A Happy and a Kosher Passover! Shabbat Parashat Tsav Shabbat Hagadol March 28, 2015- 8 Nisan 5775 Dear Friends, This is Shabbat Hagadol [The Great Shabbat] in which we focus on the upcoming holiday of Pesah [Passover]! It is almost here! I know our minds are on all the preparations and on the food and Continue Reading »
Where Do We Go From Here? Shabbat Parashat Vayikra Rosh Chodesh Nisan Shabbat HaChodesh March 21, 2015 – 1 Nisan 5775 Dear Friends, I have been asked all week what I think about the Israeli elections. As I reflect on the election process we have just witnessed, I find it inspiring and amazing that over Continue Reading »
Wisdom, Understanding and Divine Inspiration Shabbat Parashat Ki Tissa March 7, 2015 – 16 Adar 5775 Dear Friends, Purim was very special at Rodef Sholom Temple this year! Thanks to our volunteers and organizers for doing such a great job preparing us for this special time of the year!!!! And, thanks to our members’ Continue Reading »
In Search Mode Shabbat Parashat Tetsaveh Shabbat Zakhor February 28, 2015 – 9 Adar 5775 Dear Friends, The light of the Menorah described in our weekly Torah portion of Tetsaveh points to our very human need to light up our surroundings so that we can better know how to take the next step in life. Continue Reading »
Building Together! Shabbat Parashat Terumah February 21, 2015 – 2 Adar 5775 Dear Friends, Adar is a month of heightened joy in the Jewish calendar! It is the month in which we look forward to the joys of Purim as well as to the beginning of Spring. It is a time of coming together in Continue Reading »
The Joy of Being Counted! Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim Mevarekhim HaChodesh February 14, 2015 – 25 Shevat 5775 Dear Friends, I hope you will join with us at services on this Shabbat as we celebrate the bat mitzvah of Dahvi Hochman. Mazal Tov to Dahvi and to her entire family! Some thoughts connected Continue Reading »
It’s A Process! Shabbat Parashat Yitro February 7, 2015 – 18 Shevat 5775 Dear Friends, I hope that you will join us for Sisterhood Shabbat this Friday night and for Shabbat services tomorrow morning. Sisterhood Shabbat promises to be a wonderful communal happening. On Shabbat morning we will be reading the Parsha Continue Reading »
Say it with a Song! Shabbat Parashat B’Shalach Shabbat Shirah January 31, 2015 – 11 Shevat 5775 Dear Friends, As Jews, there are so many uplifting and inspiring values that we represent. There are also so many complex challenges that we face. In the midst of all of that, we may, at times, forget to Continue Reading »
The Positive Power of Community Shabbat Parashat Bo January 24, 2015 – 4 Shevat 5775 Dear Friends, As a child, I remember my discomfort at the Torah’s narrative of the Exodus because I could not understand why the population of Egypt had to suffer the plagues just because of the stubbornness of Pharaoh. As an Continue Reading »
Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Shabbat Parashat Va’era Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh January 17, 2015 – 26 Tevet 5775 Dear Friends, My friend and colleague, Rabbi Tom Cohen, is the rabbi of a Conservative/Masorti congregation in Paris. His wife, Rabbi Pauline Bebe, is the rabbi of a Reform congregation in Paris. Many years ago, I traveled to Continue Reading »
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