HAR-EL, MEMBER URJ, THE MODERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE

-A REFORM APPROACH. est. 2004

MISSION STATEMENT: STUDY, WORSHIP, AND CREATING COMMUNITY.

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MESSAGE FROM CANTOR GOLE

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MESSAGE FROM RABBI ZIONTS, Ph.D

“The guiding principle of Reform is that Judaism is…” [MORE]

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VIRTUAL HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES 5781/2020

COOKING VIDEOS!

For the kids in your life – cook together on Facetime or Zoom and reinforce learning skills and the joy of togetherness. Courtesy of Sue Rappaport Suss

HAR-EL ANNUAL WOMEN’S RETREAT

TIKKUN OLAM

“Yours is not to complete the work but neither are you free to desist from it.” Pirkei Avot 2:21

WERKSMAN LIBRARY

Har-El maintains an extraordinary collection of Judaica which includes…

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The following programs and services are made available thanks to the generosity of these congregants…

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Har-El Congregation, Member, URJ

Services and Office at St. Margaret’s Episcopal

Church

47-535 Highway 74

Palm Desert, CA 92260

COVID Temporary Mailing Address:

C/o L. Zionts, Administrator

106 Piazza Perrone

Palm Desert, CA 92260

Phone: (760) 779-1691

Email: harelurjpd@gmail.com

Web Address: harelurjpd.org

Weekly Zoom Shabbat Services & Torah Study

Friday Evening Shabbat Services
5:00 PM Conducted by Rabbi Richard Zionts
and Cantor Joseph Gole

Saturday Torah Study
11:00 AM Conducted by Rabbi Zionts

January Torah Portions
2: Va-Y’chi 9: Sh’mot
16: Va-Eyra 23: Bo
30: B’Shallach
All welcome. For ZOOM invite:
Email harelurjpd@gmail.com

May-July Shabbat Services
Last Friday of each month.

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How to Observe Shavuot from Home This Year

How to Observe Shavuot from Home This Year kbkaput May 5, 2021

Torah Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted so much of how we engage Jewishly, but Shavuot is a fantastic holiday for families to celebrate from the safety of their homes. Here are a few ways you and your family can observe this rich, festive Jewish holiday this year.

My Black Son is a Baby, But He Won’t Always Be

My Black Son is a Baby, But He Won’t Always Be urjadmin May 3, 2021

Parenting

Being Black in America is its own journey within the journey of just being human, and living, and discovering who you really are on a soul level. Then there’s being Black and Jewish. And then there’s being Black, Jewish, married to a white Jew, and having bi-ethnic Jewish kids. It’s another journey, not an easy one at times, and instead of getting easier as I get older, we seem to be facing more challenges.

Being a Mom in an All-Woman Family

Being a Mom in an All-Woman Family jstern May 3, 2021

Secular Holidays

June and her partner, Betsy, adopted two girls from Guatemala and raised them together until Betsy died of cancer 4 years ago. June talked with me about the great joy she felt in fulfilling her dream of becoming a mom and the challenge she and her teenage daughters faced after suffering such a tremendous loss.

A Jewish Ecovillage Founder on Celebrating Earth Day in Ghana

A Jewish Ecovillage Founder on Celebrating Earth Day in Ghana kbkaput April 19, 2021

Environment and Climate Change

Isaac Hirt Manheimer and wife Ewoenam who founded the UnityEco Village pose among lush greenery with their three young children

Isaac Hirt-Manheimer is the founder of Unity Ecovillage in Ghana, constructed according to eco-friendly principles that he learned while attending the Green Apprenticeship training program at Kibbutz Lotan in Israel.

Breaking the Fast Reception