Adult Learning

Al Kol Eleh – Mature Love – Rabbi Joshua Caruso on Erev Rosh Hashanah 2014

Posted on September 26, 2014

This blog post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, contains the Rosh Hashanah Sermon by Rabbi Joshua Caruso at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in the Contemporary Evening Service. We encourage you to make comments below, and to share this post by email with your friends, or to social Continue Reading »

How Extraordinary Is Your Creation: My Jewish Experience Visiting South America – Cantor Sarah Sager

Posted on September 10, 2014

This post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, is adapted from the remarks of Cantor Sarah Sager at Shabbat Worship at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple on Friday, August 22, 2014. Cantor Sager shared her experiences in her January trip to South America, and previewed some of the exciting Continue Reading »

Why Judaism? Questions And Answers On Jewish Faith – Rabbi Joshua Caruso

Posted on September 6, 2014

This blog post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple is excerpted from the presentation shared at Shabbat Worship on Friday, September 5, 2014 by Rabbi Joshua Caruso. As the text of Rabbi Caruso’s presentation describes, we encourage questions, responses and for you to share the text of this Continue Reading »

Does Shavuot Exist? – Cantor Sarah Sager

Posted on May 24, 2014

This post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple is adapted from the Shabbat presentation by Cantor Sarah Sager on Friday, May 23, 2014. In this Shabbat sermon, she is raising a conversation about the meaning of Shavuot in the context of Jewish festivals and Reform Judaism, and the Continue Reading »

Building the Houses We Live In – Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk on Shabbat Kedoshim

Posted on April 25, 2014

This post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, contains excerpts from the remarks of Rabbi Robert A. Nosanchuk, at Shabbat Worship on Friday, April 25, 2014. We encourage you to post these remarks, or to share them, to make comments below, and continue the discussion of the issues Continue Reading »

Tikkun: Repair Within Ourselves and Within Our Relationships

Posted on April 21, 2014

In his widely acclaimed book Everyday Holiness, author Alan Morinis tells the story of a wise sage asked how he made such an impact on the world. He responded: “I set out to try to change the world, but failed. So I scaled back my efforts and only try to influence the Jewish community…but I Continue Reading »

Lighting Up Our Community: Rabbi Nosanchuk’s D’var Torah on Our New Project in Jewish Spiritual Practice

Posted on February 28, 2014

The prayer book that you hold in your hands – Mishkan T’filah– is named for the beautiful vision described in the verses of this Shabbat’s Torah portion. In our portion, the final verses describe the symbolic presence of God within the portable sanctuary the Israelites have been working so hard to build.  We imagine tonight the inspiration that Continue Reading »

A Call to Remember JFK’s Values and Not Only The Way He Died – Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk, November 22, 2013

Posted on November 23, 2013

This blog post on “If Not Now, When?’ is excerpted from the remarks of Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk on Shabbat Vayeshev – Friday, November 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We encourage you to share this post widely, to comment below and in other venues and continue this valuable Continue Reading »

From Hattiesburg, MS to Beachwood, OH – Rabbi Joshua Caruso

Posted on October 3, 2013

This post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple previews Rabbi Caruso’s upcoming series of classes based on cities he visited in his recent January to June 2013 sabbatical travel across America, and his reflections and invitation to the upcoming weekend honoring Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, z’l, whose 100th Continue Reading »

L’Chaim! : A Shabbat Teaching by Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk – Friday September 27, 2013

Posted on October 3, 2013

This post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple is excerpted from the remarks of Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk at Shabbat worship on Friday, September 27, 2013. He spoke about his internship supervisor when he was in rabbinical school, Rabbi Chaim Stern z’l, and the influence of Rabbi Stern on his Continue Reading »