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Douglas Baum
Jun 11, 20231 min read
Rabbi’s Update 6/9/2023
Dear Friends: Yesterday evening, news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Federal grand jury in Miami. He...
rabbi423
Jun 9, 20232 min read
Rabbi's Update 6/7/2023
Dear Friends: Thank you to those who reached out to Keleigh and me as we both continue to recover from COVID-19. We are both doing a lot...
rabbi423
Jun 7, 20232 min read


Rabbi's Update 5/31/2023
Dear Friends: Earlier this month the Conservative movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS or “Law Committee”)...
rabbi423
May 31, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
May 24, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
May 19, 20232 min read
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...
rabbi423
May 17, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
May 12, 20233 min read
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...
rabbi423
May 10, 20232 min read


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...
rabbi423
May 5, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
May 3, 20233 min read
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...
rabbi423
Apr 28, 20232 min read


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...
rabbi423
Apr 26, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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...
rabbi423
Apr 19, 20232 min read


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...
rabbi423
Apr 14, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
Mar 31, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
Mar 29, 20233 min read


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...
rabbi423
Mar 24, 20232 min read


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...
rabbi423
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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