From the Congregational Library, Bob Locke
The Jew in the Medieval World A Source Book: 315-1791 by Jacob R. Marcus The history of medieval Judaism may be considered under two aspects: What the world did to …
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D’Var Torah-Yom Kippur, Nancy Gould
We just got done singing Kol Nidre, one of the most famous and popular prayers in the Jewish religion. Kol Nidre is so popular that if Jews come to only …
Recipe of the Month
JANE’S FAMOUS SPINACH LASAGNA Recipe courtesy of Jane Levenson Ingredients 2 small onions 2 cloves garlic 2-4 cups fresh chopped spinach (I use 2 small bags of baby spinach and …
Volunteer Oneg Sign Up
Mitzvah Catering is no longer a source for the onegs. This year we are asking congregants to volunteer to manage the onegs. Challah, wine, juice, coffee and tea will be …
Rabbi Saltzman’s Symphony to Be Performed at the Washington Hebrew Congregation
We invite you to an exciting event: the Washington Hebrew Congregation will be hosting an event for the Royal Danish Embassy for the 70th Anniversary of the Rescue in Denmark …
A Sukkot Message from Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
How will we find rest in a world so tormented? How will those who have suffered terrible losses recently in the Navy Yard, ever recover? How will we ever comprehend …
D’var Yom Kippur 5774
by George Gazarek These are the days of awe. Have you ever found yourself in awe? It usually happens unexpectedly. A child’s smile, a beautiful sunset, a setting of flowers, …
D’Var Torah-Rosh Hashanah, George Gazarek
Aimless Love by Billy Collins This morning as I walked along the lakeshore, I fell in love with a wren and later in the day with a mouse the cat …
Kol Nidre Sermon – How to End Anti Semitism
By Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Kol Nidre evening begins the holiest day in the Jewish Year. It is a day of repentance, reflection, fasting, affliction, remembering, renewing and recommitting ourselves. It …
Yom Kippur Sermon – Can Light Bend?
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman The Kol Nidre itself is a collection of requests to nullify vows made under duress, pressure, war. The prayer asks God to forgive our vows which …