WORDS THAT BREATHE

In a fearful world, Judaism still calls us to bring blessing into brokenness. Rabbi Paul Kipnes asks: What does it mean to be a Jew today?

Transform the High Holy Day Appeal now and your synagogue just might nurture a greater culture of giving. Then, defying the...

How wonderful to gather together for a wonderful start of Jewish New Year 5784, abound with simchas and blessings, with hopes and dreams....

It was Yom Kippur, 1944, toward the end of the Nazi reign of terror. But the Jews imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp, most...

Opening the ark on Rosh Hashana morning last week were Lynn Klinenberg, her daughter Susan Glick and her daughter-in-law Ellen...

Every other year in the days surrounding the High Holy Days, I find myself running to my chiropractor Joel Silbar , so that he can adjust...

Also known as:Rejecting Tribalism, Embracing Discomfort

By Rabbi Paul Kipnes  and Rabbi Julia Weisz Let’s take a moment And turn inward. And enjoy a few moments Of guided meditation. Sit up as...

During Kol Nidre, we began a three-part conversation about God. (View it in theKol Nidre service at OramiLIVE.com ). In Part One, which I...

Rabbi Paul Kipnes  and David Weisz “What’s the price point at which quitting the temple becomes unnecessary or nearly impossible?”  So...

A man takes his dog to a veteranarian, saying, “Doc, my dog has a problem.” The vet replies, “So what’s the problem.” “First you gotta...

The new normal of distanced coronavirus kehilla tefillah (communal prayer) offers new ways to enhance your Home High Holy Days. Consider...

By Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Rabbi Julia Weisz , and Rabbinic Intern Adrianne Pasternak Craving personal connection to actual people? Missing...

I am filled with overflowing love and appreciation for the kindness that this community has showered upon my wife Michelle and me and our...

When I was in college, during the study week before finals, you would find me either in the computer room writing papers, or in the game...