Marriage Equality and Civil Disobedience – Sermon from 7/26/13
There were many profound moments throughout my young adult life that led me to the rabbinate. One of the most powerful of these came during a Shabbat evening when I […]
There were many profound moments throughout my young adult life that led me to the rabbinate. One of the most powerful of these came during a Shabbat evening when I […]
Our tradition sometimes speaks to us in a still, small voice. In a passage from the prophets, God illustrates to the prophet Elijah, Eliyahu HaNavi, where to find God’s presence. […]
During the nine Friday nights from July 5th through August 30th, we will offer a newly updated version of what has become a great tradition at Rodeph Shalom. Throughout our […]
Lee Herman’s remarks upon receiving the Hineni Award in May 2013 I am pleased to accept the Hineni Award from Rodeph Shalom. Hineni means “Here I Am” and is found […]
Andrea Kamer’s remarks upon receiving the Hineni Award in May 2013 As some of you know, I was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. Springfield is a city of about […]
Michael Hauptman’s remarks upon receiving the Hineni Bezalel Award in May 2013: There are so many talented, hard-working people in this congregation who give so much of their time and […]
Join us at RS tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 pm for Love and Let Love: The State of LGBT Civil Rights in Pennsylvania. When the Israelite scouts went to […]
It’s graduation season. Those of us who have the opportunity to address a group of college graduates, high school graduates or Confirmation students consider how to reduce all of life’s […]
Cantor Erin Frankel Back in October, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a profile of Yannick Nezet-Seguin, the new music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. I was amazed to learn in the […]
From Rabbi Kuhn A recent study found that Philadelphia has the highest rate of “deep poverty” – people with incomes below half the poverty line – of any of the […]