Parashat Massei 5771 / July 30, 2011 I vaguely remember an ad campaign back in the 1980s sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism with the slogan “Israel is Real.” Like most commercials for tourism to Israel, it depicted beautiful scenery and ancient landmarks, but it also featured Israelis living their lives – couples walking [...]
Parashat Mattot 5771 / 23 July 2011 Last week I attended a seminar sponsored by the Rose Community Foundation on the topic of innovation in the Jewish community. Three experts talked about the state of what some are calling the Jewish Innovation Economy. Jewish communal life today is often taking place outside the traditional institutions [...]
Parashat Pinchas 5771 In a famous Monty Python sketch, a man goes to an expert to learn how to argue. But instead of arguing, the so-called expert simply disagrees with everything the man says. At one point the man exclaims, “You’re not arguing, you’re just contradicting me”… to which the expert replies, “no I’m not.” [...]
Parashat Hukkat 5771 July 2, 2011 In this week’s parsha, we read about a pivotal moment in Moses’s leadership. Immediately following the death of Miriam, we are told that the community was without water and the people complained to Moses. So Moses and Aaron prayed to God and God instructed Moses to take his rod [...]
Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald has served as the Associate Rabbi of Congregation HEA in Denver, CO since his ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles in 2008. He also serves as a volunteer chaplain with the Denver Police Department. He and his spouse, Melanie Gruenwald, have three children.
