Just like last Friday, the unrest surrounding the possible nomination of Judge Kavanaugh is keeping us riveted to the national news. The pundits are offering their predictions on…
Today’s special Hoshana prayer for Sukkot (see picture above for part of this prayer) spoke to me. How relevant are these words today as our nation is…
Originally posted on December 1, 2017. Sadly, the topic remains all too relevant. This week, Matt Lauer was fired from NBC’s Today because of allegations of sexual harassment. As you know,…
Originally posted on September 25, 2010 Sukkot is known as Z’man Simchateinu – the time of our great joy. A time to move away from the heavy…
Segments of our new Yom Kippur wimpels This summer, Cheryl, the kids and I visited the Czech Memorial Scrolls Museum at Westminster Synagogue in London. The museum is…
The new Jewish year – 5779 – begins on Sunday evening! On Monday morning, as we gather together for our Rosh HaShanah service in the sanctuary, the first…
Last Sunday, I got to officiate at the wedding of one of our “kids”. Because her family has been connected to Ramat Shalom for many years, I’ve been…
We’re currently in the Jewish month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year. As we prepare to welcome the new Jewish year 5779, our tradition encourages…
As many of you know, I just returned from a family trip to England. During our visit, we had the opportunity to tour the Czech Memorial Scrolls Museum…
We welcome you to join us online for our Kabbalat Shabbat service tonight at 7:30pm. You can watch us on Facebook Live or on our webcam. Please join…