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Welcome to Temple Micah
 Temple Micah, named by Newsweek as "One of America's 25 Most Vibrant Congregations", is a Reform Jewish congregation dedicated to the spiritual fulfillment of its members. We value religious observance enhanced by social action, intellectual challenge, lifelong Jewish learning and beautiful music. Our diverse and welcoming community nurtures personal connections through active participation in a vibrant temple life.
Rebecca Dubowe to Speak About Being a Rabbi who is Deaf
Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, the first deaf female ordained rabbi, will speak at Friday evening services on March 19. Her topic will be, “I Heard God’s Call…A Sacred and Personal Story…”. Rabbi Dubowe, a leader of the national Jewish Deaf Community, has served as spiritual leader of Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, CA, for 13 years. She currently serves on the Central Conference of American Rabbis Committee on Disability Awareness and Inclusion. Micah’s Accessibility and Inclusion Committee is coordinating Rabbi Dubowe’s visit.
Mission V on Way to Israel
Rabbi and Louise Zemel and 30 Micah members head to Israel March 10 on the Temple’s fourth mission.  The 11-day trip to Haifa, the Negev, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv includes not just typical—and some not so typical—tourist activities, but Shabbat with Or Hadash, Micah’s sister congregation in Haifa, and Tzur Hadassh, a new Reform congregation in Jerusalem; a workshop on promoting equality between Jewish and Arab Israelis; a tour of the separation wall in Jerusalem led by an expert who will discuss issues in implementing an eventual peace settlement; and a meeting with Anat Hoffman of the Israel Religious Action Center, who was arrested at the Western Wall for wearing a tallit.
How Rabbi Zemel Thinks About God
In a two-session mini-series in February, Rabbi Zemel discussed “How I Think About God—My Search for a Personal Jewish Theology,” on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 10 am. The sources he drew from include the Torah, Talmud, medieval scholars and such modern thinkers as Abraham Joshua Heschel, Emmanuel Levinas, Jarislov Pelikan, Albert Einstein, Rabbi Larry Hoffman and his grandfather, Rabbi Solomon Goldman. The audio recording of session 2 and text materials for both sessions can be found here.
Calendar Highlights
Friday, March 19, 6:00 pm.
Kabbalat Shabbat, Guest Speaker: Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe
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Oneg at 6:00. Service at 6:30. Youth Choir. Guest Speaker: Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, “I Heard God’s Call…A Sacred and Personal Story of Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, the first deaf female ordained rabbi.”
Monday, March 29, 7:00 pm.
Share Your Seder
at member homes.
Members invite one another for the first Seder. This is a wonderful way to strengthen friendships and form new ones. Sign up online.
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Upcoming Events
Friday, March 12, 10:00 am.
K'tonton
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Parent and toddler class.
Friday, March 12, 6:00 pm.
Tot Shabbat
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For babies through first graders and their families; followed by Shabbat dinner and arts & crafts activities
Saturday, March 13, 9:00 am.
Torah/Tanach Study
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Reading: Va Yakhel-Pekudei (Ex. 35:1-40:38; 12:1-20) and Ezek 45:16-46:18; Leader: Mark; Refreshments: Marlyn/Milt
Saturday, March 13, 9:00 am.
Adult Choir
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Bar Mitzvah of Michael G
Friday, March 19, 10:00 am.
K'tonton
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Parent and toddler class.
Friday, March 19, 6:00 pm.
Kabbalat Shabbat, Guest Speaker: Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe
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Oneg at 6:00. Service at 6:30. Youth Choir. Guest Speaker: Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, “I Heard God’s Call…A Sacred and Personal Story of Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, the first deaf female ordained rabbi.”
Saturday, March 20, 9:00 am.
Torah/Tanach Study
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Reading: Va Yikra (Lev. 1:1-5:26) and Is. 43:21-44:23; Leader: Marcia; Refreshments: Richard
Saturday, March 20, 12:30 pm.
Hebrew Poetry
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Poetry of Yehuda Amichai, in Hebrew and English, from "Open, Closed, Open"
Sunday, March 21, 10:00 am.
New Members Group
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For those who have joined since 1/09
Sunday morning breakfast and discussion.
Friday, March 26, 10:00 am.
K'tonton
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Parent and toddler class.
Saturday, March 27, 9:00 am.
Torah/Tanach Study
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Reading: Tzav-Shabbat Hagadol (Lev. 6:1-8:36) and Mal. 3:4-24 ; Leader: John M.; Refreshments: TBA
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Spotlight
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News Headlines
Not Your Father's Passover: Rabbi Hoffman Reveals How to Make A Seder the "Highlight of the Year"
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A Temple Micah Member Returns to the Washington Area, This Time As a Rabbi
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In Their Telltale Purple Aprons, Micah Cooks Cater Events and Raise Money for Temple
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Micah's First Shaliach Hopes to Foster Connection Between American Jews and Israel
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