Parashat Ki Tetze 5770 Having young children in your home at times feels like being the anthropologist living among warring tribes of ruthless Ya̧nomamö warriors. Take my two year-old twins (please). I like to observe Hannah and Micah when they don’t think I’m watching. It’s interesting to see how they figure out problems together (like [...]
Judaism draws our attention to the preciousness and holiness of moments in time, reminding us of the limits of our power as human beings. Until recently, if you had asked me to go camping, I probably would have made an excuse not to go. I’ve been camping before and I’ve had good experiences. But I’ve [...]
Parshat Ekev 5770 Last week I spoke about love and how love relationships bring with them many challenges. It isn’t easy to find love and when you do, it isn’t easy to sustain. Yet, love is essential to who we are as human beings and love is our best hope for redemption – as individuals [...]
This sermon was given by Melanie Gruenwald in honor of HEA Sisterhood Shabbat. Shabbat Ha-Chodesh 5770 / Parshat Vayak’hel-Pekudei A man once came across three masons who were working at chipping chunks of granite from large blocks. The first seemed unhappy at his job, chipping away and frequently looking at his watch. When the man [...]
We need our rituals and customs the way our ancestors needed the mishkan – because deeply embedded in them are ways of refining our souls Parashat Terumah 5770 One of our synagogue’s religious school teachers walked in to my office quite distressed. “Rabbi,” he said, “I can’t get my religious school kids to practice their [...]
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.
