Parasha Be-ha-ah-lo-techa: How to be a Good Father in Law
Do you remember the movie, “Meet the Parents”? It starred Ben Stiller as a prospective son-in-law and Robert Dinero as his father-in-law to be, Jack. Greg, the character played by…
These are Rabbi Marc Rudolph’s weekly sermons.
Created in G-d’s Image
We studied the poetry of YehudaAmichai (above) with scholar Rachel Korazimin her Jaffa home. It is wonderful to be back following our nearly two week pilgrimage to Israel. Sixteen of…
Are There Limits to Freedom of Speech?
Not all Parashas, that is, the weekly Torah portions, are equally welcomed by Rabbis – or by congregants! One could say these are to Parashas that we love to hate. …
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…