Our e-advocacy for July was motivated by the tragedy in Orlando. We are beyond words that a month later, we are facing a new slate of gun-related horrors. Please click on this link to urge your Members of Congress to support two bills that will help prevent gun violence. Here is...
June 13, 2016 7 Sivan 5776 Dear Rodeph Sholom Family: Once again we are stunned by a barbarous act of terror, this time directed at the LGBTQ community of Orlando, Florida. The attack very well could have taken place in a church, synagogue or school. This assault may have been inspired by ISIS,...
How is Two Thousand Sixteen like Nineteen Eighty-Four? Two Thousand Sixteen is like Nineteen Eighty-Four because just like the Orwellian government in that novel, Congress entitles bills with names that are the exact opposite of the bills’ true intent. For example, The Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 actually...
At our annual meeting on Monday, May 23rd, Rodeph Sholom elected two congregants to the board of trustees, Dina Bakst and Rob Bernstein. Dina Bakst is Co-Founder and Co-President of A Better Balance (ABB), a leading national legal advocacy organization, headquartered in New York City, dedicated to advancing the rights of working...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i2BoYJiE5Q This is where you can listen to the radio interview that Rabbi Robert N. Levine gave to AM1070 radio, Houston, on the topic of his book "There is No Messiah and You're It: The Stunning Transformation of Judaism's Most Provocative Idea."...
We are proud and pleased to announce that Rabbi Robert N. Levine’s portrait now joins those of Rabbi Louis I. Newman and Rabbi Gunter Hirschberg, as well as Cantor Ephriam Biran and Cantor Nathan G. Meltzoff in the Leader Board Room. The portrait is by world renowned portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler,...
In the spirit of tikkun olam, every month we feature a cause that needs YOU. This month we want to: End Violence Against Women Around the World Are you a mother, daughter, or sister? Do you have a mother, daughter or sister? Then click here. Worldwide, women are in danger. One out of...
This Wednesday the Sisterhood celebrated its 125 anniversary! They celebrated with a baking lesson from the amazing Carol Becker of William Greenberg Bakery, and reflections on women's wisdom lead by Rabbi Laufer. ...
A few weeks ago CRS took a group of 25 8th graders to New Orleans for an unbelievable weekend of culture, site-seeing, and service learning together. This was our 6th annual trip, and it’s always a highlight of our year, as well as the teens who join. The projects we participated in,...
Purim at Congregation Rodeph Sholom was merry, merry affair! The Force was with our clergy as Princess Leia Sarah Rebecca Leia and Luke Bagel Eater fought the dark forces in this year's Purim Schpiel. ...
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