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Engaging with Rabbi Emeritus Steve Sager

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.)

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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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  • Office Closed

    Office Closed

    December 25, 2020 - January 1, 2021  

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  • 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. 

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  • Virtual Healing Yoga

    Virtual Healing Yoga

    January 9, 2021  9:45 am - 10:45 am
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86011119458

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    Alan Friedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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  • Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein

    Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein

    January 10, 2021  9:30 am - 10:30 am

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  • 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  

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  • Vaad HaChinuch Meeting

    Vaad HaChinuch Meeting

    January 12, 2021  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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    Meeting ID: 835 6449 9409
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  • Office Closed

    Office Closed

    January 18, 2021

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  • 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)

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  • Lunch and Learn

    Lunch and Learn

    January 21, 2021  11:30 am - 1:00 pm

    Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87285080935

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  • 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

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  • Shabbaton From Home

    Shabbaton From Home

    January 22, 2021 - January 23, 2021  

    https://betheldurham.org/shabbaton/

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Shabbaton From Home

    Shabbaton From Home

    January 22, 2021 - January 23, 2021  

    https://betheldurham.org/shabbaton/

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  • Virtual Healing Yoga

    Virtual Healing Yoga

    January 23, 2021  9:45 am - 10:45 am
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85178993775

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    Join Zoom Meeting
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    Meeting ID: 851 7899 3775
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  • Family Service

    Family Service

    January 23, 2021  10:00 am - 10:50 am
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84345320181

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  • 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

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  • Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein

    Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein

    January 24, 2021  9:30 am - 10:30 am

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  • Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein

    Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein

    January 24, 2021  10:30 am - 11:30 am

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  • 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.  

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  • 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"

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  • Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein

    Hebrew II with Donna Goldstein

    January 31, 2021  9:30 am - 10:30 am

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  • Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein

    Hebrew I with Donna Goldstein

    January 31, 2021  10:30 am - 11:30 am

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  • “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.  

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  • 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.  

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Additional Resources

Rabbi Sager's Teachings on YouTube

Rabbi Sager's Short Essays

Additional Resources for Doorways and Thresholds

Beth El YouTube Channel

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