Michael Hauptman’s Work in New Orleans Synagogue
With pride, we share the accomplishments of RS officer, architect Michael Hauptman, as reported in this week’s The Jewish Exponent.
Bar Mitzvah of Judge Goldstone’s Grandson
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: […]
Kneel Down to Open Something New: A Pesach Teaching
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 […]
Pesach: The Miracle of Telling the Tale
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 […]
Passover Traditions
By Rabbi Bill Kuhn Passover and Yom Kippur are the same holiday. Well, maybe there is a little difference, but they share many of the same themes. It’s all about […]
Haggadah Recommendations for the Passover Seder
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 […]
An Israel Update
By Rabbi Michael Holzman Over my years at Rodeph Shalom I hope that I have been able to communicate my somewhat complicated relationship with Zionism and Israel. While I certainly […]
Esther, Mordechai, and Us, Searching for Our Purpose
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 […]
International Terrorism: Past, Present and Future Challenges
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”, […]
Reform Judaism, Progressive Values and Israel Today
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 […]