Cantor Sarah Sager shared the following column which ran in Fairmount Temple’s June/July issue of the Bulletin. As I contemplate the milestone anniversary of my work with and presence in this congregation, and my transition to the position of Cantor Laureate, I have been searching for a way to express the myriad thoughts and feelings […]
Cantor Sarah Sager shared these remarks at the May 8 Shabbat Evening Service which was streamed. I have been struck, and even strengthened, over these last many weeks by the confluence of our Jewish calendar with the unfolding reality of living during a global pandemic. While news of its nature and imminent arrival were already […]
Rabbi Joshua Caruso shared these remarks during the April 20 Community-Wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration. The link to the entire streamed ceremony can be found here. Shalom, everyone. On behalf of Rabbi Nosanchuk, Cantor Sager and Rabbi Chernow-Reader, and the lay leadership of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, we are honored to virtually host tonight’s commemoration of Yom HaShoah. […]
This post on If Not Now, When?, the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, is shared by Susan Ringel who teaches our 4th grade Parent-Child Hebrew program. Pictured next to her is student Rachel Klein holding the graph that she and her dad presented with their question, see below. In all of the classrooms in our […]
This post on If Not Now, When?, the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, is shared by Senior Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk and our Past President Dr. Tom Abelson. We encourage you to share comments below, or to post the link to this post on social media such as Facebook or Twitter, or to share with others by […]
Life on the Other Side of the Green Line: A Call for Vigilance and Hope By Rabbi Joshua L. Caruso – Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple Acharei Mot – May 3, 2019 Shabbat Shalom. We join together in solidarity tonight with heavy hearts. We have hopes to find uplift on this Shabbat, and that […]
This post on If Not Now, When?, the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, is the sermon shared by Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk at the Shabbat Service on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. We encourage you to share comments below, or to post the link to this post on social media such as Facebook or Twitter, or to share with […]
This post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, is the sermon shared by Rabbi Joshua Caruso on Friday, Nov. 2, the first Shabbat following the horrific shootings in the Pittsburgh synagogue. We encourage you to share comments below, or to post the link to this post on social media […]
This message on “If Not Now, When?,” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, is from 2018 Yom Kippur Stern Social Action speaker, Justice Rebecca Dallet. We encourage you to comment below or to share the link on social media to continue the important conversation it engenders. Introduction of Justice Dallet from Melissa Yasinow: […]
Hope is an incredibility powerful force. It can help us heal, get us through difficult moments and inspire us. According to the Dr. Alex Hamilton, it has been medically documented that hope can have a profound impact on a patient’s ability to heal. There are a lot of other factors in patient care, but he […]
