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by Rabbi Cantor Inna Serebro-Litvak ('16)

Recently I was thinking a good deal about the fact that with so much going on in Israel, around the world and even here, in the United States, we forget to talk about LOVE. Unfortunately, we constantly worry - no wonder we are called the “anxious generation.”

by Hazzan Rabbi Luis Cattan ('20)

As Abraham reached the final stage of implementing God’s request — ready to make the ultimate sacrifice of his own son — he suddenly saw a ram caught in the bushes. At the angel’s direction, he lifted the ram and placed it on the altar in place of Isaac, offering it as the sacrifice. For Abraham, this resolved the “test” and maintained the life of his son. But what of the ram, the being that had no choice but to be sacrificed? Besides serving as a substitute for Isaac, what meaning can we derive by looking at the Akeidah from the ram’s perspective?

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.

This Week @ AJR

Thursday, Nov 21
  • Communal Recitation of Tehillim with Jef Segelman
    Thursday, Nov 21 @ 8:45 am EST - 8:55 am EST
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  • Parashat Hashavua with Rabbi Jef Segelman
    Thursday, Nov 21 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST
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Monday, Nov 25
  • Minhah 3:30 – 3:50PM EST
    Monday, Nov 25 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST
    Zoom 9

Tuesday, Nov 26
  • Minhah 3:30 – 3:50PM EST
    Tuesday, Nov 26 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST
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Wednesday, Nov 27
  • Minhah 3:30 – 3:50PM EST
    Wednesday, Nov 27 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST
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