A Time for Change, Patience, and Awareness (September 2014 KOL)

As we gear up for High Holy Days each year, every Jew is asked to self-evaluate and to consider what personal and spiritual changes are...more

September 3, 2014

Have a Shehecheyanu Day! (L.I.F.E. Shabbat 6/20/14)

“Have a Shehecheyanu Day!”– by Rabbi Amy R. Perlin Temple B’nai Shalom   L.I.F.E. Shabbat   6/20/2014 I held my beautiful new granddaughter, Goldie Abigail Perlin,...more

August 20, 2014

What is the Third Temple? (Shabbat & Tisha B’Av Observance 8/8/14)

“What is the Third Temple?”  (“It depends on who you ask.”) Rabbi Amy R. Perlin, D.D.                                     Friday night, August 8, 2014 Shabbat and...more

August 20, 2014

Bread, Blessing and Birkat (8/15/14)

Bread, Blessing and Birkat Rabbi Amy R. Perlin, D.D.  8/15/14 New Adult Ed/LIFE year begins:  Food for Thought   Parashat Ekev contains the reason we...more

August 20, 2014

Temple B’nai Shalom Annual Meeting Address 2014/5774 (June 22, 2014)

This is my 28th Annual Meeting address to the congregation.  In Hebrew, the number 28 is represented by the Hebrew letters Chaf and Chet –...more

June 23, 2014

“Have a Shehecheyanu Day!” L.I.F.E. Shabbat Sermon 6/20/14

I held my beautiful new granddaughter, Goldie Abigail Perlin, for the first time on Sunday, after I hugged and fussed over her big brother, Micah. ...more

June 22, 2014

Proclaim Liberty… the Supreme Court Got it Wrong (May 9, 2014, Parashat Behar)

Our Torah portion this week from Leviticus 25:10 teaches, “Proclaim liberty throughout the land, to all its inhabitants.” -- “Ukratem d’ror ba’aretz, l’chol yoshveha.”   These...more

May 12, 2014

The Fifth Question (Shabbat HaGadol 5774, April 11, 2014)

For most children growing up with Judaism, reciting the Four Questions is a rite of passage.  After weeks of practice and encouragement, all eyes are...more

April 15, 2014

Cleaning Time – Bat Mitzvah of Eliza Peterson (Parashat Ahare Mot, April 12, 2014)

With Passover starting on Monday night, observant Jews everywhere are cleaning our homes, cars, and offices.  I am searching out those elusive crumbs in all...more

April 15, 2014

Life’s Cup (April 2014 KOL)

Psalm 23: “You [God] anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;...more

April 2, 2014