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 [...]
Being able to acknowledge what we have in life is itself a blessing. Parashat Re’eh 5771 A few moments ago, the cantor chanted birkat ha-hodesh, a special blessing said on the Shabbat before the new moon to announce the advent of the coming month. Our Hazzan sings the blessing so beautifully. I happen to know [...]
Parashat Haazinu / Shabbat Shuvah 5770 After being here for over a year, the change in seasons still astounds me. On September 21 – the autumnal equinox – almost like clockwork, the weather changed drastically. We had a beautiful warm end of summer and now, all of a sudden, fall has arrived. This week it [...]
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.
