Delivered Yom Kippur morning by Rabbi Jill Maderer A woman sits at an airport gate, reading her book and eating a bag of cookies… begins Valerie Cox in her poem, […]

Open your heart, deepen your soul and celebrate…Please join us for a meaningful High Holy Day season! Contemporary Multi-generational Morning Services– Rosh Hashanah: Thursday, September 25, 8:30 am; Yom Kippur: Saturday, October […]

In an animated short film called, The Power of Empathy, Dr Brene Brown illustrates how empathy is different from sympathy.  

Last month, a rabbi visiting Camp Harlam Overnight Camp scowled when in the dining hall, he saw the campers banging on tables to the beat of Birkat Hamazon, Grace After […]

Thank you to the many congregants who participated in last week’s “Israel: It’s Time for a Conversation.”  Your open minds, listening ears and compassion hearts enabled the clergy to share our […]

“You shall love the Eternal your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might. Set these words upon your heart.” Why?  Why does it say […]

58 parents receive these Parent Support Group emails almost every two weeks.  And you are, to a person, caring, loving, responsible and incredible parents. Yet, some of you are fearful, full […]

Thank you to  URJ president Rabbi Rick Jacobs, who on CNN shared that in his address to the leaders of the Presbyterian Church, he explained the pain their decision to divest from […]

Rabbi Jill Maderer’s Blessing to the Buerger Early Learning Center Graduates, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 2014 (Inspired by this year’s Dr. Seuss week…)   The sun did not shine, It was […]

On this final day of the Omer as we enter Shavuot and read the Book of Ruth, we reflect upon her immigration into the land and people of Israel, the loving-kindness with […]