Happy Purim

All of our services will be online this year. If you’d like to join us, please send an email to office@templeisraelstockton.com so that we may reach out to you about services and other resources for making this unique Purim experience a memorable one.

Upcoming Events

  1. Thu 25

    Rashi

    Feb 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  2. Thu 25

    Exploring Judaism

    Feb 25 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  3. Fri 26

    Purim

  4. Fri 26

    Shabbat Dinner

    Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  5. Fri 26

    Shabbat Services

    Feb 26 @ 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
  6. Sat 27

    Purim Shpiel

    Feb 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

 

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Spiritual Audacity: Abraham Joshua Heschel's Story

Spiritual Audacity: Abraham Joshua Heschel's Story jstern February 24, 2021

Arts and Culture
Heschel film review
Martin Doblmeier's inspiring new documentary Spiritual Audacity: Abraham Joshua Heschel's Story is a long-overdue homage

Choosing Your Purim Costume: How to Avoid Cultural Appropriation, Stereotypes, and Racism

Choosing Your Purim Costume: How to Avoid Cultural Appropriation, Stereotypes, and Racism kbkaput February 24, 2021

Purim
Two young girls facing forward wearing superhero capes
Purim approaches, and like every other holiday we've observed during the pandemic, it will look

My Gap Year in Israel is the Best Decision I’ve Ever Made

My Gap Year in Israel is the Best Decision I’ve Ever Made kbkaput February 23, 2021

teens
Two men holding doves in their hands while wearing bucket hats
Israel is our home. It was in the Torah, and it is now. It sure isn’t perfect, and it might not be around forever, but that’s exactly why we need to come.

Reflections on Observing Black History Month in the Wake of the Capitol Insurrection

Reflections on Observing Black History Month in the Wake of the Capitol Insurrection kbkaput February 23, 2021

Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Collage of Black faces and features stitched together to represent the diversity of the Black communal experience
This is not yet the America most of us dream of, but it is an unavoidable part of our DNA. American equality and exceptionalism are checks that are still in the mail. If we truly love what this country is capable of, we must continue to speak the hard truth to power.