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 article that Nezet-Seguin spends a lot of his free time listening to music that is not classical. He talked about...
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 nations 10 most populous cities (Philadelphia Inquirer and Temple University Sociologist David Elesh analysis of the U.S. Census American Community...
We write with heavy hearts, as we face the shock and sadness of terror and tragedy in Boston. In a week filled with tragic events, we also grieve for the loss of life in West, Texas, the insecurity in Israel after more rockets were fired, and the insecurity here in...
In celebration of Yom Ha-atzme-ut, Israel’s Independence Day, on Monday (4/15/13) Reform Congregation Kehillat Yozma, in Modi’in, Israel will provide a live broadcast of their Havdalah ceremony to conclude Israel’s Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) and begin Yom HaAtzmaut, led by Rabbi Kinneret Shiryon of Kehillat Yozma in Hebrew and English, prayers...
By Rabbi Eli Freedman The Torah mentions the terms ‘widow’ and ‘orphan’ over fifty times. It seems strange to me that both in Hebrew and English the terms for someone who has lost a spouse or parent are so prevalent, yet there is no word for someone who has lost...
Introduction to the Kaddish (December 21, 2012) Rabbi Alan D. Fuchs As we are about to read the names of those of our loved ones and members of this congregational family, we also will remember those who were murdered in Newtown, Ct. this is very personal for carol and me...
We have all been deeply touched by the tragic events of last Friday’s mass killings in Newtown, CT. While it is so difficult to know how to respond, our hearts go out to all of the families and friends of the victims of this senseless crime, as we hold each...
By Rabbi William Kuhn One of the great mysteries of life is why we become ill. People can be living a perfectly normal happy life, when all of a sudden they fall sick, seemingly out of the blue. We often wonder if there is anything Judaism can do to make...
Rabbi Rick Jacobs’ remarks at URJ’s Biennial Convention (12/18/11): Click for Rabbi Jacobs video. by Rabbi Bill Kuhn The Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) Biennial Convention took place in Washington, DC December 14-18, 2011 with a record attendance of over 5,000 Reform Jews from around North America. Founded in 1873 by...
Our cantorial search committee has been hard at work! In our initial meeting we began by thinking about the characteristics that our congregation is looking for in an ideal candidate: We need a wonderful cantor who can provide visionary leadership in all aspects of the life of our congregation. We...
