Shabbat Shirah brings music, meaning to Mountain Synagogue

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Wednesday, 18/03/2026

A tambourine-lover with creative tactics meant to take congregants outside of their comfort zone, Rabbi RuthE Levy of Mountain Synagogue in Franklin doesn’t mess around when it comes to musical shabbat. 

Known in Hebrew as Shabbat Shirah, this service takes place at the beginning of the harvest season, long before the Jewish holiday of Passover — the latter holiday at the start of April 2026, the former portion in late February — but it tells a well-known Passover story.

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Finding meaning in life’s twists and turns

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Wednesday, 12/06/2024

I recently experienced a visual about worrying. It was a mountain where the highest point is the peak of worry.

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