Tuesday Morning Torah – January 22, 2013
Over the past few weeks, our Torah readings have been about the children of Israel becoming freed from slavery in Egypt. As Jews, we often say that the Exodus is our “master narrative” because it is from this moment that …
Martin Luther King Remarks – Dr Warner
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION M.L.K., JR.
CONGREGATIONAL TORAT EL
Dr. Warner
JANUARY 16, 2013
Dear Dr. King,
It’s been well over forty-seven years since I was honored to introduce you to the congregation at the Salem Baptist Church in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. You …
Martin Luther King Remarks – Rabbi Schonbrun
Rabbi Aaron Schonbrun
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
January 16, 2013
Friends, colleagues and neighbors, Berukhim Habaim, welcome to our congregation and thank you for taking the time to celebrate with us this evening. As the rabbi of Congregation …
Tuesday Morning Torah – January 15, 2013
A few days ago Rabbi Sharon Braus of IKAR in Los Angeles created the following video on You Tube about the power of our words.
Here’s the challenge for the week– Try following her advice for the entire …
Tuesday Morning Torah – January 8, 2013
As a congregational Rabbi, I am continually looking for ways to learn more about Judaism. You might think that Rabbis spend a good deal of time each week studying- but the truth is that the multi-faceted and wonderful world of …
Monday Morning Message – December 31, 2012
Please note that with our new religious school schedule, starting next week I will be off on Mondays. My Monday Morning Message will soon become Tuesday morning Torah!
This week I read a really nice blog post that made me …
Monday Morning Message – December 17, 2012
I know this is a bit long, but please take a few moments to read it:
This morning I, like most parents across the country I’m sure, felt a bit different sending my kids off to school this morning. My …
Monday Morning Message – December 10, 2012
Happy Hanukkah! Thank you, again, to all who made our Hanukkah celebration yesterday a huge success- the sense of community was palpable and the latkes were delicious!
Over the weekend I read an interesting op-ed in the NY times, offering …
Monday Morning Message – December 3, 2012
Hanukkah is almost here!! Here are a few activities, ideas, and websites as the Festival of Lights approaches:
Activities:
1. Please come and join us for our congregational Hanukkah party, this Sunday, December 9th from 10:30-1:30 PM in the social …
Monday Morning Message – November 26, 2012
Good morning! Before this morning’s message, there are two things that I wanted to bring to your attention.
1. As the immediate needs of Hurricane Sandy start to fade, Congregation Torat El, in partnership with a number of other synagogues …
