If you have ever attended services at a Reform synagogue, you may have noticed that they omit the second paragraph of the Shema. The...

Two construction workers sat down together to have lunch at their jobsite. The first worker reached into his lunch box and pulled out a...

Dear Friends: First of all, I wanted to let you know of a change in our plans for services the first two mornings of Sukkot. Because of...

Dear Friends: I think it was a very bad idea to schedule the first night of Rosh Hashanah on Labor Day. It meant very little time for...

Dear Friends: A brief note as we get ready for Yom Kippur. First of all, our hybrid services for Yom Kippur are a “go”. Rabbi Raphael,...

Dear Friends: I hope that you saw the note which went out on Saturday night after Shabbat informing our congregants that someone who...

Dear Friends: This morning I want to explain the tech side of how we do our hybrid services and offer some suggestions as to how your...

Dear Friends: I want to thank everyone who helped with Rosh Hashanah services this year -- Barnaby Yeh and Rabbi Raphael for davening,...

Dear Friends: We are looking forward to our Rosh Hashanah services beginning this coming Monday night. We are still planning on having a...

Dear Friends: A note as we get ready for the High Holidays: we will be using the same Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (the gray...

Dear Friends: We are devastated by yesterday’s terrorist act outside the airport in Kabul which killed 13 American service members and...

Dear Friends: Monday was our “official” deadline for High Holiday ticket requests although our office will process your request if you...

Dear Friends: Late last week I participated in a United Synagogue Zoom meeting for leaders (both professional and volunteer) of smaller...

Dear Friends: This morning I want to update you on our planning process as the High Holidays approach amidst the continued resurgence of...

Dear Friends: As we see a totally avoidable resurgence of COVID-19 and hospitals in certain states overwhelmed and diverting patients,...

Dear Friends: A few notes this morning on various topics: 1. Kehilat Shalom regrets to inform you of the death of a past President, Joel...

Dear Friends: From the beginning of Elul through the last day of Sukkot we end morning and evening services with Psalm 27. I want to take...

Dear Friends: We learned last week that Hazzan Komrad’s continuing cluster headaches following her brain surgery last summer have made it...