This letter was sent out to my congregation today in response to my Rosh HaShanah sermon that will be posted here in a few days. In my sermon,…
I love this story posted by Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs on the ISHBlog. Please check it out!
In preparation for Yom Kippur, many immerse themselves in the Mikvah. The Mikvah empowers people to spiritually release what needs to be released, allowing folks to begin the new year…
Rosh HaShanah begins Sunday night. I am looking forward to welcoming the new Jewish year, 5776, with all of you. As we do so, we will be focusing…
Last year, during Rosh HaShanah, we spent a lot of time talking about gratitude. Many of us still wear our “Grateful” bracelets as a reminder that a life…
This post was also shared on ISH’s Blog. Today, we turn our 30 Days Of Gratitude blog over to the late Marina Keegan, who died in a car accident…
We are a little more than three weeks away from Rosh HaShanah, one week into the Jewish month of Elul. As we prepare for a new year, we…
As many of you know, last year Ramat Shalom began an innovative project known as The Center for Jewish Life. The Center was a project that I was…
Friends, Last week, Shira Banki, a 16 years old Israeli teenager, was murdered at the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade by a Jew who had just completed serving 10…
We have all been thinking about Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, the two boys who went missing off the Florida coast last Friday. While some of us know…
I hope everyone is having a good summer. I apologize for such a long, detailed and serious post – but I felt that it was important to share…