Healing Prayers
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 […]
Reform Movement’s New President
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 […]
RS Teens in Israel Now!
We are so proud of our teenagers who are traveling in Israel right now and we are grateful to Rabbi Eli Freedman and Laurel Klein for leading the trip! Keep […]
Cantorial Search Update
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: […]
Profound Moments: Dena Herrin
By Dena Herrin, RS President Before I tell you about a profound moment that I had, let me give you some context. As some of you know, my connections to […]
Rabbi Kuhn Kol Nidre Sermon
By Rabbi Bill Kuhn, sermon delivered Kol Nidre evening 2011 A man was walking along, minding his own business, doing his job on a day just like any other ordinary […]
Rabbi Kuhn Rosh Hashanah morning sermon
By Rabbi Bill Kuhn, sermon delivered Rosh Hashanah morning 2011 A couple of months ago, I met with a small group of some of the top Jewish leaders Philadelphia, and […]
I’m no Thomas Friedman: The State of Israel vs. The Land of Israel
By Rabbi Eli Freedman, sermon delivered Yom Kippur Morning 2011 I’m not Thomas Friedman. Yes, we have the same last name, although he spells it wrong, but that is the […]
Tennessee: The Volunteer State
By Rabbi Eli Freedman, sermon delivered erev Rosh Hashanah evening 2011 As many of you know, this summer I got married. Laurel and I decided to take a road-trip to […]
Limbs of a Whole: Caring Community
By Rabbi Jill Maderer, sermon delivered Yom Kippur Morning 2011 A boat filled with travelers sails in the ocean, when suddenly one passenger begins to drill a hole in the […]