Parashat Pinchas 5771 In a famous Monty Python sketch, a man goes to an expert to learn how to argue. But instead of arguing, the so-called expert simply disagrees with everything the man says. At one point the man exclaims, “You’re not arguing, you’re just contradicting me”… to which the expert replies, “no I’m not.” [...]
Parashat Shemini (Shabbat Parah) 5771 Life, at times, has a way of leaving us dumbstruck… silent. That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. As I read and watch the news, I’m left silent. There is so much going on in the world right now… so many people in so many different places are suffering and struggling. [...]
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. [...]
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.
