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 Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot
At the very end of Yom Kippur, as the gates began to close and the sun set, we read together, “Our sages teach:
Shabbat Yom Kippur
This year, Yom Kippur and Shabbat fall on the same day. A blessing for any rabbi because it gives so much Torah to
Shabbat Shuvah
Beloved Friends, The Torah portion Haazinu, with its poetic warnings and promises, aligns powerfully with Shabbat Shuvah, the “Sabbath of Return” that falls
Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayeilech; Phyllis Burg
How might we use this year’s High Holy Day theme “All of my soul/breath will praise God” in the way we talk and
Ki Tavo; Cantor Amy Zussman
On Sunday afternoons, I help direct Selah - a choir of Jewish adults with special needs. Some choir members are in wheelchairs, some
Shabbat Ki Teitzei; Bruce Zimmerman
The Importance of Breathing Bruce Zimmerman “Let all of my breath/soul praise God.” (Psalm 150) The mindfulness of breathing. “The boys made it