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Gathering Jews Two-by-Two

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 [...]

Installation Sermon – “Becoming a Rabbi”

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 [...]

Ziegler Ordination 2008

{click on the picture to see the entire image} Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies Class of 2008 Rabbis Gershom Sizomu, Warren Levy, Scott Perlo, Salomon Gruenwald, Lawrence Rosenthal, Danya Rutenberg Jay Siegel, Aaron Alexander (Asst Dean), Reb Mimi Feigelson (Mashpiah Ruhanit), Bradley S. Artson (Dean), Cheryl Peretz (Assoc Dean), Gary Oren At each ordination of [...]

Brace For Impact – Interview Weekend Sermon

The following is the sermon I gave during my interview at Congregation HEA on April 26, 2008 “Brace for Impact” Shviit Shel Pesach 5768 Salomon Gruenwald What does it mean to be a rabbi? What is my role as a Rabbi? With just a few weeks till ordination, I am preoccupied with these questions lately. [...]