Welcome to Dor Hadash

At Congregation Dor Hadash, you will find a contemporary approach to Judaism while our community maintains a respect for traditional Jewish values. 

At Dor Hadash our doors are open to all Jews: singles, families, GLBT, interracial, and interfaith couples and families. We are a diverse, down-to-earth, and varied group of people from all walks of life. Join our diverse community and experience a progressive Reconstructionist approach to Judaism. 

Gesher School, our Sunday school, is a place where children and teens create childhood Jewish memories and enjoy being a part of our close knit kehillah (community). >>more

Pew-rim 5774!
March 16 @ 6:30 p.m.
Jacobs Family Community Hall at Cong Beth El

See the feature film Pew-rim 5774 here!

Torah Talk by Rabbi Yael Ridberg


Parashat Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26
Attention and Intention

If the book of Exodus was filled with mighty acts, Leviticus is filled with many words.  Only 3 out of 27 chapters have any narrative, there is almost no poetry, save for the Priestly blessing, and the rest of the book is filled with laws about the sacrificial cult and experience. Of the five books of the Torah, it is a safe assumption that contemporary Jews find Leviticus to be the least engaging, of little interest to their daily lives, and even arcane and alienating. It is also a safe assumption that Vayikra, as Leviticus is called in Hebrew, is viewed as problematic, perplexing and of little interest to the daily lives of contemporary rabbis as well.>>more

March at a Glance
Please go to calendar for complete listings

Shabbat services and Torah Study will be held in the Beit Midrash at Congregation Beth El, Viterbi Family Campus unless otherwise noted

Shabbat Services
Fri Mar 7, 6:30 p.m. Shababa Yachad followed by guest speaker, Yale Strom (open to community) in Jacobs Family Community Hall
Fri Mar 14, 7:00 p.m. with Rabbi Yael
Fri Mar 21, 7:00 p.m. with Rabbi Yael
Fri Mar 28, 7:00 p.m. lay led with Holly Baumann and Susan Levine

Torah Study
Sat Mar 8, 10:00 a.m. with Rabbi Yael
Gesher School
(at San Diego Jewish Academy)
Sun, Mar 2, 9:00 a.m. 
Sun, Mar 9 9:00 a.m. 
Sun, Mar 23 9:00 a.m.

Community
Sun, Mar 2 11:00 a.m. Rabbi's Cafe
Sun, Mar 9 Hamentaschen Bake beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Sun, Mar 16, 11:00 a.m. Bizarre Purim Carnival Bazaar at Congregation Beth El
Sun, Mar 23, 10:00 a.m. Adult Ed  @ SDJA - continuing discussion on Modern Israel

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