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Sukkah of Peace
A few days ago, our sukkah partially blew over. I noticed it from our kitchen window one morning, getting breakfast ready. The wooden...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Oct 123 min read


Finding Joy in the Temporary: Lessons from the Sukkah
Just because something is temporary, doesn't mean it isn't holy.

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Oct 61 min read
President's Blog Oct/Nov 2025: All Together Again...
I want to take this opportunity to reflect upon how special this year’s High Holiday season was. Not only were the services meaningful...

Robin Shafer
Oct 32 min read
Rabbi's Blog Oct/Nov 2025:
Don’t Miss Simchat Torah We have just completed the awe-filled journey of the High Holy Days — days of reflection, return, and renewal....

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Oct 32 min read


What We Carry Into Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is sometimes described as a day of letting go—of sins, grudges, mistakes, and regrets. But before we can let go, we must first recognize what we are carrying.

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Sep 292 min read


Israel | Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon
Rosh Hashanah morning is when I usually talk about the worldly events that shape our lives and our Jewish story. This year, the state of...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Sep 289 min read


Learn Torah | Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon
When I became a bar mitzvah, most people who knew me probably would have said I was the kid least likely to become a rabbi later on. My...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Sep 287 min read


Rabbi's Blog: A Season of Return and Renewal- Aug/Sept 2025
By Rabbi Jason Holtz August is here, and many of us are starting to return: from summer vacations, from slower days, from time spent with...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Aug 12 min read


RL&P Blog: An Update from Seth Litman- Aug/Sept 2025
Although you have heard from me in the past, today I write in my new role as Chairman of the re-formed TKC Religious Life and Practices...

Seth Litman
Aug 12 min read


President's Blog: Don't Stop Believin' - June/July 2025
In less than 3 months, our membership has raised almost half of the $150,000 toward the Capital Campaign! Our new roof has been paid for...

Robin Shafer
Jun 11 min read


Rabbi's Blog: State of Affairs - June/July 2025
When I began rabbinical school twenty years ago, the concerns most synagogues faced were about how to stay relevant, how to connect...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Jun 12 min read


Rabbi's Blog: Passover - April 2025
The Torah asks two things of us on Passover that are in tension with each other. The first is “ v’samachta b’chagecha - You shall...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Apr 12 min read
President's Blog: Capital Campaign-April 2025
Thank you to everyone who either attended our recent meeting to kick-off the Capital Campaign, who has reached out to offer assistance,...

Robin Shafer
Mar 314 min read
President's Blog: Capital Kick Off - Feb 2025
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year, spent with your loved ones. As we kick off 2025, I wanted to take...

Robin Shafer
Feb 12 min read
Rabbi's Blog: The Return of Hostages - Feb 2025
As of the time of my writing this, seven hostages have been released: I hope and pray they are just the beginning. Many more hostages...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Feb 12 min read
President's Blog: Moving Forward - December 2024
This month, I wanted to share my thoughts I shared during Kol Nidre for those that may not have attended or missed the playback on our...

Robin Shafer
Dec 1, 20245 min read
Rabbi's Blog: Festival of Lights - Dec 2024
Christmas is early this year. In fact, it begins on the 24th of the Hebrew month of Kislev. Because of how the Gregorian calendar works,...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Dec 1, 20243 min read
President's Blog: Reflecting on this year - October 2024
This year of 2024 has been quite a year for the Jewish people, the American people, and the American Jew. Personally, it’s not been an...

Robin Shafer
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Rabbi's Blog: Reflecting on the Year - October 2024
From last October to this October, it has been a year. As we welcomed in Rosh Hashanah 5784, no one knew what the future would hold for...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Rabbi's Blog: The Joys of Camp -August 2024
Mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishkenotecha Yisrael. How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel. – Numbers 24:5 This...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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