From The Rabbi’s Desk: Annual Meeting Address June 3, 2012

Mon, June 4, 2012 As we conclude the theme of our year 5772 --  “Asking Jewish Questions: What’s yours?”, I go back to where I...more

June 4, 2012

Jewish Counting

Sat, May 12, 2012 Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Molly North On page A3 of yesterday’s Washington Post, there was a headline that made me feel...more

May 12, 2012

Change and Transition (May KOL)

Tue, May 8, 2012 Change and Transition In the Hebrew language, there are eleven different words for “change,” other than referring to small coins, and...more

May 8, 2012

A Few Thoughts as We Begin Vayikra (from our TBS weekly email 3/23/12)

Fri, March 23, 2012 On Tuesday, our scribe will come to repair our four Torahs, in an effort to keep them kosher and readable. As...more

March 23, 2012

March Madness! (March KOL)

March 2, 2012 March Madness! I have spent most of my life living in a household of college basketball fans.  For the men in our...more

March 2, 2012

New Shoes (Yom Kippur Yizkor/Neilah Sermon 5773…9/26)

Yom Kippur is one long day that starts with Kol Nidre at sundown and ends with the blowing of the shofar twenty-five hours later.  Traditionally,...more

February 28, 2012

Do Jews Believe in Angels

Fri, February 17, 2012 Adult Education Sermon for A Year of Asking Jewish Questions: What’s Yours? February 17, 2012  - Mishpatim, Exodus 23:20f. In this...more

February 17, 2012

TheTen Commandments 2/10/12

Fri, February 10, 2012 Shabbat Shalom, What do you think of when you see the words THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?  The older generation sees Charlton Heston...more

February 10, 2012

Invocation for the Virginia Senate

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Creator of All, be with those whom we have chosen to lead us, as they come into this chamber to do...more

February 1, 2012

What Keeps Us Faithful Jews?

Fri, January 27, 2012 Adult Ed Shabbat  1/27/12, by Rabbi Amy R. Perlin, D.D. When our Adult Education Committee decided that this year’s offerings would fall...more

January 27, 2012