When I was growing up, I used to help my father lead the Passover seder. Like many families, we would go around the table taking turns reading out loud from the Maxwell House Haggadah. As the oldest of three children, I always claimed the prerogative to be the “wise child.” “Let Judy read the ‘wicked [...]
Parashat Emor 5771 Early Monday morning, I found myself sitting in a police car. No, I wasn’t arrested. I was sitting in the front seat next to the officer. I recently started volunteering with the Denver Police Department as a Chaplain; and on Monday I went on my first ride-along. I spent 7 hours patrolling [...]
This Monday night we will open our Seder with the words of “Ha Lachma Anya” which says “This is the bread of poverty that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt… Let all who hungry, come and eat; Let all who are in need, come and share the Pesach meal.” This statement is not [...]
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.
