Rabbi Heidi Hoover

Celebrating the Holidays During COVID: How Brooklyners Are Finding Joy This Year

The winter holidays are going to feel different this year. Celebrations will likely be smaller, quieter, and less travel-heavy. At this point, most of us are probably used to editing our lives to comply with coronavirus safety measures; that doesn’t make it any less of a bummer. Without parties,

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Brooklyn is Preparing for Virtual Seders During the Pandemic

Photo by Erica Sherman/BklynerThe holidays are about connecting. From services, where dozens pray side-by-side and touch their siddur, or prayer book, to a roving Torah before pressing it to their lips, to the meals, where fellow diners rip hunks off of the same loaf of challah with their hands,

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Neighbors Are Invited To Learn About Temple Beth Emeth At A Free BBQ This Sunday, May 31

This Sunday, May 31, from 3-6pm, everyone is welcome to come learn about Temple Beth Emeth at a free barbecue that will be held in our neighborhood. Temple Beth Emeth is a reform synagogue located at the intersection of Marlborough Road and Church Avenue. As the synagogue points out on

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Events For Families & Children At Temple Beth Emeth This Fall

Temple Beth Emeth (83 Marlborough Road) has a series of upcoming events for families this fall, kicking off with a Rosh Hashanah family service this Thursday at 12pm. Following that, there will be a Tashlich service at 1:30pm at Prospect Park Lake. Other upcoming events include: Yom Kippur family

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Join Temple Beth Emeth For A Prospective Member BBQ June 9

Temple Beth Emeth invites all Jewish and interfaith families to join them for a Prospective Member BBQ this Sunday, June 9, from 3-6pm. Jan Rosenberg of Brooklyn Hearth and her husband Fred Siegel will be hosting at 225 Argyle Road (between Cortelyou and Beverley Rds.) The event is free, and

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The Rabbi and the Animal

Rabbi Heidi Hoover smiles next to actor Peter Riegert, most known for his roles as Boon in Animal House and as crooked Assemblyman Zellman in The Sopranos. He was at Temple Beth Emeth on Church Avenue today shooting a short film called The Walk, from Howling Wolf Productions. We’ll

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Rabbi Heidi Hoover Talks Latkes

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown tomorrow. The eight-day holiday is observed by lighting the menorah, and, for many, by eating foods fried in oil. Temple Beth Emeth will be holding its Hanukkah service next Friday, December 15, which will including menorah lightings followed by communal snacking,