The holiday of Shavuot begins as the sun sets tomorrow evening. According to our tradition, on Shavuot, centuries ago, Moses climbed Mt. Sinai and received the Torah, the…
Rabbi Isaac Kook, one of the most important rabbis of the early 20th century, insisted that in order to truly love Israel, we must love, respect and honor…
We are less than two weeks away from the Jewish month of Elul which begins on August 7th. As Elul is the last month of the Jewish…
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…
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…
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…
It is the custom to blow the shofar during the month of Elul which began at the end of August. We do this, we are taught, to awaken…
Rabbi Daniel Gordis’ words are extremely powerful and appropriate this week as we mark Israel’s 63rd birthday. Please take the time to read this article.
Click here for a great clip – “Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old – Passover Dilemma”
Seder Talking Points: Seven Secrets of Passover, Bruce Feiler – as discussed Friday night
Monday night, Pesah begins and we celebrate freedom! Freedom from Egypt, from slavery, from Pharaoh. Freedom to journey to Israel. Freedom to embrace Judaism. Freedom to make your…