Women's League

Today is Rosh Chodesh Elul, one month prior to Rosh Hashana, with Israel in tremendous turmoil, and my heart feels as broken as the hearts of our brothers and sisters in Israel. After learning of the brutal and sadistic murder of the 6 recovered hostages in Rafah, among them 23 year old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, our hopes were again shattered for any real deal to bring them home. Today is the 3rd straight day of powerful demonstrations, at times violent, against the Government and PM Netanyahu for not reaching a deal. How can you negotiate with murderers whose charter demands the murder of Jews and the destruction of the State of Israel? The main sticking point is Netanyahu’s refusal to withdraw forces from the Philadelphia Corridor, an oxygen pipeline and smuggling route for Hamas from Egypt into Gaza. This is a barrier against a massive infiltration of weapons and can not be unsecured! “If we leave, we may never return, and Gaza will again become an existential threat”, said Netanyahu. 

Only today has Attorney General Merrick Garland announced DOJ charges of terrorism, murder conspiracy and sanctions-evasion against 6 leaders of Hamas. He said that “we are investigating Hersh’s murder and each and every one of the brutal murder of Americans as an act of terrorism”. 

Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, calls for embassies worldwide to influence governments to sanction Hamas and Iran.

Executions of hostages at point blank range crosses a bold red line in war crimes and I believe must and will be avenged!

This administration must do more to support Israel to do what it needs to do to end this war and bring the hostages home, and not pressure Netanyahu to do more and even cave to what will endanger the very survival of the Jewish State.

Let us pray for some true and meaningful breakthrough out of this impasse before Rosh Hashana, please G-d! Kein Yehi Ratzon, Am Yisrael Chai!!!

Rabbi Steve Texon. 

Dear Cuban Hebrew Community,

It is always good to make new friends, and for acquaintances to become friends too. For various reasons we find ourselves single later in our lives. Good friends can fill a void we may feel from time to time. There are new people coming into our community all the time. We are a warm and welcoming Temple. But it is not easy to make friends. We are looking to restart a social group for single seniors members. To be real chevra, a group of friends who value each other’s company, we need to find activities we want to share, and good times to meet. 

So here is an informal survey, please respond. (contact@cubanhebrew.com) We can have a relaxed meet –up at the temple for those who are interested to begin.

- Do you prefer to meet during the day, evening or either is good?

- Meet for coffee, lunch, dinner – any preference?

- Outings –movies, theater trips, museum trips – club with live music?

- Classes – art, music, dance, yoga?