This blog post is excerpted from the thoughts shared by 2013 Religious School graduate Lauren Smith at the May 6, 2013 Graduation and Evening Worship Service, led by the entire class. Lauren Smith was selected to share these thoughts at graduation as a result of her having been chosen as the 12th grade winner of Continue Reading »
These remarks are excerpted from Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk’s charge to our 2013 Confirmation Class, at Shabbat and Confirmation Worship held on Friday, May 17, 2013. We encourage you to post, share, or respond to these remarks, and to consider the questions of readiness to encounter the world’s challenges as our young adults do, having confirmed Continue Reading »
Rabbi Scott Fox shared this D’var Torah on Parshat Naso at the Annual Meeting of Fairmount Temple on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the conclusion of his 2-year internship as our student rabbi. Rabbi Fox was ordained as rabbi by the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion Continue Reading »
Rabbi Scott Fox was recently ordained at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. During his final two years of Rabbinical School, he served his student pulpit with us at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, leading and teaching at Shabbat worship, our Shabbat morning minyan, adult education and retreats and worship experiences Continue Reading »
Fairmount Temple congregant and high school student Eric Giesler joined Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk in Washington, DC at the Consultation on Conscience of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in April 2013. Eric’s participation in this conferenence was supported by the Darnovsky/Bonder Fund and the Maurice H. Shapiro Consultation on Conscience Fund of Fairmount Temple. Continue Reading »
In his article “Laughter and Humor – Not Just Kids Stuff,” Jodn Morreall made this observation: “Humor is an integral part of young children’s play, as it is of human play generally. When children are feeling secure and happy with other children, or with adults, laughter is the most natural sound. According to a Continue Reading »
This entry to “If Not Now, When?” our interactive blog, is excerpted from the remarks of Fairmount Temple’s Senior Rabbi, Robert Nosanchuk on Monday, April 8 at a demonstration on the steps of Cleveland’s City Hall. Together with Mayor Jackson, US Attorney Dettelbach, Chief of Police McGrath, members of the Cleveland City Council, gun safety Continue Reading »
This offering, “The Hope of Seduction’ is cross-posted on “If Not Now, When?” our temple interactive blog from the Shalom Hartman Institute website, and is from an article originally published in the Jerusalem Post. Written by Rabbi Rachel Sabbath Beit-Halachmi, our upcoming Fairmount Temple Scholar-in-Residence, during the weekend of May 9-11, 2013. We encourage you to respond Continue Reading »
I am inspired by our observance of Passover, as we retell the story of the exodus of our ancestors, the Hebrews, who searched together for the promised land. So as well do we need to band together for the next part of our journey as a congregation. On Sunday, May 19, at 10 a.m., Anshe Continue Reading »
We encourage a live, public conversation about the meaning to be found in B’nai Mitzvah, and input from students, parents and grandparents, teachers, and all who can share a thoughtful approach with us to bringing new and intensified meaning to this experience at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple. See below for Cantor Sager’s direct invitation for input, share posts here Continue Reading »
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