We are thrilled that Nava Tehila, the renowned Jerusalem-based Jewish prayer community and musical ensemble, will be coming to Temple Micah April 23-26, 2026 for a weekend of music and worship, with opportunities for the entire Micah community—from our youngest congregants to our oldest and everyone in between—to participate! Who is Nava Tehila? Based in Continue Reading »
On the events taking place in Minnesota and around the country January 26, 2026 Dear Friends, We are horrified as we process the news coming out of Minnesota and other cities where ICE is operating with heightened force—including by the murder of Alex Pretti this past Shabbat. As Rabbi Slakman shared in her Friday night remarks, Continue Reading »
Join a small, lay-led community group facilitated by Temple member Rachael Fleurence, to explore one of Judaism’s essential texts—the Talmud—together. This group is designed for adults with little or no prior experience and focuses on curiosity, conversation, and shared learning rather than expertise. Through selected at-home readings, guided discussion and short text study (in Hebrew Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Josh Beraha I still remember the sound of our first dial-up modem in the early ’90s. It began with a burst of static, like the sound a radio makes in between stations, followed by quick, high-pitched beeps that felt both hopeful and chaotic. Then the screech, and suddenly, a connection, and we were Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Dr. Kari Tuling I was making lunch when the funeral director called: it’s an unaffiliated family; the deceased’s name is Rachel; it’s a graveside service with no eulogy. Are you available? Rachel was a middle-aged woman who left behind a husband and two tween boys. The boys are irritable in their grief, and Continue Reading »
A Message from the Board of Directors It is our sincere pleasure to share that the Temple Micah community has accepted the Board’s recommendation that Rabbi Josh Beraha be our next Senior Rabbi. We are deeply grateful to everyone who took the time to engage in this significant moment for our synagogue. Rabbi Beraha is Continue Reading »
December 14, 2025 Dear Micah Community, We are writing in response to devastating news: a shooting at a public Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach in Sydney that targeted Jews as they gathered to publicly light candles on the first night of Hanukkah. Our hearts are with the victims, their families, and a global Jewish community Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel, Emeritus The whole history of civilization can well be subsumed under the title, “The sanctity of the individual vs overlordship”…the struggle of individuals or groups for freedom. Liberty does not always make men free. It sometimes begets and nurtures libertinism and licentiousness, the most oppressive tyrants of the race. I Continue Reading »
Power, Presence, and the Work of Listening by Rabbi Healy Slakman Originally adapted from a sermon delivered November 28, 2025 I’ve been thinking lately about my grandmothers, both for the ways they shaped me and for the power with which they move through the world. As we read Genesis, with its sweeping narratives and vivid Continue Reading »
Give Today: Our Annual Year-End Appeal 2025 So much has happened in the last year. Through it all—the good, bad, and tumultuous—we at Temple Micah have been able to turn to one another. That’s what community is: a group of people who choose, over and over again, to show up for one another. We do Continue Reading »
Temple Micah’s Social Justice Fund advances the Human Project by supporting partner organizations or individuals working to make a difference. The Temple Micah Board is proud to share that we recently directed the spending of some of these funds to support local organizations that are on the frontlines of those affected by extreme immigration enforcement, Continue Reading »
Share a Lullaby and Join us for the Winter Solstice on December 21 Help us prepare for a special night of music for the winter solstice! On December 21, we will gather for an evening of Jewish lullabies (stay tuned for additional details!) that will give us the opportunity to lean into the long winter Continue Reading »
Bring gift cards to services or to the Micah office now through Hanukkah! Sukkat Shalom suggests cards from all affordable grocery stores in the DMV, as well as Walmart, Target, CVS and Visa/Mastercard gift cards. Please include your name and email and note the dollar amount on the card. We will distribute them to partner Continue Reading »
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha’olam shehecheyanu, v’kiy’manu, v’higi’anu la-z’man ha-zeh. Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this moment. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים Baruch atah Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Healy Slakman Adapted from a sermon given August 2025 It felt different in Israel this summer. Of course, in some ways it was obvious that it would. But it was my first time back since October 7th, and I didn’t know how it would sink in. Many important things were the same—my beautiful Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Josh Beraha I love this time of year. The High Holiday season opens before us as a season of possibility, a moment when Jewish tradition invites us back to basics. We speak of cheshbon hanefesh—an accounting of the soul. It is the work of honest return. We ask not only who we are, Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Dr. Kari Tuling Shalom to all of you, dear members of Temple Micah. I have spent the summer getting to know many of you while also preparing for the High Holidays and the coming year. It has already been a rewarding experience, and I appreciate the warm welcome I have received. As we Continue Reading »
Looking to make an online donation? Click here to access our online wish list– available through the end of October 2025. By Martha Ransohoff Adler As Micah grows and evolves, so does our annual collection of undergarments for Friendship Place. This year, instead of the collection being guided by one class from the Machon, the Continue Reading »
“And month by moonlit month, And Sabbath after Sabbath, All souls shall gather, drawn like tides, To bow, to sing, to seek the Holy. So says the Eternal.” — Isaiah 66:23 As the month of Elul begins, we enter a season not only of reflection, but of return—a time to begin again, to take stock, Continue Reading »