September 2017 | Elul 5777/Tishrei 5778

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: In just a short while, we will be “bentching Rosh Chodesh Elul” — that is, announcing in shul on the Shabbat before the new Hebrew month, the coming of the month of Elul. Rosh Chodesh Elul is always a...

August 2017 | Av/Elul 5777

Dear B’nai Shalom members, families, and friends: As the entire Jewish community worldwide is engulfed by the specter of the all-encompassing “Drie Vochen” — the “Three Weeks,” the grief-filled three week period from the Fast of the 17th...

July 2017 | Tammuz/Av 5777

Dear B’nai Shalom Members, Families, and Friends: Shalom U’vracha!  Peace and blessings.  I hope and trust the summer is treating you all well and you are enjoying the warmth, the sun, and the blue skies.  Even when the temperatures move into uncomfortable...

June 2017 | Sivan/Tammuz 5777

Happy Anniversary to Jerusalem! Shalom Uv’racha to all B’nai Shalom Members, Families, and Friends: This year, we were blessed to be able to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the miraculous, historical reunification of the Eternal Capital of the Jews — our holy...

May 2017 | Iyar/Sivan 5777

Linking One Holiday with the Next Dear B’nai Shalom members, friends, and families: Having now completed the holiday of Passover, we are likely filled with any one of the following feelings and emotions or a combination of them:  relief, comfort, sadness,...