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…
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…
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…
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…
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 to Morocco …
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…
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…
A Momentous Discovery Do you remember the first time you heard about email? For me it was through the television show, Seinfeld. Jerry was sitting at a counter table with…
Is prayer a waste of time? According to Reverend Tim Keller, many people do not pray because they feel that they are not being “productive”. I heard Reverend Keller as…