Rabbi's Update 5/24/2023
Dear Friends: Tomorrow night, Friday and Saturday we celebrate Shavuot. Shavuot is a curious and under-appreciated holiday. While...
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- May 19
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Rabbi's Update 5/19/2023
Dear Friends: I hope to see you this Sunday afternoon as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our congregation -- two years late as the...
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rabbi423
- May 17
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Rabbi's Update 5/17/2023
Dear Friends: This Shabbat we begin reading the Book of Numbers which in Hebrew is known as BaMidbar, “In The Wilderness.” It covers...
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rabbi423
- May 12
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Rabbi's Update 5/12/2023
Dear Friends: A week ago I wrote to you about some interesting Jewish aspects to the coronation of King Charles III, including the...
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rabbi423
- May 10
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Rabbi's Update 5/10/2023
Dear Friends: I’m writing you with an exciting opportunity to connect with Israel while supporting our pluralistic values. As we all know...
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rabbi423
- May 5
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Rabbi's Update 5/5/2023
Dear Friends: As you surely know, King Charles III of the United Kingdom will have his formal coronation tomorrow morning at Westminster...
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rabbi423
- May 3
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Rabbi's Update 5/3/2023
Dear Friends: Back in 1992 Bruce Springsteen released a song and a video called “57 Channel and Nothing On.” Like Springsteen I grew up...
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rabbi423
- Apr 28
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Rabbi's Update 4/28/2023
Dear Friends: Mazal tov to Calvin Friend, his parents Brian and Karen, his brother Andrew, and all his friends and relatives on his Bar...
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rabbi423
- Apr 26
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Rabbi's Update 4/26/2023
Dear Friends: Today is Yom Ha’Atzmaut, the 75th Independence Day of the State of Israel. The last few months have been an interesting and...
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rabbi423
- Apr 21
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Rabbi's Update 4/21/2023
Dear Friends: A few weeks ago our Contemporary Jewish Controversies class had an interesting discussion with Rabbi Danny Schiff of the...
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rabbi423
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Rabbi's Update 4/19/2023
Dear Friends: Every year around this time I am asked when we will start saying Mincha, the afternoon prayer, as well as Ma’ariv, the...
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rabbi423
- Apr 14
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Rabbi's Update 4/14/2023
Dear Friends: I mentioned in my Drasha yesterday that two recent tragedies brought home to me once again how interconnected we really...
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rabbi423
- Mar 31
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Rabbi's Update 3/31/2023
Dear Friends: As we get ready for Pesach I want to remind you of a few details for your own preparation. First of all, there is a change...
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rabbi423
- Mar 29
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Rabbi's Update 3/29/2023
Dear Friends: On Wednesday morning March 15 I was one of about two dozen rabbis who met with Ambassador Michael Herzog at the Embassy of...
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rabbi423
- Mar 24
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Rabbi's Update 3/24/2023
Dear Friends: With Pesach coming up in less than two weeks I want to make sure you have all the resources you need for Pesach preparation...
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rabbi423
- Mar 22
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Rabbi's Update 3/22/2023
Dear Friends: If you want to understand why American non-Orthodox Judaism is facing the challenges which it is facing, and what we will...
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rabbi423
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Rabbi's Update 3/17/2023
Dear Friends: A few quick notes: This coming Thursday night our “Contemporary Jewish Controversies” class will feature a guest speaker,...
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rabbi423
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Rabbi's Update 3/13/2023
Dear Friends: While I normally send you these email updates on Wednesdays and Fridays, on Wednesday morning I am participating in a...
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rabbi423
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Rabbi's Update 3/10/2023
Dear Friends: In honor of the Oscars ceremony coming up this Sunday evening, I want to share with you a television commercial for the...
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rabbi423
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Rabbi's Update 3/8/2023
Dear Friends: Tomorrow night in my “Contemporary Jewish Controversies” class I want to look at a recent article by Rabbi Arthur Green and...
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