These remarks were shared on Rosh Hashanah by our temple President Jim Levine, an annual High Holy Day tradition of hearing about the “state of the synagogue” from our lay leadership at the beginning of the Jewish New Year. We encourage you to read Jim’s report carefully, and respond with any questions below on the Continue Reading »
Our honored member and life trustee to our Fairmount Temple Board, Edith Paller, made aliyah to Israel in 2007. Upon her return to Jersualem after visiting with temple on Rosh Hashanah just a few weeks ago, she composed this short message and asked that we share it with our temple community, along with the invitation Continue Reading »
During Sukkot each year, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple hosts a range of celebrations, holiday experiences and “uncommon conversations” under the canopy of the communal Sukkah. This year, on Friday, October 5, 2012, temple member Daniel Aarons spoke to the issue organ donation in our community, explaining its personal relevance to him as an organ donation Continue Reading »
The remarks below were shared by Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk as a Yizkor Memorial Service teaching on September 26, 2012 as part of Yom Kippur worship at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple. They were partially inspired by performer Billy Crystal’s life’s story, 700 Sundays (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2005.) We encourage you to share this Continue Reading »
Our student rabbi Scott Fox shared the following teachings at Shabbat Services on Friday, September 28, 2012, at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple. Scott participated this summer in a visit to Ciudad Romero in El Salvador, a trip sponsored by American Jewish World Service. He is returning to Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple for his 2nd year, and the Continue Reading »
In rabbinical school, we had a wonderful Talmud professor named Michael Chernick – we liked him because he was not your typical seminary teacher. He was impolitic, unpolished, but surprisingly aware of what we rabbis-to-be were experiencing – he had our number. And there were times when he departed from the expected course of study Continue Reading »
(Pictured above) – The FHN 57, a popular weapon at local gun stores, nicknamed the “cop-killer” based on its lethal capacity to pierce police body armor. Rabbi Nosanchuk wore a police body vest pierced by a powerful rifle round during his remarks, in order to raise awareness among community members about the dangers of inaction Continue Reading »
Below is the Sermon from Rabbi Joshua Caruso at Erev Rosh Hashanah in the Contemporary Service at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Sunday, September 16, 2012. We invite you to share your responses, forward and share these remarks with others, as we seek to engender discussion and dialogue on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog Continue Reading »
Below is the sermon shared by Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple on Monday, September 17, 2012. These remarks were shared at the congregational service for Rosh Hashanah morning at the beginning of 5773. We offer them below for your comments and interpretations, for you to share and link with others, here on Continue Reading »
Below are the remarks shared by Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk at Erev Rosh Hashanah worship at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, in the congregational service on Sunday, September 16, 2012. We invite you to share responses, or to forward these remarks and the link to our blog to others, as we seek to engender important discussion and dialogue about Israel Continue Reading »
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