L’shanah Tovah Tikatevu
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, On this day, before Erev Rosh Hashanah, I want to take a moment, on behalf of the Society Hill Synagogue community, to offer you the traditional blessing that we are all invited to express to one another. L’shanah tovah tikatevu — may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a […]
Let Your House Be Expansively Open
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, We’re looking forward to seeing you in just 8 days for Rosh Hashanah. Find all details about attending Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at Society Hill Synagogue here. The best way to participate in these Days of Awe services and to support and strengthen Jewish community is to become […]
Building the Next Chapter of Our Community
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, I’m excited to see many of you for our Open House Shabbat this Friday and Saturday, details for which can be found here. This Shabbat is for everyone: people who have never been to Society Hill Synagogue or who have attended only a few times; people who come every week; longtime […]
Eating, and Living, with Purpose
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, During this past week’s Torah discussion at our Shabbat morning services, we discussed the week’s parashah (portion), which, as we approach the Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe — Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — is part of the fifth of the five books of Torah, D’varim, Deuteronomy. Both the Hebrew and English names of […]
The Messenger Matters
by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Dear Friends, Last week, in our weekly Torah discussion, we discussed Parashat Devarim, the Torah portion known as Devarim, which is the first portion of the fifth and final book of the Torah. The book’s Hebrew name is also Devarim (the first Torah portion of each book of the Torah is […]