Upcoming events.

May
2

Shabbat for All (formerly Tot Shabbat)

Shabbat for All is a Shabbat evening for all in our community to find the “right-sized” moment to welcome Shabbat.  Formerly called “Tot Shabbat,” this service is for families and children and still has a Shabbat service for our community. Come to any part of the evening at any point to welcome Shabbat!

5:30 pm We gather for our youngest community members and families to welcome Shabbat with songs, a story, and some blessings. 

6:00 pm Light Nosh

6:30 pm Community Shabbat service.

Sign up to volunteer or for the potluck here

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May
9

Tot/Family Shabbat, Nosh & Shabbat Services-TBY

Tot/Family Shabbat, Nosh, & Shabbat Services is a Shabbat evening for all in our community to find the “right-sized” moment to welcome Shabbat. 

5:30 pm We gather for our youngest community members and families to welcome Shabbat with songs, a story, and some blessings. 

6:00 pm Light Nosh

6:30 pm Community Shabbat service.

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May
17

Beach B’Omer Bash

This event is brought to you by the Tahoe Jewish Community. See full event details here, including RSVP because SPACE IS LIMITED!

Celebrate Lag B’Omer at the beach with tradition, fun, and community!

Join us on Saturday, May 17th for a festive day of sunshine, beach games, and a delicious Lag B’Omer-style BBQ featuring a build-your-own baked potato bar. Space is limited, so please RSVP now to reserve your spot.

Occurring on the 33rd day of the Omer - the 49 day season between Passover and Shavuot - Lag B’Omer is a reminder to make space and time for worldly joy in the midst of this contemplative season. Observed in Israel through community gatherings, bonfires, and outdoor games, these celebrations honor Rabbis Akiva and Simeon Bar Yocchai’s post-Second Temple efforts to bring about their vision for a better world, one in which each of us (and all of the Jewish people) can exercise the power to self determine our own fate. 

Don’t forget to RSVP to join us as we observe Shabbat and Lag B’Omer at our Beach B’Omer Bash!

EVENT DETAILS:

📍Location: Incline Village Beach
⏰ Schedule:

  • 10:00 AM – Arrival & Set-Up

  • 11:00 AM – Shabbat Service by the water

  • 12:00 PM – BBQ Lunch (sign up to bring a topping or side!)

  • 1:00 PM – Beach Games & Sandcastle Building

  • 2:00 PM – Official Wrap-Up
    (Feel free to stay—our space is reserved until 8PM!)

What to Bring / Sign Up For:
We’ll provide the baked potatoes—please sign up to bring a topping or side salad.
Topping ideas include:

  • Shredded cheese

  • Sour cream

  • Green onions

  • Salsa

  • Baked beans

  • Corn

  • Broccoli

  • Coleslaw or other side salads

🔥 Got charcoal? Sign up to bring some and we’ll take care of the rest!

🏖 Beach Toys & Games: Bring your favorites to share!

🪪 IVGID Picture Pass:
Let us know in your RSVP if you have an IVGID Picture Pass.
No pass? No problem! TJC will help subsidize the entrance fee for non-pass holders.

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May
18

Northern Nevada Jewish Film Festival (Day 1)

Two Days
Six Incredible Films
Inspiring Stories
Unforgettable Conversations

Get tickets and see the schedule here

Join us. Jewish Nevada and Temple Emanu-El present a celebration of Jewish culture, heritage, and storytelling through film at the Northern Nevada Jewish Film Festival! Experience powerful narratives, compelling documentaries, and thought-provoking discussions with filmmakers.

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May
19

Northern Nevada Jewish Film Festival (Day 2)

Two Days
Six Incredible Films
Inspiring Stories
Unforgettable Conversations

Get tickets and see the schedule here

Join us. Jewish Nevada and Temple Emanu-El present a celebration of Jewish culture, heritage, and storytelling through film at the Northern Nevada Jewish Film Festival! Experience powerful narratives, compelling documentaries, and thought-provoking discussions with filmmakers.

