April 29, 2020
April 29, 2020
Dear Melissa, Today is Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), and in the spirit of solidarity with Jews all over the world, we honor and celebrate the centrality of the Jewish State in
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April 22, 2020
April 22, 2020
Dear Friends, Yesterday, Jews around the world observed Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. This annual day of remembrance designates sacred time devoted to recalling the horrors of the past as
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April 15, 2020
Dear Friends, In the Torah portion we read on this Sabbath, two sons of Aaron (Nadab and Abihu), take it upon themselves to present their own personal offerings to God. Each
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April 9, 2020
Dear Melissa, Last night, Jews around the world celebrated the first night of Passover, but last night was different from Seders of years past. COVID-19 forced everyone to remain at home,
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April 1, 2020
Dear Friends, Each year on Passover, we remember and retell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. At the Seder, the Haggadah serves as our guidebook as we retrace our
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March 25, 2020
Dear Friends, In this week’s Torah Portion, we begin the Book of Leviticus. This book of the Torah is basically a dense corpus of commandments, many of which are designed
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March 18, 2020
Dear Friends, At HCRJ, we are committed to engaging and expanding our sacred community by building bridges and establishing connections inside and outside of our walls. During this difficult time, we
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March 11, 2020
Dear Friends, Yesterday, Jews around the world celebrated Purim, and while the HCRJ Purim celebration took place last Friday night, we still have an opportunity to enjoy the levity that
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March 4, 2020
Dear Friends, On Monday, March 9, Jews around the world will be celebrating Purim (which we will celebrate at HCRJ on Friday night and Sunday morning of this week). Purim
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February 26, 2020
Dear Friends, Over the course of the past few weeks, my sermons have been focused on the theme of Love. On Valentine’s Day, we explored the erotic love of Eros. Last week, we explored
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Rabbi Gross writes most of what is on this page, and says the rest of it on a Friday night. Everyone is welcome at a service, and you do not need to tell anyone you are coming.