Newsletter Post – May 1, 2025

by | Apr 30, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

Earlier this week, as Israel marked Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day, one of our Israeli Reform synagogues, Beit Samueli in Ra’anana was violently attacked. The congregation had hosted a screening of the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony, the...

Newsletter Post – April 24, 2025

by | Apr 23, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

I was surprised to open up my local paper yesterday and find the headline “New report says 70% of Holocaust survivors will be gone in next 10 years.” It was not the data and the sobering reality presented in the article that surprised me, but its inclusion...

Newsletter Post – April 10, 2025

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

I grew up with boisterous seder tables, filled with family, friends, and guests. My siblings’ and cousins’ new partners were always warmly welcomed around our table, regardless of their religious background. Beyond my circle of family, in my own corner of...

65 year retrospective: d’var Torah

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Essays

Written by Bob Chodos, presented at Temple Shalom on April 5, 2025 As I mentioned, Vayikra was the portion I read for my bar mitzvah way back in 1960. Instead of discussing the portion itself, I’d like to talk about some of the developments that have taken place in...