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 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
By Daniel Glassman|2024-10-29T09:48:37-05:00October 29, 2024|
It's no secret that I watch a lot of movies and TV. It is an avenue for me to escape into other worlds
Shabbat B’reishit
By Matt Rissien, Director of Congregational Learning|2024-10-23T14:24:45-05:00October 23, 2024|
This past year, I started pursuing a second master's degree in Jewish education from Hebrew Union College (HUC). As I write this article,
Shabbat Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot
By Cantor Lianna Mendelson|2025-03-31T14:13:32-05:00October 16, 2024|
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
By Rabbi Rachel Heaps|2024-10-08T11:33:14-05:00October 8, 2024|
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
By Rabbi Paul Cohen|2024-10-01T10:00:57-05:00October 1, 2024|
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
By Temple Jeremiah|2025-03-31T14:13:57-05:00September 23, 2024|
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