Past, Present And Future Shabbat Nahamu 5781/2021 Rabbi Norman Patz Temple Beth Shalom I would like to share with you a brief look at our past, our present and our future in terms of Judaic tradition and Jewish persistence. Shabbat Nahamu, the Sabbath of consolation, follows Tisha B’Av, the day which commemorates Jewish national […]
We mourn all the victims of the surfside condominium collapse in Florida, those whose names are known and those whose names are as yet unknown. And we mention by name our Young Judaean and other Puerto Rican friends, especially: Deborah Berezdivin Ilan Naibryf Nancy Kress Levin Jay Kleiman Frank Kleiman Anna Ortiz Luis Bermudez Miriam […]
Shabbat Behalot’kha May 28, 2021 Rabbi Norman Patz This sermon was delivered by Rabbi Patz last Shabbat at his home congregation of Temple Sholom of West Essex. After The Last Cyclist was banned by the Jewish Council of Elders in Terezín, the playwright Karel Svenk wrote another play that he called “The Same but Different.” […]
Currently on display in the Temple Sholom of West Essex museum case, curated by Naomi Patz:
1 de abril de 2021 Para publicación inmediata Templo Beth Shalom, Congregación Judía Reformista de Puerto Rico, registra su firme apoyo por el Proyecto de Ley 184 del Senado de Puerto Rico para hacer ilegal la práctica de las llamadas “terapias de conversión”. Nuestra posición refleja: 1) el hecho de que nuestra tradición sostiene que […]
April 1, 2021 For immediate release Temple Beth Shalom, Reform Jewish Congregation of Puerto Rico, registers its firm support of Puerto Rico Senate Bill 184 which would make illegal the practice of so-called “conversion therapies.” Our position reflects: 1) the fact that our tradition holds that each human is made “b’tzelem Elohim”, in the divine […]
Tu B’Shevat is our next festival! Our Temple Beth Shalom Tu B’shevat seder will be on Wednesday evening, January 27th (Erev Tu B’Shevat) via Zoom. Watch for the announcement and the link. Read on! Introducing Tu B’Shevat Tu B’Shevat is the festival that welcomes the beginning of springtime in Israel. The rainy season has […]