The True Origin Story of Hanukkah
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar What a heavy week this has been. During this season in which we are so conscientious about fostering light in the midst of the cold, dark winter, there was the shooting at Brown University, resulting in the deaths of two students, with a suspect still at large; the apparent murder of […]
Karen Hafter
Karen (she/her) is a third-generation member of Society Hill Synagogue and a proud graduate of our Ann Spak Thal Hebrew School. She has dedicated her professional life to education. After graduating summa cum laude and being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Skidmore College in 2019, Karen moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to teach middle school English […]
Rosalie Swana
Rosalie (she/her) grew up in Kensington in a family of artists and educators and has been immersed in creativity from an early age. After graduating from the Science Leadership Academy, she taught in music programs across Philadelphia before devoting herself to Jewish education. Her work in Chabad schools led her to study Hasidic music and to teach […]
TJ Zahn
TJ (he/him) grew up in Allentown, PA where he was an active member of Temple Beth El, a Conservative synagogue. He completed his degree at Lafayette College, majoring in both Philosophy and English. After six years living just outside of Boston, he moved back to his home state of PA where he plans to continue working […]
Tikkun Olam and Kabbalah
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar I’d like to share with you the D’var Torah that I delivered at a recent Friday night TGIShabbat service, services which we hold every Friday from 6:00-7:15 pm, preceded by our 5:30 pm Shabbat Schmooze and followed by dinner at 7:15 pm — which you are always welcome and encouraged to […]