Judaism trains our minds to frame what could otherwise be unremarkable moments and transform them into sacred occasions. On a January morning in 2007, in the middle of rush hour, a young man stepped out of a subway train into L’Enfant Plaza Station in Washington DC and positioned himself against a wall near a trash [...]
Shabbat Parashat Ki Teitzei 5771 Yesterday, Melanie and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. Over breakfast, Melanie and I exchanged cards in front of the kids and explained to them that “Mommy and Abba have been married for 10 years.” Micah looked at us and asked, “were we there?” Hannah wanted to know if she was [...]
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.
