An important message about the High Holy Days from your clergy: After you watch the video,please complete our High Holy Days Survey by June 30th. ...
A famous debate among the sages of Jewish tradition tries to resolve the question, “What is better: study or action?” The rabbis argue both sides but they ultimately declare, “Study is greater, because it leads to action.” This moment in history demands both study and action. Our community is comprised of thousands of individuals with different stories...
You are cordially invited to attend the 178th Annual Meeting of the Congregation Thursday, June 25, 2020 Congregation Rodeph SholomAnnual Meeting of the CongregationThe 178th Annual Meeting of the Congregation will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. The agenda will include the Election of the Trustees and Officers and the approval...
with Eliana Shira Rubin, guest speaker Friday, June 12 │ 6:00 PM Eliana Shira Rubin Stream the service on our website or on the CRS Facebook page. CRS is a community that celebrates diversity and inclusion, where everyone is welcome! Please join us for this virtual special Pride Shabbat service honoring the LGBTQIA+ community...
This message was sent to the CRS community on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Dear Rodeph Sholom family, A prominent scholar once defined Jews as those who read the Passover story and took it personally. In the Torah’s evocative narrative, God heard the moaning of our people choking under Egyptian oppression, deeply felt our...
The Jewish Week has nominated our own Rabbinic Intern Vanessa Harper for their annual "36 Under 36" feature—and we are so proud of Vanessa! Here is what they have published: JEWISH COMMUNITY / 36 UNDER 36 2020 Vanessa Harper, 29 Interpretive Baker What you do: I’m entering my last year of rabbinical school at...
Our CRS initiative, What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life, focuses on the importance of advance care planning and notably as it is applied in the Jewish community. The COVID-19 health crisis has brought major changes to our lives, but the situation also gives us the opportunity to start...
Our beloved Cantor Emeritus, Ephraim Biran, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He served as Cantor of Rodeph Sholom from 1963 until his retirement in 1994. His beautiful voice, potent and memorable, enriched our Shabbat, High Holy Day, and Festival Services. Under Cantor Biran’s direction, he created the Rodeph Sholom...
What is Shavuot? Shavuot was originally an agricultural festival to mark the end of the spring barley harvest and the beginning of the summer wheat harvest. Israelites went on a pilgrimage bringing crop offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem. Although it began as this harvest festival bringing the first fruits to the...
Here is how we celebrated in 2021 The celebration of Lag B’Omer starts Monday night! Like many Jewish holidays, it has its basis in the ancient agricultural calendar. Lag B’Omer falls on the 33rd day of the seven-week period between Passover and Shavuot—this year on Tuesday, May 12. This period, known as...
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