The Jewish month of Adar began earlier this week! This means that Purim is just days away and, therefore, it is time to be surrounded by joy. Can’t…
Jews need each other. We need a minyan (10 people) in order to pray. Traditionally, in order to study Torah, we need a partner. We can’t chant Torah…
Last Shabbat, at our Friday night service, we had a very interesting discussion about the fact that Moses married outside of the tribe of Israel. His wife, Tziporrah,…
I shared the following with the members of Ramat Shalom this week: In no time at all, we will be celebrating one of the most joyful times in…
Tonight we celebrate the holiday of Tu B’Shevat. Literally, Tu B’Shevat means the 15th day of the month of Shevat. This day has been deemed the “New Year…
My D’var Torah (words of Torah) from Friday night, January 22nd So many of us have gone through or are currently going through extremely dark and trying times.…
As a synagogue community, we have given countless dollars to Haiti. Some of us, like our own Dr. Steven Swirsky have even traveled to Haiti to help. Many…
As you may have heard, the Reverend Pat Robertson stated that the horrific earthquake in Haiti last week was a result of the country’s pact with the devil.…
Last week, as I encouraged us all to appreciate the blessings that came with the unusual cold weather, I wrote the following: “Unlike other geographical regions of our…
Please consider making a donation as I run the A1A Half Marathon in honor of my synagogue, Ramat Shalom. Donations are being accepted here: http://www.active.com/donate/irunwalk4ramatshalom/rabbiandrew. Your generosity will…
From last Friday’s Kabbalat Shabbat service… PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE