April 19, 2023
Dear Friends, Yesterday was Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. With music, ritual, prayer and memorial readings congregations and communities around the world spent time remembering the 11 million people who
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Dear Friends, Many Jews around the world are currently observing a sacred period of the Jewish calendar year called, “the Counting of the Omer.” This observance is based on the
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Dear Friends, Tonight will mark the first night of Passover, and as we gather for Seder meals, Jews across the globe will engage in recounting our story of our ancestral
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Dear Friends, Passover begins with the first seder on Wednesday, April 5th, but Jews around the world begin preparing for Passover many weeks ahead of time. One way to prepare
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Dear Friends, In this week’s Torah portion, we find the smallest letter in the entire Torah. Commentators suggest that this small letter, which is referred to as the “shrunken ALEF,”
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Dear Friends, At HCRJ, we celebrated Purim last Friday night. However, the actual date of Purim was on Tuesday. Throughout the years, I have discovered that Purim is one of
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Dear Friends, Join us for a very special Shabbat this Friday night, March 3rd. It’s Shabbat B’yachad (Shabbat Together), Purim and Rodeo all in one! The night starts with our Shabbat
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Dear Friends, L’Shalom, Steve
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Dear Friends, Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of love. While it may not be a religious holiday, it can be argued that the primary focus
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Dear Friends, Monday was Tu B’Shevat (or the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat). Often referred to as the Birthday of the Trees, Tu B’Shevat is an annual
Continue readingRabbi 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.
