally "the way of the land." They
are the foundations of our relationship as a community and
with one another. And even when holiness hides from us, we
still act with derech eretz because such actions fan
the holy sparks within us.
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