We are in the midst of the Jewish month of Elul, the month that ends the Jewish year. As we prepare for the new Jewish year, which begins…
Rabbi Andrew Jacobs(adapted from Avinu Shebashamyim by Rabbi Fred Guttman) Avinu Shebashamyim, God of the heavens, the world that You have created is filled with awesome wonders.Often, we take these…
On the Jewish calendar, we’ve entered “The Three Weeks” – a very sad time on the Jewish calendar. The Three Weeks began last Friday evening and culminates with Tisha B’Av…
The past two and a half weeks have left me with much to think about. As many of you know, Cheryl, the kids and I traveled through Israel…
When Rabbi Dov Baer of Lubavitch (1773-1827) was a young father, he and his wife and children lived in the same house as his father, Rabbi Schneur Zalman (1745-1813).…
Aerial view of Ramat Shalom and the surrounding neighborhood.The intersection of Broward Boulevard and Hiatus Road is located a bit to the left of the center of this…
Sarah, one of our 10th grade students, sharing her thoughts with us last Friday night. Last Friday night, we celebrated many of our students at Ramat Shalom. Our…
Thursday is Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Memorial Day. We will proclaim: “Never Again!” Never again will we allow ourselves, our people to become the target of hatred. Never again…
This week, it was reported that the number of people infected with measles in 2019 has exceeded the highest number of cases in a single year since 2000,…
On our flight home from our Spring Break, I watched Free Solo which just won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The film captures the story of free…
While for some, the college admission scandal that made headlines early last week feels like old news, it’s still something that I’ve been thinking a lot about. I’d…