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06 Oct 5775 High Holy Day Sermons

The following sermons were delivered during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 2014/5775 at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Please do not redistribute or reproduce them without permission from the clergy.  Shanah Tovah! Rabbi Levine: Injecting Meaning - Rosh Hashanah 5775 (Read) SHARING FAITH and FATE – Kol Nidre 5775 (Read) I Can’t Go On I Will Go On...

03 Oct Gmar Chatima Tova

02 Oct Shabbat Shuvah 5775

In case you missed our moving Shabbat Shuvah speakers last week - or if you just want to remember their words – we’ve posted them online for you to read and find inspiration. 5775 Shabbat Shuvah Addresses « Congregation Rodeph Sholom (rodephsholom.org)Welcome to Congregation Rodeph Sholom, a large and vibrant Reform...

24 Sep wishing you and yours!

22 Sep CRuSTY All Grown Up

Our Rodeph Sholom youth have grown up to become true leaders in the Jewish community. Tribe is a new initiative being spearheaded by CRS youth alumni in partnership with Congregation B’nai Jeshurun (TBJ) youth alumni. This is a pic from their first Shabbat & Schmooze in Manhattan where over 200...

28 Aug A Tribute to David Ellenson

by Rabbi Robert N. Levine - article published in the Fall 2014 CCAR Journal Tradition in Transition: The Incredible Journey of President David Ellenson (rodephsholom.org)...

26 Aug “I am a queer activist because I am a Jew…”

“I am a queer activist because I am a Jew… My Jewish community emphasized a set of social justice values: standing up for and standing with your neighbor who is oppressed, questioning authority, and supporting impoverished people in and around your community… We were taught that as Jews it was...

29 Jul Showing our support for Israel

Showing our support for Israel. Am Yisrael Chai. Snapped this pic before traveling together to the Community-Wide Rally for Israel that took place on Monday, July 28th....

18 Jul We pray for peace.

As Shabbat begins in Israel, we pray for the Israeli soldiers going into harms way to defend our homeland. We pray for the safety of the civilians in Gaza, caught in the crossfire. And now, especially today--we pray for a Shabbat Shalom. We pray for peace. Oseh ShalomSung by...