Parashat Noach 5772 I am very happy to report that this week, the Board of Directors of HEA approved a renewal of my contract – which means that until at least July 2014, you’re stuck with me! Melanie and I are very happy. We both love this community and we love living in Denver. I [...]
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 [...]
On the Jewish holidays we often remember memorable moments with loved ones who are no longer at the table. Despite our mourning, God beckons us to celebrate the gifts we have in our lives. Yizkor – 8th Day of Pesach 5769 – April 16, 2009 It was exactly a year ago yesterday that I interviewed [...]
As we face difficult economic times, we pray that our leaders show the three types of intelligence that Joseph demonstrated: discernment, wisdom, and sensitivity. Shabbat Hanukah 5769 – December 27, 2008 The story is now quite familiar to us: A hapless leader fails to see the looming economic crisis about to unfold. Perhaps through willful [...]
Installation of Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald Cong. Hebrew Educational Alliance 21 November 2008 Do you remember the game HORSE. You had a shoot a basketball from different spots on the court. Each time you made a basket you got a letter: H-O-R-S and E. The first player to spell HORSE won the game. When I 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.
