Do Not Stand Idly By
As most of you know, I have been active in the Chicago Board of Rabbis since I arrived in the area seven years ago. I have served on the Executive…
Anti-Semitism and Hate Crimes
Did any of you see Chicago Tonight on WTTW Channel 11 last Tuesday night? He interviewed two Chicago rabbis, Brant Rosen and Andrea London, about the recent elections in Israel.…
Remarks from Hate Crime Awareness Symposium held at Benedictine College, March 25, 2015
I am Rabbi Marc D. Rudolph from Congregation Beth Shalom in Naperville. I want to thank you for the opportunity to participate on this panel to address the issue of…
Creating a Welcoming School Environment for Students of Diverse Religions
Religious symbols courtesy of cliparts (The following is the text of remarks that I made as a member of a panel sponsored by the Parent Diversity Advisory Council of the…
Making a Difference
Last week Friday night we held our annual scout Shabbat to honor our brownies and girl scouts, our cub scouts and our boy scouts. At the service I told a…
Centers of Jewish Life
The Book of Exodus is somewhat misnamed. It is misnamed because only the first five chapters of the Book of Exodus actually deal with the Exodus from Egypt. The middle…
On Vanessa Paloma
A Jewish Moroccan Sound Archive In my previous post I wrote about a group of Moroccan Muslim students, "Mimouna", who are dedicated to preserving the knowledge of Jewish contributions to…
Rabbinic Action Committee Mission 2015 to Morocco
Rabbinic Action Committee Mission to Morocco …
The Legacy of Anne Frank — Shabbat Parasha Mishpatim
The Legacy of Anne Frank Last week we celebrated Tu Bishvat, or, The New Year of the Trees. The tree is an important symbol in Judaism. The torah is, after…
Terror in Paris
Dear Congregants and Friends, It has been a difficult week for France, for the world, and for the Jewish people. We have been riveted to our televisions once again by…