Jacob’s Speech Shabbat Shalom! As you know, today’s Torah portion includes the Ten Commandments. While I have no problems with the Torah’s choices, I thought this would be a nice opportunity to reflect on what my own Ten Commandments would be. Read More »

March to Passover Sign up now for ConTEXT, a month-long exploration of Passovers past and present that we are piloting with the Jewish Theological Seminary. We’re calling it our “March to Passover. Read More »

Winner of the Rockower Award, the highest honor in Jewish journalism, this blog contains random musings of a journalist, father, husband, son, friend, poodle-owner, Red Sox fan and occasionally-ranting rabbi, taken from Shabbat-O-Grams, columns, speeches, letters, sermons and thin air. Read More »

This Shabbat-O-Gram is sponsored by Michael and Ilene Koester in honor of Jacob becoming Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat morning. Shabbat Shalom! Mazal tov to Jacob Koester and family as he becomes Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat. Read More »

See lots of photos from last week’s very successful TBE Temple Rock fundraiser – the Album is are on our TBE Facebook Page. Read More »

http: //www.tbe.org/uploadedFiles/site/Rabbis Corner/Rabbi Study Materials/JTS ContextPassover%20Color%20Stamford%20REVISED%202-9-12. Read More »

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“How good it is to wrap oneself in prayer, spinning a deep softness of gratitude to God around all thoughts, enveloping oneself in the silken veil of song. Read More »

Here is another letter from Jan Gaines, longtime TBE member and current resident of Netanya, on the situation in Israel. Dear Friends, I always seem to be bragging about our beautiful winter weather in Netanya while you are shivering with cold, but today I’m also shivering with cold and pleased as punch about it. Read More »

Since I’ll be away this Shabbat at a family Bar Mitzvah, let me be the first to offer a Yasher Koach to all who will be participating in this weekend’s Sisterhood Shabbat. I’ve no doubt that it will be as great as always. Special thanks to event chairs Denise Greenman and Linda Hempel Braun and to Suzanne Stone for her d’var Torah. Read More »

We have lots of guests coming to TBE this Shabbat. Each year for the past few decades, dozens of TBE congregants participate in the preparation, delivery and serving of Christmas Eve dinners at local homeless shelters. Read More »

This weekend we commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. On the evening of March 25, 1968, ten days before he was killed, Dr. King appeared at the sixty-eighth annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly. He was presented to the Assembly by Dr. Read More »

Together with their grandfather, Leslie Novis, who celebrates his 91st birthday this weekend, Gaby and Marley Baum will be coming up to the Torah this Shabbat, as they did in Jerusalem last November, where they joined a group of seniors traveling in Israel with the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield. Read More »

The Inbal in Jerusalem was named one of the top ten Best in the World Middle Eastern hotels by Conde Nast. Read More »

Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to 2012. If you are missing the snow (personally, I’m not), you need to head on out to Israel’s winter wonderland. And while you are visiting the Israel 21c site, you might want to take a look at the top 10 science stories of 2011 and see why Tel Aviv was named one of the world’s most creative cities. Read More »

Check out our newly revised, interactive itinerary for next summer’s TBE Israel Adventure, by clicking here. The changes reflect requests made by the group at our recent informational meeting. The group is coming together. Click here for pricing and here for the registration form. Read More »

This week I wrote an article for the Jewish Week in which I attempted to explore the phenomenon of Denver quarterback Tim Tebow to make broad points about society and extremism. I now realize that some of my statements had the reverse effect of what I had intended and for this I deeply and sincerely apologize. Read More »

My Tim Tebow ProblemMonday, December 12, 2011Rabbi Joshua HammermanJewish Week Online Columnisthttp: //www.thejewishweek.com/editorial opinion/opinion/my tim tebow problemI’ve got a Tim Tebow problem. Read More »

Shabbat shalom!You know speeches are very difficult for me. I have never liked them. I was always the one who never practiced a speech but somehow ended up getting an excellent grade on them anyway.So here it goes…At this moment I’m standing in limbo, hovering between my past and my future. (Put small blue rug or blanket on the ground). Read More »

With today’s revelation that Ryan Braun tested positive for a banned substance, I must confess to my own steroid issue. Last week I was diagnosed with a herniated disc and immediately began a regimen of steroids as treatment. Read More »