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May
30

Shabbat & Potluck-TBY

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6:00 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7:00 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Jun
10

Parenting in a Time of Antisemitism

Gathering with Community: A Response to Antisemitism

Co-led by therapist and life coach Moran Shoman and Rabbi Lauren. This will take place at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Group for Parents with children at home (overlaps with Religious School)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Group for the whole community

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Jun
10

Gathering with Community: A response to Antisemitism

Gathering with Community: A Response to Antisemitism

This is an opportunity to help support you and your family as you navigate difficult conversations about the rise of antisemitism, both globally and within our own communities.

Therapist and life coach Moran Shoham, alongside Rabbi Lauren Ben-Shoshan, will co-lead a 5-session group for our community.

While the fear and anxiety we may feel in the face of current realities are very real, they can be eased through the strength of community and by deepening our spiritual and emotional resources. This group will provide a safe space to reflect, share, and grow, equipping you with additional tools and insights to support you and your family.

We hope you can join us for this meaningful series.

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Jun
13

Tot/Family Shabbat, Nosh & Shabbat Services-TBY

Tot/Family Shabbat, Nosh, & Shabbat Services is a Shabbat evening for all in our community to find the “right-sized” moment to welcome Shabbat. 

5:30 pm We gather for our youngest community members and families to welcome Shabbat with songs, a story, and some blessings. 

6:00 pm Light Nosh

6:30 pm Community Shabbat service.

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Jun
27

Shabbat on the Shore

Join us as we Shabbat & Potluck on the shore of Lake Tahoe!

Shabbat is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6:00 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7:00 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

Parking is limited so we encourage you to park and the temple and walk over to the beach.

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Aug
15

Shabbat services with Cohen family

Shabbat services on Friday, August 15 as we celebrate with the Cohen family as Reed Cohen prepares to be called to Torah as Bar Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat Morning Services the following morning as we call Reed Cohen to Torah as Bar Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Aug
16

Reed Cohen B. Mitzvah

Shabbat Morning Services as we call Reed Cohen to Torah as B Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat services are on Friday, August 15, as we celebrate with Reed Cohen and his family as he becomes Bar Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Sep
5

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Sep
19

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Nov
7

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Nov
21

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Dec
5

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Jan
9

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Jan
23

Hip Hop Shabbat

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Feb
6

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Feb
20

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Mar
20

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Apr
10

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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Apr
24

Shabbat Services with Toub family

Shabbat services on Friday, April 24 as we celebrate with the Toub family as Eitan Toub prepares to be called to Torah as Bar Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat Morning Services the following morning as we call Eitan Toub to Torah as Bar Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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May
1

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members

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May
29

Shabbat Services with Goldberg family

Shabbat services on Friday, May 29 as we celebrate with the Goldberg family as Mason Goldberg prepares to be called to Torah as Bat Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat Morning Services the following morning as we call Mason Goldberg to Torah as Bar Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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May
30

Mason Goldberg B. Mitzvah

Shabbat Morning Services as we call Mason Goldberg to Torah as B Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat services are on Friday, May 29, as we celebrate with Mason Goldberg and her family as she becomes Bat Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Jun
5

Shabbat & Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members

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Jun
19

Shabbat services with Goldman/Svilik family

Shabbat services on Friday, June 19 as we celebrate with the Goldman and Svilik family as Eva Goldman prepares to be called to Torah as Bat Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat Morning Services the following morning as we call Eva Goldman to Torah as Bat Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Jun
20

Eva Goldman B. Mitzvah

Shabbat Morning Services as we call Eva Goldman to Torah as B Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat services are on Friday, June 19, as we celebrate with Eva Goldman and her family as she becomes Bat Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Nov
6

Shabbat services celebrate with the Greninger family

Shabbat services on Friday, November 6 as we celebrate with the Greninger family as Isabella Greninger prepares to be called to Torah as Bat Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat Morning Services the following morning as we call Isabella Greninger to Torah as B Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Nov
7

Isabella Greninger B. Mitzvah

Shabbat Morning Services as we call Isabella Greninger to Torah as B Mitzvah at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Shabbat services precede on Friday, November 6 as we celebrate with the Greninger family as Isabella Greninger prepares to be called to Torah as Bat Mitzvah on this Shabbat. 6pm at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

