D’var Torah: Parashat Bo
Exodus 10:1 – 13:16 “Being Humble” Every synagogue is a beit tefillah, a beit midrash, and a beit Knesset: a house of prayer, study, and assembly. We are here on …
“Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal”
By Milton Viorst This book covers the transformation of modern Israel from a country born of uplifting Zionist ideals to an embattled nation-state at war with its neighbors but also …
Rabbi’s Sermon: “Love and marriage — and impulsiveness”
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman This sermon appeared in Washington Jewish Week on Dec 2, 2016: http://washingtonjewishweek.com/35005/love-and-marriage-and-impulsiveness It is difficult for me to understand, yet my European-born father match-married several of …
What Is In a Musical Note? Or: Therapy for a Rabbi-Cantor
This was Rabbi Saltzman’s sermon during our Dec. 10 Shabbat morning service: You may be surprised by this, but rabbis and cantors can be good candidates for therapy. As a …
Don’t Curse the Darkness, Light a Candle
A Hanukkah Message from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, URJ President In his essay “The Legacy of the Maccabees,” Dr. Shaye Cohen writes: “From the perspective of world history and Jewish history, …
Protected: Conversation on “Martin Luther King: Who is Benefitting from My Dream?
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Board Vacancy
The Board is looking for a volunteer to be the Membership Chair. The responsibility of this position is to respond to inquiries about Sha’are Shalom and to attend a monthly board …
Library Notes
“And It Came To Pass: Legends and Stories About King David and King Solomon” By Hayyim Nahman Bialik Woodcuts by Howard Simon This English translation of this book, written by Hayyim …
D’var Torah for Chayei Sarah
George Gazarek gave this d’var on Friday, Nov 25 There are five Torah portions named after men in the Torah but only one named after a woman: Sarah, the wife …
Protected: Kristallnacht Remembrance – Sunday, Nov 13
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