Archive: May 2023

Celebrate Israel’s 75th Anniversary with Us!

Posted on May 1, 2023

Temple Isaiah members are invited to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, with a number of community events offering fun and learning. April 21, 8pm — Rabbi Axler’s Israel Update Sermon  During our Shabbat Service Rabbi Axler will share about the recent congregational trip he led to Israel, as well as his impressions on the Continue Reading »

Pick Your Alliteration: Modim Moment or Major Milestone

Posted on December 13, 2021

It was the spring of 2018 when the Temple Board, under the umbrella of the TI2020 initiative, asked a group of us a simple question: did the Temple need to renovate or expand its facilities? After a year of study, we came up with the simple answer: yes. Our committee developed a set of requirements Continue Reading »

They Look Like Our Kind of People

Posted on March 31, 2020

by Ellen Strichartz I’m willing to admit that coming to Temple Isaiah was Stan’s idea and I fought him all the way! We had moved to Columbia four days before Rosh Hashanah in 1976. Because we were both raised as Conservative/Orthodox Jews, we made arrangements to attend the Conservative congregation for the High Holidays. Unfortunately, Continue Reading »

connecTIon and Teen Chats

Posted on March 25, 2020

connecTIon is meeting up on Zoom at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings. Use our Contact Form to get the login info from Rachel Petroff Kessler; choose ‘connecTIon’ from the dropdown menu.   Our Youth Groups are having a Teen Chat on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 2pm. Use the Contact Form to get the login info from Rachel Continue Reading »

Homecoming Weekend Photo Gallery

Posted on February 5, 2020

On Friday, January 31–Saturday, February 1, 2020, a number of our “alumni” came back to TI for a reunion, of sorts. All Jewish professionals serving communities, who grew up at Temple Isaiah, they have becoming rabbis, educators, musicians, and counselors. On hand were: Rabbi Deborah Bodin-Cohen, Wendy Rapport Grinberg, Rabbi Debra Kassoff, Rebekah Kanefsky, David Continue Reading »

A 50th Anniversary Mitzvah Day

Posted on January 13, 2020

Temple Isaiah will be participating in  the Intergenerational Mitzvah Day with some very cool projects! No matter your age or skill level, there’s something you can do to help. The 50th Anniversary Legacy Art Project will also have a table at Temple Isaiah that day, so your family can make a piece for our commemorative Continue Reading »