Grace After Meals: Birkat HaMazon
Why is the blessing before a meal so short, and the blessing after, so long? Why don’t we spend the time thanking God before we eat the food? Because, we’re […]
Why is the blessing before a meal so short, and the blessing after, so long? Why don’t we spend the time thanking God before we eat the food? Because, we’re […]
With pride, we share the accomplishments of RS officer, architect Michael Hauptman, as reported in this week’s The Jewish Exponent.
Our congregants Ivy and Matt Olesh found this article from The New York Times to be disturbing and we thought others might have comments as well. Check out the story: […]
by Rabbi Jill Maderer Tired of eating matza yet? And why are we still eating it anyway? The seder is over; we have celebrated the redemption of our people and […]
by Rabbi Jill Maderer What is the true miracle of Pesach? Study the first half of the Book of Exodus or watch the film “The Ten Commandments” and it is […]
by Rabbi Jill Maderer Pesach is around the corner and the time has come to make plans for Seder, and to prepare to tell the story of the Israelites’ redemption […]
By Rabbi Jill Maderer This weekend, celebrate Purim! Saturday night at 7 pm, at our Purim Shpeil and Party, adults will come in costume, hear some Megillah, enjoy the shpeil […]
Professor Stephen Sloan explores terrorism in his publication, which you can review by clicking here: “The Evolution of Terrorism as a Global Test of Wills: A Personal Assessment and Perspective”, […]
This week, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, wrote a letter to his rabbinic colleagues about his recent trip to Israel. Rabbi Yoffie discusses his wonderful experiences […]
This introduction to Philadelphia Jewish history comes from Temple University’s Murray Friedman Chair of American Jewish History and director of the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, Dr. Lila Corwin Berman. […]