Brian D. Johnson

Jew. Reader. Occasional writer.

Shabbat Gathering: Being a Jew and an anti-Zionist.

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 883 8469 4181 Password: 822665 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: Ceasefire now. Release the hostages now.

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 883 8469 4181 Password: 822665 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: What Noah's wife knew.

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 883 8469 4181 Password: 822665 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: Garlic? Really?

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 883 8469 4181 Password: 822665 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Before

Shabbat Gathering: Simcha Torah!

Dear Chevrei, We will NOT be gathering tonight for the Shabbat Gathering. Instead, you are invited to attend the congregation’s Simcha Torah service. From Happenings: We will gather for a Simchat Torah celebration at 6:15p tonight. We will have a brief service, roll the Torah, and do some

Shabbat Gathering: A blessing for Sukkot.

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: What’s Yizkor?

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: Rosh Hashanah: What’s the meaning of this?

Dear Chevrei, tonight is Erev Rosh Hashanah and there will be a potluck dinner at FUS at 5.00p followed by services at 7.00p. We will not have a Shabbat Gathering tonight. Services will be broadcast on the internet and a link has been sent to those who have

Shabbat Gathering Extra Edition: Blog Post from the Velveteen Rabbi.

We had a great time at our gathering tonight. I read the most recent post from The Velveteen Rabbis' blog. (The Velveteen Rabbi is Rabbi Rachel Barenblat.) By popular demand, I'm posting the link to the blog post and the text of the blog post is below.

Shabbat Gathering: Why a round challah for Rosh Hashanah?

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 Also: It's that time of year when we renew our membership with the synagogue.

Shabbat Gathering: What looks like it isn’t kosher isn’t kosher.

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 It's that time of year when we renew our membership with the synagogue. Please

Shabbat Gathering: What’s hagbaha and who is the magbiah?

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates for our Shabbat Gathering: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 By the way, if you're a member of Shaarei Shamayim,

Shabbat Gathering: Happy Elul! Chodesh Tov!

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. (Careful readers may notice that I didn’t use the word chevra this week. Instead, I used chevrei and will continue to use it from here on out as chevra is the masculine

Shabbat Gathering: About Kohenet and Jewish priestesses

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: T'ruah: One of the good guys.

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: Havdalah happiness.

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: The Nine Days.

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Special

Shabbat Gathering: Jewish Valentine's Day?

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) In

Shabbat Gathering: The daughters of Zelophehad.

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: Jewish astrology?

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: About Korach.

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: Stormy's b'nei mitzvah!

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: SVARA and the Trans Halakha Project

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: What's going on with Renewal Judaism?

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Here

Shabbat Gathering: What's a genizah?

Dear Chevra, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates: Zoom Meeting ID: 963 5113 1550 Password: 1989 Phone: +1 312 626 6799 (To unsubscribe from the newsletter, click the link at the very bottom of this email.) Note