Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs’ Kol Nidrei Sermon Now is the time for turning. The leaves are beginning to turn from green to red and orange. The birds are beginning…
My 2019/5780 Rosh HaShanah Day 1 Sermon On Rosh Hashanah it is written and revealed, and on Yom Kippur, the course of every life is sealed! How many…
A year defaced by anti-Semitism, hatred, bigotry and fear of the other,A year marred by violence in our schools, our synagogues and other places we gather together,A year…
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…