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14 Apr Children’s Choir at Carnegie Hall

Cantor Rebecca Garfein and our amazing children's choir getting ready to preform at Carnegie Hall! Join us this Friday (April 17th) as we celebrate Cantor Garfein's 15th anniversary as our Senior Cantor....

06 Apr Meet Barbara!

What makes Barbara Zakin such an amazing addition to the Rodeph Sholom family? Q: Tell me about your Jewish journey. Barbara: I grew up in Rolla, Missouri, which is in the Ozarks - it's a very small town of 13,000 people with very few Jewish families. In fact, ours was the only Jewish...

24 Mar Our New Executive Director

Dear Congregants, Community Members, and Friends, After completing a careful and considered search process that began late last year, we are pleased to announce that Barbara Zakin has joined CRS as our new Executive Director. Barbara was the unanimous choice of the Search Committee. Barbara has more than 20 years experience in...

19 Mar Election Day in Israel

Rabbi Levine writes: Election Day in Israel was exquisitely beautiful, a national holiday. Everybody was out. The beaches were jammed, so were the stores, which offered big discounts to shoppers who jammed the mall. One bookstore offered savings to students who voted or intended to vote. This demographic seemed to be...

16 Mar Millennials Remind Us All to…

Search for Meaning. Too many people still speak of a generation gap. Young adults are different. They are 'The Self(ie) Generation.' They only care about themselves and don't treat their elders with respect. This language feels particularly strident if heard in religious and ethical communities that hold in high esteem altruism, compassion,...

13 Mar Shabbat Shalom from Israel

Gina, Maya and I are walking through Carmel market, the shuk, on Friday morning. The shuk is teeming with every food product imaginable, artists and merchants seeking to interest the thousands of customers preparing for Shabbat. We are surprised that there is an international flavor to the packed aisles. Groups...

11 Mar Shalom from Israel from Rabbi Levine

Gina and I are in Tel Aviv through March 18th. Our daughter Maya is studying at Tel Aviv University for the semester and is having a fabulous experience. My life-long affair with Israel continues. I have been here many times (often on CRS or RSS trips) sometimes for long periods such...

10 Mar Rodeph Sholom Riders

The Rodeph Sholom Riders pose for a pic post Cycle for Survival ride! Great job, Katie Krumholz, Carolyn Singer, Robin Krugman, Jill Gabin, Rick Watson, and Rabbi Laufer! Not pictured (because they were riding!), RSS teacher Annie Shapiro and her fiancé, Alex Peskin....

06 Mar It is time to vote, and the time is now.

The parsha for this week is Ki Tisa, “when you take a census.” The parsha covers wide ranging events and is filled with searing drama.  It begins with God’s directive to Moses to count the sons of Israel by collecting from each a half shekel to be used to build the...

05 Mar Happy Purim!