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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 29, 20252 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 28, 20259 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 28, 20257 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 1, 20252 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 1, 20252 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 1, 20251 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 1, 20252 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 1, 20252 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 31, 20254 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 1, 20252 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 1, 20252 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
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...

Robin Shafer
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
May 31, 20244 min read
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...

Robin Shafer
May 8, 20242 min read
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. ...

Rabbi Jason Holtz
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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