D’Var Torah: Parashat Vayetze
This week’s parsha is the very eventful Vayetze, which, like all the early portions of the Torah, is just crammed with some of our most familiar Bible stories. It starts …
Cuba and Alan Gross – A Sermon by Rabbi Saltzman
Alan Gross has been in a Cuban prison for the past two years for unwittingly bringing in a computer and cell phone to the Jewish Community in order to connect …
D’var Torah – Parashat Lech Lecha 5772, by Nancy Gould
This week’s parsha is “Lech Lecha”, which means, “Go forth”. It tells the story of the beginning of Abraham’s relationship with God and the covenant that God makes with Abraham …
D’var Torah – Parashat Vayishlach 5772, by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
In Congregation Beth El in Plainfield, NJ where I served as Hazzan while attending the Jewish Theological Seminary, one family I would stay over with, the Hollanders, who were very …
Rededication – Hanukkah 5772, by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
The Festival of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is a celebration of both history and religion. Hanukkah is about the ancient revolt of the Maccabees against the Assyrian-Greek culture, …
50th Bar Mitzvah Anniversary – Sermon by Rabbi Saltzman
Recently, I celebrated the 50th anniversary of bar Mitzvah and I thought it might be a good time to reflect on this important Jewish Life Cycle from the point of …
Yom Kippur Sermon – Rabbi Arnold Salzman
As I approach writing the sermons for this time of the year, part of my concern is not to repeat myself. It is a possi-ble to repeat yourself unless you …