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Archive: December 2014

Opening Our Eyes to the Other – Student Rabbi Danny Moss at Fairmount Temple Worship- December 5, 2014

Posted on December 9, 2014

This blog post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple includes the remarks shared by Student Rabbi Danny Moss on Friday, December 5, at Shabbat Worship. Danny Moss is a third-year student at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, and visits Fairmount Temple on a Continue Reading »

Passing the Torah – Susan Ringel, Fairmount Temple Religious School 3rd Grade Instructor

Posted on December 2, 2013

This blog post on “If Not Now, When?” the interactive blog of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple was written by Susan Ringel, Fairmount Temple member, third grade religious school and Women of Fairmount Temple instructor. It is a reflection on a recent experience shared as part of her religious school classroom in our Fairmount Temple Religious School. For Continue Reading »

Judaism Without Over-Thinking It – Student Rabbi Scott Fox at Kabbalat Shabbat Worship

Posted on February 9, 2013

This post is excerpted from the D’var Torah shared by Student Rabbi Scott Fox at Kabbalat Shabbat worship at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple on Friday, February 8, 2013. Scott Fox is a fifth-year student at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. We encourage you to share, comment, or respond Continue Reading »

The Social Weal – A post from recent Adult Bar Mitzvah at Fairmount Temple, Thomas Roese

Posted on September 8, 2012

This D’var Torah on our Torah portion Ki Teitzei, was offered by Tom Roese at his August 31, 2012 adult Bar Mitzvah at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple. We invite reply and dialogue on Tom’s offering, and encourage those interested in the next Adult Bar Mitzvah class to come to a sample session and information night Continue Reading »

Women’s Rights and Equality – in the Torah and in the Modern World

Posted on July 13, 2012

This blog post is excerpted from remarks prepared by one of our religious school students, Lauren Gillinov, for Shabbat morning services on July 14, 2012, at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, during which Lauren will become Bat Mitzvah. As she articulates several compelling issues which apply the Torah’s lessons to women’s rights today, we share it with you here on Continue Reading »