We shouldn’t be surprised that many people are seeking to become Jewish. Parashat Yitro 5771 In a well-known episode of Seinfeld, Jerry’s dentist converts to Judaism and starts telling Jewish jokes. Jerry feels very uncomfortable with it and complains to his friend Elaine that he believes the dentist converted to Judaism just for the jokes. [...]
Parashat Shemot, 5771 Some of you might have heard that there’s a “War on Christmas.” If you watch or listen to certain segments of the media you’ve heard that atheists and non-Christians (I guess that includes us) hate Christmas; we hate what Christmas represents, we hate Jesus (especially the cute baby version in the manger) [...]
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 [...]
IN WAKE OF ROTEM/AYALON MEETINGS WITH JEWISH LEADERS IN NEW YORK CONSERVATIVE, REFORM AND RECONSTRUCTIONIST MOVEMENTS RELEASE STATEMENT CRITICAL OF THE CONVERSION BILL Statement Reflects United Stance on Proposed Legislation April 30, 2010 (New York, NY) — Israeli Knesset Member David Rotem, author of a proposed bill dealing with conversion in Israel, met this week [...]
USY is so vital to our youth because living a meaningful Jewish life is something that must be experienced. Vayishlach 5770 / December 5, 2009 This morning we set aside some time to celebrate and showcase our HEA youth and our USY chapter. Thank you Mark for speaking about the importance of USY and for [...]
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.
