Hazzan Jessi: Artemis, Torah, and the Exact Middle of Everything

by Hazzan Jessi Roemer I hope you are faring well this week in the warmer weather. Following is the d’var Torah I offered last Friday night at our TGIShabbat service:  Shabbat Shalom. In roughly one hour, the astronauts from Artemis II will, we hope, splash down safely into the Pacific Ocean. It is amazing what […]

Remembering the Exodus, By Day and By Night

by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar We arrive at a much-needed Pesah/Passover holiday, with the Exodus experience ever-present in our hearts, ever resounding in our collective memories. That’s because tradition teaches that we are to recall the Exodus — yetzi’at mitzrayim, the moment of our collective liberation from the constrictions and deprivations of servitude in the narrow […]

God Called — Are We Listening?

by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar What follows is the d’var Torah I delivered last Friday night. We always love for you to join us at either or both of our Shabbat services, Friday night with music, a d’var Torah, and dinner; Saturday morning with prayer, Torah discussion, and lunch. All are welcome. This week, aligned with […]

An Announcement, a Thank-You, and the Offering of the Heart

by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar We have an important announcement: Society Hill Synagogue is hiring a new Manager of Community Engagement & Communications, and we hope you’ll share this posting far and wide by forwarding this email. A couple of years ago, as part of our previous Strategic Plan coming out of the pandemic in early 2022, we set four top priorities as a […]