Tag: B’nai Midbar

Let’s Celebrate! Rosh Hashanah (Happy New Year) 5785!

Melanie Einbund Apples and honey, round challahs with raisins, blowing of the shofar, honey cakes, pomegranates, flowers, and all that is sweet and inviting as we welcome the new year! We greet each other by saying, “L’shana tovah u’metukah” (pronounced l’shah-NAH toe-VAH ooh-meh-too-KAH), which means “for a good and sweet year.” We are delighted to…

Welcome Rabbi Daniel Price!

We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price to Congregation B’nai Midbar. Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price received his Rabbinic Ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. He has over two decades of experience as a rabbi, educator, and cantorial soloist. With a B.A. in music/communications from Plattsburgh State University and a…

Jewish Friendship Group Fall Events

Marsha Mantykow The end of summer was officially celebrated with a wonderful cocktail party at the MountainView Bar & Grill. With drinks of various kinds in hand, more than 35 members of both the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) and B’nai Midbar spent the evening mingling with friends. It was a pleasure to welcome new members…

B’nai Midbar Upcoming Events

High Holy Day services will be officiated by Rabbi Daniel Price. Participating in the delivery of the services are our exceptional professionals Eliyanah Powers, cantorial soloist, and Dr. Joshua Nichols, accompanist. We are honored to have Stephen Beecher, cellist, perform “Kol Nidre” (“All Vows”) at the Yom Kippur evening service. Tashlich service will be on…

B’nai Midbar

Melanie Einbund 5785 Already? No, it isn’t a misprint! The New Jewish Year is 5784! Congregation B’nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke will be holding Rosh Hashanah evening services on Oct. 2 and morning services on Oct. 3. Yom Kippur services will be held on Oct. 11 (evening) and Oct. 12 (day). Rabbi Danny Price will be…

B’nai Midbar Events

Melanie Einbund On May 15, we took a trip to the Tucson Jewish Museum, which we explored with a docent. Tucson Jewish history was the topic. The museum is the location of the first Jewish temple in the Southwest and the Holocaust Center. It was an adventure of education and noshing—what fun! Shavuot is a…

What’s New at B’nai Midbar?

Melanie Einbund Our February services were led by Rabbi Sanford Seltzer, assisted by Eliyanah Powers and Joshua Nichols. We welcomed our new Torah with the hope for peace to embrace our community and Israel. A special presentation of our new Torah was made to the congregation by Rabbi Seltzer. Many thanks to the committee, as…