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Apr
29

Gathering with Community: A response to Antisemitism

Gathering with Community: A Response to Antisemitism

Co-led by therapist and life coach Moran Shoman and Rabbi Lauren. This will take place at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Group for Parents with children at home (overlaps with Religious School)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Group for the whole community

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesdays

  • Jan 14

  • Feb 25

  • Mar 18

  • Apr 29

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Apr
29

Parenting in a Time of Antisemitism

Gathering with Community: A Response to Antisemitism

Co-led by therapist and life coach Moran Shoman and Rabbi Lauren. This will take place at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Group for Parents with children at home (overlaps with Religious School)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Group for the whole community

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesdays

  • Jan 14

  • Feb 25

  • Mar 18

  • Apr 29

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Apr
27

Tahoe Music Alive! Performance

The Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet, renowned for their dynamic performances and innovative approach to classical music, is set to captivate the NTHC audience with a special concert featuring acclaimed clarinetist Todd Palmer. This performance, the first of four chamber concerts in the 2025 Series of Tahoe Music Alive, promises an unforgettable evening of artistic excellence, redefining the chamber music experience for both seasoned concertgoers and newcomers alike. Special discounts for youth. READ or LISTEN to background on the program here.  Get TICKETS here.

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Apr
24

Holocaust day of Remembrance (Reno)

See more info on the website here

At the Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa in Reno

This year’s program:

Life and Hope in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Harold Koplewics, founder of the Child Mind institute, world renown psychatrist, speaker, author, and son of Holocaust survivors, will speak about survivors’s experiences and the intergenerational transmission of Holocaust trauma.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Apr
20

Mimouna—celebrate the end of Passover with a cookie exchange!

Mimouna—a celebration of the end of Passover with a cookie exchange! 

Everyone is invited to bring 1-2 dozen cookies to share, and a container to take home a variety of cookies brought by other participants.

Learn about Mimouna here

And what is Mimouna here

Extended details below

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Program

Mimouna comes from the Arabic word for wealth, literally meaning protected by God. It’s a holiday meant to thank God for the many blessings given over the past year, and to once again make our crops plentiful. Others associate the holiday with belief — specifically, believing that we will all be in Israel one day, and disappointment that another Passover has come and gone where we didn’t celebrate in Jerusalem.

It is celebrated the day after Passover ends and has been celebrated in Morocco since the 16th century.  Many Sephardic families do not visit each others’ homes during Passover and Mimouna allows a time to celebrate as a larger community.

What happens at a Mimouna Celebration?

There are three themes for all the food served during this holiday; fertility, prosperity and success.  Most of the foods are sweet including the most well known dish for this holiday, moufleta.  A moufleta is a mix between  a crepe, and msemmen.

“On this table you will not find typical Moroccan cuisine. It is laden neither with meat dishes nor an assortment of salads. Instead, it is laid out with items, each of which is symbolic in some way: a live fish swimming in a bowl of water, five green fava beans wrapped in dough, five dates, five gold bracelets in a pastry bowl, dough pitted with five deep fingerprints, five silver coins, five pieces of gold or silver jewelry, a palm-shaped amulet, sweetmeats, milk and butter, white flour, yeast, honey, a variety of jams, a lump of sugar, stalks of wheat, plants, fig leaves, wildflowers and greens. All are symbols of bounty, fertility, luck, blessings and joy. The traditional holiday greeting fits right in: “Tarbakhu u-tsa’adu” – meaning, “May you have success and good luck.” from “Lady Luck” Haaretz

(Source: https://marocmama.com/mimouna-a-moroccan-passover-celebration/)

Mimouna is the joyous Moroccan celebration of springtime, friends, family and good fortune. Marking the end of Passover and the beginning of the agricultural season, the doors of people’s homes are thrown wide open and everyone is greeted with the Judeo-Arabic blessing “Tirbah u’tissad,” may you prosper and succeed.

The mimouna table overflows with sweet treats like orange jam, eggplant jam, marzipan, meringues and, of course, the famous moufleta, crepes served with butter and honey. In Morocco, the flour used in moufletas was brought to Jewish homes by their Muslim neighbors after sundown, proof of the level of friendship and cooperation that existed between the two faiths.

