Midrash, Stories, and Poetry

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Doors, Doorways, And Transitions”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“Miracles Behind the Door” January 25, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Torah From Heaven, Heaven From Torah”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

About Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus

Rabbi Sager served as Beth El’s rabbi for 32 years. He is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and earned a Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature at Duke University. Rabbi Sager has been a teacher, rabbinic advisor and mentor for students and graduates of the RRC, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Theological Seminary and the Rabbinical School of the Boston Hebrew College. Read more.

Check the calendar for Rabbi Sager’s upcoming conversations:

	January 2021
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					1 Office Closed Office Closed December 25, 2020 - January 1, 2021 See more details •	2
3	4	5	6	7	8 DurhamISH Virtual First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat DurhamISH Virtual First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat January 8, 2021 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87404926098 Our hipISH haimISH jewISH community of Durham and its outer boroughs (like Raleigh and Chapel Hill) hosts lay-led Kabbalat Shabbat. Find our Facebook group or email durhamISH@gmail.com. See more details •	9 Virtual Healing Yoga Virtual Healing Yoga January 9, 2021 9:45 am - 10:45 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86011119458 ────────── Alan Friedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86011119458 Meeting ID: 860 1111 9458 One tap mobile +13126266799,,86011119458# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,86011119458# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 860 1111 9458 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbzqAqrUXQ ────────── See more details •
10 Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein January 10, 2021 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details •	11 Discussions with Rabbi Sager: "Doors, Doorways, And Transitions" Discussions with Rabbi Sager: "Doors, Doorways, And Transitions" January 11, 2021 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969946893 This week's topic is "Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door" Meeting ID: 859 6994 6893 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969946893 See more details •	12 Vaad HaChinuch Meeting Vaad HaChinuch Meeting January 12, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm See more details •	13	14	15	16 Bishop Godbee Speaks During Services Bishop Godbee Speaks During Services January 16, 2021 10:45 am - 11:30 am Bishop Ronald Godbee of the River Church will join Rabbi Greyber on Shabbat of MLK Weekend to explore the story of the Exodus and reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. The conversation will start at 10:45am. See more details •
17 CANCELLED: Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein CANCELLED: Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein January 17, 2021 9:30 am - 10:30 am New start date is January 24. Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/hebrew-language-classes-spring-2021.html See more details CANCELLED: Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein CANCELLED: Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein January 17, 2021 10:30 am - 11:30 am New start date is January 24. Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/hebrew-language-classes-spring-2021.html See more details Race and Judaism in Israel and New York Race and Judaism in Israel and New York January 17, 2021 10:30 am - 11:30 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83564499409 ────────── Alan Friedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83564499409 Meeting ID: 835 6449 9409 One tap mobile +16465588656,,83564499409# US (New York) +13017158592,,83564499409# US (Washington D.C) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 835 6449 9409 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcDEZIFKrO ────────── See more details • • •	18 Office Closed Office Closed January 18, 2021 See more details •	19	20	21 MAD POPPER PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box MAD POPPER PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box January 21, 2021 11:00 am - 5:30 pm The Mad Popper (105 W NC Hwy 54, Suite 259) See more details Lunch and Learn Lunch and Learn January 21, 2021 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87285080935 See more details Kevin Ginsberg's Office PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box Kevin Ginsberg's Office PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box January 21, 2021 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 3400 Croasdaile Drive, Building 300 See more details • • •	22 Shabbaton From Home Shabbaton From Home January 22, 2021 - January 23, 2021 https://betheldurham.org/shabbaton/ See more details Kevin Ginsberg's Office PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box Kevin Ginsberg's Office PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box January 22, 2021 11:00 am - 1:00 pm 3400 Croasdaile Drive, Building 300 See more details BETH EL PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box BETH EL PICKUP WINDOW: Shabbaton From Home Registration Gift Box January 22, 2021 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm 1004 Watts St, Durham, NC 27701, USA See more details • • •	23 Shabbaton From Home Shabbaton From Home January 22, 2021 - January 23, 2021 https://betheldurham.org/shabbaton/ See more details Virtual Healing Yoga Virtual Healing Yoga January 23, 2021 9:45 am - 10:45 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85178993775 ────────── Alan Friedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85178993775 Meeting ID: 851 7899 3775 One tap mobile +13017158592,,85178993775# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,85178993775# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 851 7899 3775 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbqv7GJGbH ────────── See more details Family Service Family Service January 23, 2021 10:00 am - 10:50 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84345320181 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84345320181 See more details • • •
24 Blood Donation Blood Donation January 24, 2021 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Sign up here: https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/162562 See more details Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein January 24, 2021 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein January 24, 2021 10:30 am - 11:30 am See more details Joint Class with First Presbyterian Church Joint Class with First Presbyterian Church January 24, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87187441461 “Unbinding Isaac: A Jewish & Presbyterian Conversation about Public Life, Faith & Difficult Texts.” Rabbi Greyber and Jerry Postema will discuss Genesis 22:1-19 (the sacrifice of Isaac) and Aaron Koller's Unbinding Isaac. Join us for a deep dive into God, suffering and more. See more details • • • •	25 Discussions with Rabbi Sager: "Doors, Doorways, And Transitions" Discussions with Rabbi Sager: "Doors, Doorways, And Transitions" January 25, 2021 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969946893 Meeting ID: 859 6994 6893 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969946893 Topic: "Miracles Behind the Door" See more details •	26	27	28	29	30
31 Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein January 31, 2021 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein January 31, 2021 10:30 am - 11:30 am See more details “The Chosen People of the Nobel Prize” “The Chosen People of the Nobel Prize” January 31, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82762368593 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82762368593 Join Nobel Prize winner Dr. Bob Lefkowitz and Dr. Ray Greenberg, a former Beth El member, nationally recognized cancer researcher, and leader in academic medicine to learn about the history of Jewish Nobel prize winners and Dr. Lefkowitz’s life and journey as a cardiologist turned legendary scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize. See more details Joint Class with First Presbyterian Church Joint Class with First Presbyterian Church January 31, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87187441461 “Unbinding Isaac: A Jewish & Presbyterian Conversation about Public Life, Faith & Difficult Texts.” Rabbi Greyber and Jerry Postema will discuss Genesis 22:1-19 (the sacrifice of Isaac) and Aaron Koller's Unbinding Isaac. Join us for a deep dive into God, suffering and more. See more details • • • •

Midrash, Stories, and Poetry

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Doors, Doorways, And Transitions”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Miracles Behind the Door” January 25, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Torah From Heaven, Heaven From Torah”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

About Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus

January 2021

Hebcal Shabbat and Holiday Times

Midrash, Stories, and Poetry

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Doors, Doorways, And Transitions”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“Miracles Behind the Door” January 25, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Torah From Heaven, Heaven From Torah”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

About Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus

January 2021

Hebcal Shabbat and Holiday Times

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“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Miracles Behind the Door” January 25, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)