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Click for more info Beit Hashofar is pleased to announce the opening of our new Lichtenstein Guest House and Beit Midrash.  This new facility is conveniently located steps away from the synagogue and offers the comforts of home as well as an informal study space. Our Guest House is an optimal base for seeing the Northwest region or just to stay overnight on Shabbat while residing in a kosher environment.

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Beta Israel Mitzvah Project PDF Print E-mail

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chanukiahStarting this past Chanukah we have been focusing on the Beta Israel community located in Weleka, Ethiopia. Because they have many needs, we are running a clothing drive to help them from December 4th - December 22nd.  We are gathering tennis shoes, socks, white t-shirts (for children), and winter jackets.

Many thanks to Melech Gillins, Sr. and his wife, Winifred, for sharing regarding their recent trip to Weleka, Ethiopia to the Beta Israel community and the needs of that community.

 

We are still collecting clothing for the Beta Israel community.  Alternatively, you can donate below and we will purchase clothing for the project.

List of Items Needed (please gather the items in whatever amount you are able and be sure they are in very good condition):

_____tennis shoes (all sizes are needed, from children to size 9 in men, from children to size 7 in women - Kmart and Walmart have inexpensive varieties....find what you can)

_____socks (not ankle socks, shin or higher please - children to adult sizes)

_____white t-shirts only (children's sizes, from small to 14-16)

_____winter jackets (May be from thrift stores but must be in very good condition. No stains, holes or missing zippers, buttons, snaps/etc...)

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What are your new year resolutions? PDF Print E-mail

We are wishing you a sweet and prosperous New Year 5772.  So what are your new year resolutions this year?  Would you like a set of tools which will help you be a better person, heal your relationships, and build a closer connection with Messiah?  We invite you to join our second year of mussar practice with the Riverton Mussar program.

The Hebrew term Mussar (מוּסַר), is from the book of Proverbs 1:2 meaning instruction, discipline, or conduct.  The Mussar movement was a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement that developed in 19th century Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews.

 
Sukkot - Luxury Outdoor Accommodations PDF Print E-mail
by Rebbetzin Malkah

When we think about taking a holiday, we imagine pristine beaches with white sand, blue water, blue skies.  Or perhaps it is that mountain vista with ice cold streams bubbling down river rock dotted beds, deer crossing the forest laden roads and the clean quiet. But how many of us imagine a hut topped with branches so we can see the stars, walls for protection from the wind and sun, and a chance to eat and sleep in the outdoors during one of the more unsettling times of the year?  Most of us probably don't conjure up such images in the autumn, but it is precisely at this time when we read Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), enter the outdoors, and contemplate our true purpose and the meaning of life:  outside the safety and comfort of our home.

 
Ki Tetzei - Mother Bird PDF Print E-mail
by Rebbetzin Malkah

After G-d's creation was finished at the conclusion of six days, everything was in perfect balance. The seventh day represented the paragon of wholeness. The earth, nature, and humanity were in perfect relationship with their counterparts. When we ate from the Tree of Knowledge in Gan Eden with the wrong intention, we suddenly plunged ourselves into a world where we fail to understand anything in a pure and simple state.  There would be no single pure moment or action. There was always a mixture of pain, or suffering, or sorrow which opposed the good in life. We would know the joy of bringing a child into the world, but not without the pain of labor. We would enjoy the fruit of the earth, but not without toil and tremendous work. We would witness a marriage ceremony, but not without the breaking of the glass and remembering our forlorn Jerusalem. We would strive to create the perfect energy source, but always find the means to produce it are far too costly or toxic. Once we were forced to leave Gan Eden, a place of plenty and goodness, we lost the ability to find anything in a pure and simple state.
 
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