Our weekly Shabbat Shalom Messages are written by our senior staff: Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, Rabbi Rachel Heaps, Cantor Lianna Mendelson, Danny Glassman, and Matt Rissien. We hope you enjoy sharing in our love of Torah and Judaism through these messages.
Shabbat Va-eira 5785
This week's Torah portion, Va-eira, begins with God and Moses working on the plan to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. They
Shabbat Sh’mot 5785
This week, we begin the second book of the Torah: Exodus, or in Hebrew, Sh'mot. As much as the parashat itself is filled
Shabbat Vayechi 5785
I felt it was fitting this week to speak about endings considering we have come to the end of the book of Genesis.
Shabbat Vayigash 5785
Shabbat Shalom and Happy New Year, Temple Jeremiah Family! As we stand at the crossroads of one year ending and another beginning, this
Shabbat Chanukah
We are finally bringing in the light! We’re on the other side of the winter solstice. The daylight will slowly get longer, but
Shabbat Vayeishev
When I was a teenager, I went to see the on-stage production of Wicked with the originators of the Glinda and Elphaba roles,