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Dec 1

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,...

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Oct 1

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...

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Oct 1

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...

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Jul 31

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...

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Jul 31

President's Blog: Whose Team are YOU On? - August 2024

As some of you may know, one of my areas of focus these past couple months has been the organization and, in some cases, the revival, of...

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May 31

Rabbi's Blog: The Meaning of Zionism - June 2024

As long as Zionism has existed, people have debated what it is, what it means, and how central – or not – it is to Judaism and Jewish...

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May 8

President's Blog: Thank You! - June 2024

Thank you for your confidence in electing me to be your President. Becoming president of any organization is an extreme honor, but...

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Mar 22

Rabbi's Blog: The Rise of Antisemitism - April 2024

“People love dead Jews. Living Jews, not so much.” So says Dara Horn, author and professor. She wrote those words before October 7th. ...

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Mar 20

President's Blog: Thank You For Your Support - April 2024

As you may know, my term as president is coming to an end in a little more than a month, so this will be my last Kol Kehillah article. ...

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Jan 30

President's Blog: Proud to Be Part of Roswell - February 2024

I first joined the Board of Trustees in 2000. Since that time, the Board, Temple Clergy and auxiliary members regularly spoke about how...

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Jan 30

Rabbi's Blog: Rabbi in Israel and London - February 2024

By the time Kol Kehillah comes out, I’ll be in Israel on a trip with rabbis and heads of Jewish agencies from all around Greater...

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Nov 1, 2023

President's Blog: Temple Security, November 2023

“Just checking in to make sure you and the temple family are doing ok? I know there’s been a lot of chaos in the world. It’s unfortunate...

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Nov 1, 2023

Rabbi's Blog: Without a Vision,the People Perish, November 2023

Since the attacks on October 7th when Hamas killed 1,400 Israelis, took 200 hostages, and injured many more, Israel and Gaza have been in...

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Nov 1, 2023

Education Blog: A Great Year at TKC, November 2023

We are having a great Religious School year! Now that the High Holy Days are behind us, we are looking forward to Chanukkah and all the...

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Aug 1, 2023

Rabbi's Blog: Summer and Fall, August 2023

For many of us, summer is a time when there is a change of pace in our lives, when children are out of school and perhaps off to camp,...

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Aug 1, 2023

President's Blog: TKC Music, August 2023

As you likely know, TKC has been in search of a permanent musical accompanist solution for many months. At the outset of this search, I...

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May 1, 2023

Rabbi's Blog: Shabbat, May 2023

If there is one thing we could use more of, it’s time. I sometimes joke that I wish there were two (or more!) of me so I could do...

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May 1, 2023

President's Blog: Service and Volunteerism, May 2023

In my last article I thanked our tremendous TKC volunteers that work so hard to keep our temple facilities operational, looking good and...

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Feb 1, 2023

President's Blog: Status Quo is Not Good Enough, February 2023

It is the time of year when we begin working on budgeting for the 2024 fiscal year. To that end, the finance committee and I have spent...

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Dec 15 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...

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