A Dr. Seuss-shan Purim Shpiel by Dana Baruch and Robbi Sherwin © 1998 all rights reserved In celebration of Ramat Shalom’s 36th Birthday, we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday Sh’ma yeladim and hear us well For now is the story of Purim to tell. It took place in Shushan so long, long ago. Now [...]
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A Dr. Seuss-shan Purim Shpiel For Kids
Posted in Jewish Holidays, Jewish Parenting, Kids, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged dr seuss, shpiel on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Purim Explanation
Posted in Jewish Holidays, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged costumes, esther, explanation, history, megillah, Purim, shpiel, why on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to Ramat Shalom’s 36th Annual Purim Extravanganza Warning: You are about to experience the absurdity of Purim. If you afraid of laughter, satire and fun, DO NOT ENTER. Disclaimer (aka: Rabbi’s Lame Attempt to Educate You Before We Begin) Tonight, with the help of our congregant, Bruce Braffman, we literally read the Ganze Megillah [...]
A Pre-Purim AIPAC Update
Posted in Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged Purim on March 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Friends, As many of you know, I just returned from AIPAC’s (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) 2012 Policy Conference in Washington DC. I spent time with more than 13,000 pro-Israel supporters, listening to President Obama, Prime Minister Netanyahu and other dignitaries talk about a wicked Persian tyrant who is out to destroy the Jews. And, [...]
PURIM HACKERS….
Posted in Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged Purim on March 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!!! We, Mordechai and Esther, have hacked into BLOG SHALOM to send you an important message. Purim, the holiday that celebrates our incredible accomplishments against Haman and his evil plans, begins at sundown on March 7th and continues through sundown on March 8th. Because of us (Mordechai and Esther), you get to [...]
Mormon Church Says NO to Posthumous Conversion of Jews and Others
Posted in Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged Church of Latter Day Saings, conversion, Daniel Pearl, Holocaust, LDS, Mormon, Mormonism, Mormons on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Given the anger that is resurfacing over Mormon conversions of Jews who have died, I found this statement by the Mormon Church to be very interesting and important. As you can see below, church leaders are opposed to such conversions and those who disobey the ban against converting Jews face “corrective action”. http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/62065/First-Presidency-letter-Names-submitted-for-temple-ordinances.html The [...]
The Jewish Valentine’s Day!?!?!?!
Posted in Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged jewish, Tu B'Av, Valentine's Day on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Valentine’s Day, is tomorrow. As most of you know, there is nothing Jewish about Valentine’s Day. The holiday is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 CE. One legend teaches that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in [...]
PODCAST: IRAN – IT IS TIME TO GO FORWARD!!!
Posted in In the news, Israel, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged Iran on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In this podcast, I discuss the situation with Iran, comparing it to the moment our ancestors stood at the Red Sea – before it parted – with Pharaoh’s army quickly advancing upon them. G-d told the Jewish people to go forward! G-d is not going to part this sea for us this time. It is [...]
Light in Darkness
Posted in Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, Spirituality, Torah Study on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This week, we read about the last three plagues to strike Egypt before our ancestors escaped the tyranny of Pharaoh. The ninth plague, was the plague of darkness. ”There was thick darkness over the entire land of Egypt for three days. No man could see his brother, nor could any person even rise from his [...]
The REAL Miracle of Chanukah
Posted in Jewish Holidays, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom, tagged Chanukah, Chanukkah, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Maccabees, oil, real story on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I admit it – I have a bad habit of destroying the Chanukah story for folks this time of year – telling them that the miraculous oil story is just a legend. This legend was developed by the rabbis in an attempt to downplay the real story of Chanukah that centers around the war the [...]
Jews Wrestle With G-d
Posted in Podcast, Rabbi Andrew Jacobs, Ramat Shalom on December 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Podcast of my sermon given on 12/9/11. Whereas Muslims are obligated to submit to Allah and Christians must have faith in Jesus, Jews are expected to wrestle with G-d. This both challenging and extremely rewarding. Listen here: Jews Wrestle With G-d
