Dear Friends: A rabbi was leading his first Shabbat service at his new congregation. When they got to the first Hatzi Kaddish, about half...

Dear Friends: I had reason to wake up quite early yesterday morning so I spent a couple of hours watching on live TV as the California...

Dear Friends: MiSheberach List “reset”: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of Conservative Judaism (CJLS)  recently passed a...

Dear Friends: MiSheberach List “reset”: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of Conservative Judaism (CJLS)  recently passed a...

Dear Friends: MiSheberach List “reset”: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of Conservative Judaism (CJLS)  recently passed a...

Dear Friends: A few notes about the upcoming holidays and beyond: MiSheberach List “reset”: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of...

Dear Friends: As we get ready for Pesach, besides preparing our homes for the holiday we also need to prepare our souls. For many of us...

The following is intended as general guidance for observing Passover according to normative Conservative guidelines. Different families...

Dear Friends: As Pesach is approaching, I want to make sure that you have the information that you will need to observe the holiday. I...

Dear Friends: If you asked me for a list of people in the present day who I most admire, chef Jose Andres would be at the top of the...

Dear Friends: Every year leading up to Pesach we read four special maftir readings after we read the assigned Torah portion for that...

Dear Friends: If you have a good memory and have been a part of Kehilat Shalom for a long time, you may recall that several years ago I...

Dear Friends: I would be remiss if I did not start this note with sincere thanks to everyone who made this past Sunday’s wonderful...

Dear Friends: Yesterday morning Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made a speech on the Senate floor where he called on Israel’s Prime...

Dear Friends: On Sunday and Monday of this week we observed Rosh Chodesh Adar Sheni, the beginning of the month of Adar II. Especially...

Dear Friends: Last night between minyan and the State of the Union Address our Adult Education class learned and discussed some...

Dear Friends: If you have attended Shabbat morning services or certain other events in the last few months, you will have noticed that we...

Dear Friends: Last night our “Understanding the Siddur” class started our study of the Shema -- by which we mean the entire three...

Dear Friends: It is not uncommon for people who are moving or downsizing to bring various Jewish ritual objects and books to the...

Dear Friends: I was gratified that quite a few of our Kehilat Shalom folks participated in my class last night on “Understanding the...