Weekly Roundup: May 30, 2025

Categories: Newsletter

FOTT Wellness The FOTT “Create Wellness” event was a vibrant and engaging experience centered around creativity and connection. Friends began by making and customizing their own rainsticks, then explored music and rhythm through interactive games and a drum circle. A variety of creative wellness stations were available, including journal making with prompts, collaborative mural painting, a “create kindness” note station,… Read More

Moving Mountains

Categories: Behar-Bechukotai, Friendship Circle, Parsha

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY Here we are this week, back at another double portion with Behar and Bechukotai. Behar means, “On the mountain,” referring to Mount Sinai where G-d revealed the Torah to the Jewish nation; the timing is perfect since we are about a week away from the holiday of Shavuot which commemorates this pivotal event.… Read More

Weekly Roundup: May 23, 2025

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Friendship, Connection, and Community at The Westin Friends All Around 2025 was the best one yet as we celebrated with our wonderful community at The Westin on Sunday! With beautiful speeches from teens and committee members, an exciting auction with over 100 items from local vendors, and interactive art created by our own community, the night brought members, families, and… Read More

A Sight for Sore Eyes

Categories: Friendship Circle

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week has been quite a whirlwind. The lead-up to Friends All Around is always a bit chaotic and this year is no exception! It means long nights and detailed plans (and alternative detailed plans!) culminating in a beautiful community affair (G-d willing!) this Sunday. In addition, today we observe “Lag Ba’omer,” an auspicious… Read More

Weekly Roundup: May 16, 2025

Categories: Friendship Circle

Young Adult Network Happy Hour On Monday, May 12, Friendship Circle’s Young Adult Network hosted a Happy Hour at Velum Fermentation Brewery where old friends reunited, new connections sparked, and the good times rolled! Our Happy Hour was the perfect blend of laughter, drinks, and friendly competition – from clinking glasses over tasty snacks to epic showdowns in arcade classics,… Read More

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Glasses Half Full

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY They say seeing is believing. Well, if that’s the case, this Parsha is about belief. The Parsha is called “Re’eh,” which literally means “seeing,” and begins with Moses speaking to the Jewish people about important choices they need to make. His exact words? “See, I place before you today a blessing and a… Read More

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Weekly Roundup: August 22, 2025

FOTT Late Night: Bakery Square Movie Night What better way to wrap up the summer than with our final FOTT Late Night: Movie on the Lawn at Bakery Square? 🌙🍿 Members sang along and even jumped up to dance during the outdoor screening of Grease 🎶, filling the night with energy and fun. The Hand Jive Gummies and Rydell Refresher… Read More

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Before your Eyes

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY This week’s Parsha (Eikev) continues Moses’s recapping to the Jewish people. One event mentioned, difficult as it may have been, was the sin of the Golden Calf and how it impacted another event, the Ten Commandments that Moses was carrying down the mountain at the same time. We treat this incident as one… Read More

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