News
President’s column
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
In the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the Omer – – each day counting the days with a ritual prayer. The Omer was an ancient…
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World of Polarization
Are you a conservative or a liberal? Fox News or CNN? Whom do you follow on Twitter? Are our leaders giants or goats? For better or worse, most…
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From “Rags” to… Integrity
I just returned from Goodspeed after seeing “Rags,” a musical about the Jewish immigrant experience in 1910. The story describes the experience of “greenhorns” arriving at Ellis Island…
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Excerpt of President’s Comments, Rosh Hashanah 5778
5777: what a year at TE, with weekly services, Mussar, scholars in residence. Our TE religious school is thriving. Our membership is growing. Tikkun Olam projects supporting our…
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Days of Awe on the horizon.
My first summer as TE’s president has been relatively quiet. School is not in session, summertime services have been beautifully planned and led by fellow congregants, and Rabbi…
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First Days as President
I started my role as president of Temple Emanuel on July 1st. It seems to me a large and forbidding task; the little voice on my shoulder is…
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TE Annual Meeting of Members June 11 at 10 am
The annual meeting of the membership of TE will take place on Sunday, June 11 at 10 am. There will be coffee and bagels at 9:30 am. The membership…
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Change, Commitment & Continuity—A Tale in 3 parts. Part 3: L’dor v’dor
Change: Amazingly, this is my last column as I finish my term as President at Temple Emanuel. It has been a privilege to serve, and moreover, to…
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Change, Commitment & Continuity—A Tale in Three Parts. Part 2.
Change: There could be little doubt that we are in a time of change (no matter what your political sentiment) and that change can be unsettling. I…
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Change, Commitment, & Continuity
A Tale in Three Parts Part 1 CHANGE: Remember, the first 7:30pm service at TE will be on January 20, 2017. The Family Service remains at 6:30pm on…
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The Times They Are A-changin’
In 1963, songwriter Bob Dylan wrote, “the times they are a-changin.” For Temple Emanuel this is true in more ways than one! Daylight Savings will soon end; we…
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Belonging
Why belong? If you are reading this, I am probably already “preaching to the choir” as they say. Belonging to a synagogue community allows an individual to be…