Rabbi Nyer's Study
A Letter To The Temple
Fri, February 10, 2012
Dear Members of Temple B’nai Shalom,
I wanted to write regarding the letter you received concerning my tenure at TBS. I want to let you know what a privilege it has been to be your rabbi. I am honored that you have allowed me to be part of your Jewish journey, and I am so very grateful to have been a part of this AMAZING Jewish community.
From the moment I entered the doors, you welcomed me with open arms. You shared your lives with...
A Kind and Generous and Loving Heart: The Gift that Keeps on Giving (January KOL)
Wed, January 4, 2012
I have always said that we have some of the best kids in the world attending our religious school. I am constantly impressed by their kindness and generosity, their general concern for our world and their desire to help repair it. But every so often we have a student who goes so above and beyond that there is nothing we can do but sit back and be inspired. Shayna, one of our sixth graders, is such a student. In her own words below she will tell you about the...
Mezuzahs, Mitzvahs & Magic (December KOL)
Mon, December 5, 2011
Sometimes a project or a class goes just perfectly, it is everything you hoped and planned it would be, and it feels almost magical. And so it was at Post-Confirmation on November 20. Every year we receive a grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and over the years we have used it for incredible projects and improvements to our Religious School, including our Jewish movie library, our Confirmation/Post-Confirmation trip to New York, and our curriculum...