High Holy Days at FJC – 2020 / 5781
Yamim Ha-Noraim…the Days of Awe at Falmouth Jewish Congregation - 2020 / 5781 Our High Holy Day worship experiences will be virtual this year. Here are instructions on how [...]
The Corners of Our Fields – Supporting Falmouth Service Center
The Corners of Our Fields At this time, in years past, we invited the congregation to bring bags filled with nourishing, non-perishable food to donate to the Falmouth Service [...]
Unmasking Racism
Unmasking Racism A public service announcement from the Falmouth Clergy Association https://youtu.be/FYg02WQMe48 The Falmouth Clergy Association addresses two pandemics: COVID and racism. [Thank you, John Mortensen, of Think-a-Tron [...]
June is LGBTQ PRIDE Month!
June is LGBTQ PRIDE Month! While an in-person celebration of Cape Cod PRIDE Month is not possible this year, we nonetheless celebrate the LGBTQ community and, as Jews, lift [...]
My Father & the Coronavirus
I’ve been thinking of my father, of blessed memory, lately. He was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1911 and died in 1988. Two particular aspects of his childhood captivated [...]
ALERT! FJC Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
FJC responds to the spread of COVID-19 infections Friends, In the face of the unprecedented pandemic now known as COVID-19, we are faced with difficult challenges and decisions. Our [...]
Coronavirus Precautions: Staying Healthy @ FJC
Over the past few weeks, our nation, our local government, and our FJC community have grown more attentive to the growing concerns over COVID19 – the Coronavirus. The US Centers [...]
God in hiding
Purim, that spring revel-of-a-holiday that is always touched with a suggestion of anarchy, falls on March 9/10 this year. If your memory needs refreshing, Purim brings us the story [...]
Chavurah @ FJC
Chavurah @ FJC Whenever I have the opportunity to engage new members of our congregation in conversation and I ask them what led them to join us, I am [...]
“Beautiful Fool”
As January approaches each year, a song percolates up through my consciousness and I pull up on my computer, and listen to, several recorded versions of it . It [...]