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I will be leading Shabbat morning services and teaching Torah at the the Keys Jewish Community Center in Tavernier, Florida (on Key Largo) at 10 a.m. on the following upcoming dates: January 28 and February 11.
I’ll also be teaching a class there on “The Essential Elaments of the Friday Night Serivce–What You Need to Know in Order to Lead One.” That will be on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. All are welcome!
In February I’ll be traveling to Pittsburgh where I’m scheduled to speak on Friday night the 3rd on the subject of “Celebrating the Absurd.” And yes, it does have something to do with one of my favorite days, Groundhog Day. I’ll also be teaching Torah on Shabbat morning, Feb. 4. All this at Temple Emanuel of the South Hills in Mt. Lebanon, PA. If you’re in the neighborhood, by all means drop by!
This is the schedule as of now. Check back to confirm or see if there are any updates or changes–which I promise to post promptly.
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As you may know, I announced my retirement from Congregation B’nai Israel of Boca Raton, FL effective August 31, 2011. At the same time the congregation named me “Rabbi Emeritus.”
It is a great honor and it was a great privilege to have been the Founding Rabbi of a synagogue that accomplished as much as this one did during my tenure. To all those who helped make it so, and who have journeyed with me over the past twenty-seven years, I am more grateful than I can say.
Thank you once again to everyone.
Shalom u’veracha,
R
So what’s the deal with the Evangelical Christian community these days? The answer may be surprising and more complex than you may have thought. Read an article by author Marcia Pally published as a NYT Opinion piece on 12/10/11 by clicking here. It’s welcome news for those who may have thought of that community as being overly narrow and monolithic. Also for those of us who believe in building bridges.
12/9/11
Here’s some must reading for all who believe President Obama is insufficiently pro-Israel. It comes from today’s issue of Ha’aretz and is by blogger Chemi Shalev. Click here for the article.
See the RDA Blog of May 20 for my thoughts on why supporters of Israel should be happy with President Obama’s major address on the Middle East–and why they shouldn’t. Here also are links to excerpts from two TV interviews <first> and <second> I gave on the subject.
The death of Osama Bin Laden was an event of global significance. Read “Some Jewish Thoughts on Bin Laden’s Demise”, delivered at CBI on our High School Graduation night, May 6, by clicking here.
You can click on the title to read “Hope and Fear in the Middle East,” delivered at CBI on March 11. Or you can click here and listen to or download an audio file of the talk being delivered live.
Here’s a talk on the theme of “Civility in American Public Life,” given at Congregation B’nai Israel on February 4, 2011. Many people asked for copies. Click here for yours.
An article on relations with our Muslim neighbors, extrapolated from the lengthier essay below, was recently printed in the Florida Jewish Journal. Click here to read it.
Have you said to yourself–or someone else–that you wish American and other Muslims would be more vocal in their opposition to terrorism? Then click here for the entry titled “Response to My Friend Rabbi Shalom Lewis.”
And here’s another one for you–the most broadly popular religious group in America today is…? To find out, you’ll have to click here and see my article on page 2 when you do.
“Religious Knowledge in America”, a talk delivered on October 8, 2010. Click on the link and discover the surprising findings from a recent survey and a new book.
The three-part High Holyday 5771 series on relationships is linked here. “Our Relationships with One Another” is from Rosh Hashanah and contains both personal and civic perspectives. On Yom Kippur the themes were “Our Relationship with God” and “Our Relationship with Ourselves.” Click on and enjoy!
Sept. 15–new on the RDA Blog–learn about a prominent Muslim moderate critical of militants. From the Wall Street Journal.
A brief post and suggested links on the Gaza Flotilla affair are on the RDA Blog.
