Sandy Hook Elementary School of Newtown Connecticut
Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Rabbi, Sha’are Shalom, Waldorf, Maryland So much has been already been said about this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who suffered …
Vigil for Alan Gross
October 2012 Vigil for Alan Gross by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Alan Gross is a fine man, a dedicated husband and father, a professional, a man committed to assisting people around …
Yom Kippur Sermon 5773 (September 2012)
The Valley of the Broken Piano Hammers By Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Traditionally, on Yom Kippur we speak about Jonah, the prophet. The image of Jonah swallowed up by a great …
Kol Nidre – Seeking Forgiveness
Kol Nidre – Seeking Forgiveness 5773 by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Around the world tonight people gather in prayer. Why? What is the Kol Nidre Service that it continues to bring …
On the Wings of Eagles
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman 5773 – Sept. 2012 The Torah proclaims that God has given us the appointed times, Mo’adim L’simcha, for celebration, holidays, and festivals for rejoicing. It is …
ROSH HASHANAH MESSAGE
FROM RABBI ARNOLD SALTZMAN Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are part of the remarkable cycle of sacred time the Torah and Jewish tradition have us set aside for reviewing our …
Shavuot
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman The Three Festivals of Pilgrimage, known as the Shalosh Regalim, include Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot. Of these three, Shavuot is the least known and observed. It …
Saturday Sermon-Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
Alan Gross a Prisoner in Cuba (Part II) ‘Give Us a Reason to Hope’ With Passover about to begin, when we sit around our festive tables to re-experience the first …
Sermon on ‘Women in Judaism’ by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
February 2012 A couple of years ago two congregations in Maryland, including one of three congregations I serve as rabbi, Hevrat Shalom, had a magnificent evening and Shabbat. Women Chefs …
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 …