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JOIN US FOR SERVICES
All of our High Holiday services will be live on the internet, free of charge. We hope you will join us if you can’t make it to a synagogue near you. Simply click HERE to enter our sanctuary. We do...
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Rosh HaShanah Day 1 Sermon: Second Chances
If you had to come up with the musical soundtrack for your life, what songs would you select? What melodies would capture the happy and sad moments? What tunes would capture the things you wrestle...
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It is that time again!!! Cheshbon HaNefesh: End of the Year Exam
We are just two days away from Rosh HaShanah. As we begin the new year of 5773, our tradition urges us to spend time examining our lives. This is not easy. Some have compared this self-examination...
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Time To Look Into the Three-Way Mirror
We are less than two weeks away from the Jewish month of Elul which begins on August 7th. As Elul is the last month of the Jewish year 5773, we are encouraged to use this time to closely examine our...
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Are You Up To The Challenge!?!
Elul is the Jewish month that precedes Rosh HaShanah. This year, it begins on August 7th and concludes on September 4th, Erev Rosh HaShanah. During Elul, we are supposed to do a lot of...
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ONLINE LEARNING: The Holidays That Mark A New Jewish Year
Many of us are still away on summer vacations, trying very hard to avoid the fact that school begins in about 10 days. We are not even thinking about the fact that the High Holidays are just around the...
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Online Class A Success!
Thank you to all my wonderful online students who joined me in the Online Classroom for the past four weeks as we studied “The Holidays That Mark A New Jewish Year”. Learning with you has been...
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Putting The “Happy” Back In “Happy New Year!”
I am excited to share with you that we have an opportunity to be at the cutting edge of understanding how Judaism functions at the beginning of the 21st century. Because of my fellowship with Clal’s...
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Elul Grateful Photo Project
Back in July, I shared with you the exciting news that, because of my fellowship with Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders, Ramat Shalom has been one of a handful of synagogues invited to participate in the...
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We’re In This Together
“All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?” The Beatles Friends, Belonging is a basic human need. This has been proven in various studies,...
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Standing Before The Three-Way Mirror: End Of The Jewish Year Exam
We are a little more than three weeks away from Rosh HaShanah, one week into the Jewish month of Elul. As we prepare for a new year, we are taught to spend time closely examining our lives. This is...
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Thank You!
Last year, during Rosh HaShanah, we spent a lot of time talking about gratitude. Many of us still wear our “Grateful” bracelets as a reminder that a life of gratitude is a life filled with meaning. I...
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The Sad Tzadik (A Happy Story)
Rosh HaShanah begins Sunday night. I am looking forward to welcoming the new Jewish year, 5776, with all of you. As we do so, we will be focusing on our ability to transform our lives, making the...
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Finding Ourselves In The Sea
In preparation for Yom Kippur, many immerse themselves in the Mikvah. The Mikvah empowers people to spiritually release what needs to be released, allowing folks to begin the new year with a clean...
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What Are You Top Five Virtues?
This letter was sent out to my congregation today in response to my Rosh HaShanah sermon that will be posted here in a few days. In my sermon, I challenged everyone to use this list to pick their top...
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The Spiritual Three-Way Mirror
We’re currently in the Jewish month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year. As we prepare to welcome the new Jewish year 5777, our tradition encourages us to spend this month closely examining our...
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Many of us are still away on summer vacations, trying very hard to avoid the fact that school begins in about 10 days. We are not even thinking about the fact that the High Holidays are just around the...
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Our Irma Relief Effort at Ramat Shalom has been a tremendous success. Feeding South Florida is wonderfully overstocked! Thank you to all who donated supplies. We’re currently in the Jewish month of...
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Live Your Ikigai; Sing Modeh Ani Lefanecha
The new Jewish year – 5779 – begins on Sunday evening! On Monday morning, as we gather together for our Rosh HaShanah service in the sanctuary, the first words we’ll sing together will be “Modeh Ani...
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