Journey Back in Time to the City of David
08/12/2020 09:24:32 AM
Operation Moses & Princeton Lyman
08/11/2020 09:05:40 PM
Pirkei Avot & Eretz Yisrael pt. 2
08/02/2020 12:00:00 AM
Rabbi Suson on Tisha B'Av
07/29/2020 12:00:00 AM
Parashat Devarim
07/24/2020 12:00:00 AM
Pirkei Avot & Eretz Yisrael
07/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
Parashat Matot-Masei
07/16/2020 12:00:00 AM
How do you say Corona in Hebrew?
07/14/2020 12:00:00 AM
Get Outdoors with Fred Block
06/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
Jews in the Civil War
06/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
Did the Story of the Wood Gatherer Violate the Rule of Law?
06/19/2020 10:55:44 AM
Thoughts About This Week
06/05/2020 04:06:44 PM
This week has left us all feeling breathless and shocked. From the horrible killing of George Floyd at the hands of violent police officers, to the national protests against race discrimination, to built-up tension from the lockdown - this has been an emotionally exhausting week for our country and humanity.
Of course, we need to look no further than the first chapter of the Bible to find the idea of divine equality among human...Read more...
Rabbi Suson on the 2020 Census & Parashat Bamidbar
05/22/2020 03:12:10 PM
Shavua Tov!
05/16/2020 10:25:20 PM
Shamai Discusses Parashat Bhar-Bechukotai
05/15/2020 01:00:53 PM
Staying Healthy & Updated
05/01/2020 04:19:35 PM
Although our synagogue doors our closed, our community is close and active as ever - thanks to the wonders of modern technology and the innovative efforts of our staff and members. Over the past six weeks, we have held more than 72 Zoom minyanim - morning and afternoon, every weekday. The live Passover Seder and Yizkor...Read more...
A Parasha of Quarantine and Isolation : Torah Reading Tazria-Metzora
04/24/2020 11:42:34 AM
Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5780
04/24/2020 11:08:38 AM
Communicating in Close Quarters : Parashat Shemini 5780
04/17/2020 02:53:05 PM
A Preventable Death? Torah reading Parashat Shemini
04/17/2020 02:52:39 PM
Chag Kasher V'Sameach! You're Invited!
04/03/2020 01:51:21 PM
I hope this message finds you and your family in good health and good spirits. This Shabbat is called Shabbat Hagadol - the Great Shabbat because it precedes the festival of Passover. Unfortunately, this Shabbat does not feel so great. In fact, Passover isn’t looking too...Read more...
Rhythm 'N' Ruach: Shalom at Home Interview with the Rabbi!
03/31/2020 03:09:06 PM
Read more... Trying & Tiring Times...
03/13/2020 02:47:59 PM
In the last few days many of us have been listening to the news or reading the reports about the growing scope of COVID-19 in our region. Just yesterday afternoon, Governor Larry Hogan announced several emergency actions in an effort to halt the spread of the virus and secure the greater public’s health. What we are being told by the Maryland Board of Health as well as the CDC and WHO is simple, if your sick stay home...Read more...
COVID-19
03/07/2020 11:46:15 AM
We have been following the news about Coronavirus (COVID-19), as have you. Please read the message below from our president and know that we are taking precautions at the synagogue to ensure the cleanest and healthiest possible conditions for our congregants. Most important is that if you don’t feel well, please don’t come to shul. So many in our community are in the higher risk category and it...Read more...
Shabbat Yitro
02/18/2020 02:37:56 PM
Moses has a reputation, according to the Torah, of being the “most humble man of the face of the earth.” But when his father-in-law comes for a visit, the extent of his immense patience and grace speaks for itself. When Yitro arrived in town, he observed his son-in-law, Moses, doing what he did every day:
And Moshe sat down to judge the people; and the people waited [to see] Moshe from morning till night.
Yitro...Read more...
Of Darkness and Light
01/31/2020 02:33:06 PM
The first acts of God, as described in the opening verses of the Torah, were to create light and to separate the light from the darkness. Each Saturday night, when darkness falls and Shabbat ebbs away, we light a havdallah candle and praise God for distinguishing between light and dark.
Even in the parlance of our times, when one reveals information or puts a matter into perspective, we say they “shed light” on it, in order that...Read more...
פרשת וארא
01/24/2020 12:51:05 PM
On the heels of one unsuccessful negotiation, God commands Moses and Aaron to return to Pharaoh’s palace and demand, “Let my people go!” However, before Moses carries out this command, the Torah interrupts with a puzzling list of ancestries, beginning with Jacob and concluding with the birth of Moses and Aaron. The Exodus story in this week’s reading was just heating up before tangentially relating the genealogical qualifications of...Read more...
Pro-Israel
01/03/2020 11:59:44 AM
With all the partisan political maneuvering going on both in the U.S. and Israel right now, one thing remains clear: our country and the Jewish State are proudly bound together in so many ways—through shared military, security, economic, and technological cooperation that is crucial to both nations’ safety, well-being and prosperity. The funds that our country provides every year to Israel makes possible, among so many other things, the...Read more...
AIPAC 2020
12/13/2019 02:58:14 PM
Auntie A,
I want to share a few things with you, as Shabbat approaches. First, I hope you will come to shul tomorrow to hear inspiring words of Torah from our own member, Ethan Halpern. The service will be entirely lay led, with two of our teens, Niv Leibowitz and Eric Curreri, officiating.
Second, I hope you enjoyed last week's presentation by Jason Pressman from AIPAC. Several congregants have inquired about discounted...Read more...
In Memory Of...
11/22/2019 12:19:50 PM
As I was preparing this email, I received the most unfortunate news. Our dear member, Mark Olkon, has suddenly passed away. Mark was the son of our late Cantor Elijah & Anna Olkon z"l and sister of Naomi Judith Olkon (Robert Cohen), of California.
Mark was a regular and active in our daily minyanim, often leading daily and Shabbat services. He read Torah on the high holidays for many...Read more...