Southern Maryland's Reform Jewish Congregation
Congratulations to our own, Rabbi Arnold Saltzman who has been awarded the Doctor of Music, honoris causa by Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The …
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Ten years after my family arrived in DC, I was contacted by Congressman Sidney Yates and his wife, Addie, and asked if I would come to …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …