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

Weekly Roundup: May 9, 2025

Categories: Friendship Circle

Friendship Awards 2025 The 2025 Friendship Awards were a heartwarming celebration of a year filled with connection, growth, and unforgettable moments at the Friendship Circle!Friends and families came together for a joyful festival-themed event complete with a colorful candy table, refreshing Rita’s Ice, and plenty of smiles to go around. From honoring our amazing participants to recognizing the bonds that… Read More

Numbers Game

Categories: Friendship Circle, Parsha, Shemini

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY Here’s hoping everyone had an enjoyable Passover. It is so appropriate that we transition from Passover immediately into this week’s Parsha, Shemini. We finally complete the inauguration of the Tabernacle in the desert and Aaron begins his service on the eighth day (Shemini means “eighth”), following the seven days of inauguration. Passover, too,… Read More

Weekly Roundup: April 25, 2025

Categories: Friendship Circle

FOTT Wellness April 2025 FOTT’s Baking Night was a delicious success! Members gathered for an evening of fun, flavor, and fueling our bodies. We kicked things off with engaging nutrition conversation cards, sparking great discussion about our fun and healthy habits. Then, we rolled up our sleeves to whip up three protein-packed treats: cookie dough, puppy chow, and rice krispie… 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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