Talismans of luck, fertility and prosperity also adorn the table. A live goldfish in a glass bowl. A green tree branch. Five gold coins in a bowl of flour, and five fava beans arranged on a pastry.

The exact origins of the name and holiday remain conjecture — does it mark the anniversary of the death of Maimon ben Yosef, the father of Maimonides; or does the name come from the Hebrew word “emunah” (faith); or is it derived from the Arabic word “ma’amoun” (wealth)? Regardless, mimouna has become a widely celebrated and wildly popular event on the Jewish calendar in Israel and all over the world. (source: https://sephardicspicegirls.com/recipes-for-mimouna-the-moroccan-celebration-of-spring/)

Still others connect Mimouna with the word emunah (“belief”), claiming it celebrates belief in Israel’s redemption. Along the same lines, there is also support (said to be traced to Maimonides’ explanation) for the word being an Arabic adaptation of the phrase Ani ma’amin (I believe), the classic expression of faith in the coming of the messiah (ana for ani, placed after the verb ma’amin, as is common in Arabic, yielding ma’amin ana, which became maimouna in the local Judeo dialect). It may have been a greeting exchanged to bolster one another’s disappointment that Passover had come and gone without the long-anticipated return to Jerusalem. (source:  https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/maimouna-a-post-passover-celebration/)

Special Mimouna Greeting

“Tarbakhu utsa’adu” or “may you have success and good luck” is a common greeting shared among people. There’s also a song that includes the phrases “Lala Mimouna” and “mbarka masuda” in the lyrics.

A Sweet Meeting on Mimouna Night – A really lovely kids book for children with a Mimouna story. (Carla’s note: maybe we could buy one of these and read it for the kids?)

Recipes

  • Moufleta

  • Adornments for moufleta: honey, fig jam, date jam, orange flower jam, nutella (suggestions for people who would rather purchase than bake)

  • Moroccan Mint Tea – no celebration in Morocco happens without a LOT of mint tea!

  • Stuffed Medjool Dates – An easy snack or dessert that you can prepare in advance and add to your table.

  • No Bake Coconut Mimouna Cookies – Whip up these vegan coconut cookies for your Mimouna table. Not only are they easy to make but taste delicious and can be made in advance.

  • White Nougat (Zaban B’luz) – A delicious treat eaten year-round but especially for holiday celebrations.

  • sfenj is the older, Maghrebi (Northwest African) cousin of the sufganiyah, or donut, as many know it. The two actually share the same root in Hebrew, meaning a spongy dough, but their similarities don’t run much deeper than that. Both the consistency of the two doughs, as well as the end results in the presentation of the two donuts, are quite different. 

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Apr
4

Tot/Family Shabbat, Nosh & Shabbat Services

Tot/Family Shabbat, Nosh, & Shabbat Services is a Shabbat evening for all in our community to find the “right-sized” moment to welcome Shabbat. 

5:30 pm We gather for our youngest community members and families to welcome Shabbat with songs, a story, and some blessings. 

6:00 pm Light Nosh

6:30 pm Community Shabbat service.

Sign up to volunteer or for the potluck here

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Apr
1

Gathering with Community: A response to Antisemitism-canceled!

This event has been canceled

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Gathering with Community: A Response to Antisemitism

Co-led by therapist and life coach Moran Shoman and Rabbi Lauren. This will take place at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Group for Parents with children at home (overlaps with Religious School)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Group for the whole community

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Apr
1

Parenting in a Time of Antisemitism-canceled!

This event has been canceled.

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Gathering with Community: A Response to Antisemitism

Co-led by therapist and life coach Moran Shoman and Rabbi Lauren. This will take place at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation.

Group for Parents with children at home (overlaps with Religious School)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Group for the whole community

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Mar
28

Shabbat Potluck

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6:00 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7:00 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

Sign up to volunteer or to bring something to the potluck here.

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Mar
21

Shabbat & Potluck-TBY

Shabbat & Potluck is a chance for our congregation and visitors to welcome Shabbat and share an Erev Shabbat Meal.  Please bring a dairy dish to share with the community.  We gather at 6:00 pm for Shabbat Blessings and enjoy our potluck.  At 7:00 pm we join in a Shabbat service together led by one of our Rabbis or community members.

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