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by Rabbi Gerry L. Ginsburg (AJR '19)

It’s very different today. Churches, mosques and synagogues dot the landscape of many cities and towns throughout the world. Simply find the front door, enter and join in congregational worship or find a cozy spot within and start your own personal meditation.  It has not always been that way. It certainly did not work that way thousands of years ago when one person, and only one person, had the understanding that the world was created by the One. A person would worship the sun, the moon or the stars or anything else within nature, but not their Creator.

by Rabbi Enid C. Lader ('10)

I cannot believe that a year has passed since I was invited to lead a Torah study session on this week’s Torah portion – Noah. Just two weeks after the jarring and heinous attack by Hamas on Israel, I could not imagine what I could teach that would bring comfort and strength to the people seated around the Torah study table. And yet… as we explored the various meanings of hamas, and the role of the keshet – the rainbow, it seemed to lift us; well, maybe just a little.

by Rabbi Marge Wise (AJR '21)

What does it mean to be accountable, to take responsibility? Is it a Jewish imperative? Is it a secular concept? Whom does it apply to and in what circumstances?

by Rabbi Greg Schindler (’09)

Calling G-d “The Rock” seems such a familiar expression that you might expect to see it a lot in the Torah. But it is not until this week, in Parashat Ha’azinu - at almost the end of the Torah - that we first hear G-d referred to as “The Rock”:

This Week @ AJR

Wednesday, Nov 6
  • What to Expect from Retreat with Cantor Michael Kasper
    Wednesday, Nov 6 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
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  • Minhah 3:30 – 3:50PM EST
    Wednesday, Nov 6 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST
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Thursday, Nov 7
  • Communal Recitation of Tehillim with Jef Segelman
    Thursday, Nov 7 @ 8:45 am EST - 8:55 am EST
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  • Parashat Hashavua with Rabbi Jef Segelman
    Thursday, Nov 7 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
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Monday, Nov 11
  • Minhah 3:30 – 3:50PM EST
    Monday, Nov 11 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST
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Tuesday, Nov 12
  • Minhah 3:30 – 3:50PM EST
    Tuesday, Nov 12 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST
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