Warsaw, Poland Trip with HUC (December 2017 KOL Article)

                Warsaw Ghetto Memorial - Poland                         ...more

December 1, 2017

At God’s Table: The Thanks is in the Giving (Thanksgiving Eve: November 22, 2017)

Sermon for the 31st Annual Thanksgiving Service for Temple B’nai Shalom and Abiding Presence Lutheran Church at Abiding Presence.  My last as senior rabbi of...more

November 24, 2017

What are your seven? (Yizkor 5778 Sermon, 9/30/17)

This sermon may not be reproduced or used without permission of the author. Goldie Michelson became the oldest person in the United States, on May...more

October 2, 2017

Can You Make Change? (Yom Kippur Day 5778 Sermon, 9/30/17)

On December 4th 1960, President Eisenhower, and the American people, received the gift of a rare, white tiger named Mohini.  For years, Mohini lived in...more

October 2, 2017

The Rav in the Hat by Rabbi Seuss, aka Rabbi Amy R. Perlin D.D. (Rosh Hashanah 5778 Family Service, 09/21/17)

The sun it did shine They were too tired to pray But, they sat in the Temple On that Rosh Hashanah day.   Solly sat...more

October 2, 2017

The Day of Remembrance (Rosh Hashanah Eve 5778 Sermon, 9/20/17)

Some people are better at remembering than others – birthdays or anniversaries, the name of that person you just met, facts and figures, dates and...more

October 2, 2017

Membership Still Matters (Weekly Email 9/8/17)

Membership Still Matters BUSINESS REPORT:  Although shares are down from the November 2015 high, RH surged more than 40 per cent on Thursday after the...more

September 7, 2017

V’Shamru: Mo’ed and Meaning, Parashat Emor

Whenever I think of Noah Coplon years from now, I will have so many wonderful memories – his bris, which I officiated at with Rabbi...more

June 15, 2017

Benediction for May 5, 2017

Adonai, our God, we give thanks for the freedom that is ours, and we pray for all who are persecuted and oppressed in the spirit...more

June 15, 2017

Blessing for June 8-10th Stop Hunger Now Event: Temple B’nai Shalom with Christ Church

Our forefather, Joseph, was sent to Egypt by God to avoid a seven-year famine.  His vision and wisdom prevented tens of thousands of men, women,...more

June 15, 2017