Parashat Vayikra 5771 This morning we began reading from the book of Leviticus, which describes in great detail the various kinds of offerings that the Israelites would bring to the Tabernacle and how those sacrifices were to be performed by the priests. To us moderns, Vayikra can be very difficult to comprehend and, frankly, quite [...]
Below are the source sheets from the class I am currently teaching titled “What do Jews Believe?” In this class we are exploring eight major areas of Jewish theology and faith: (click on the topic to open the corresponding source sheet in PDF format) 1 – God 2 – Human Destiny 3 – Good and [...]
Torah learning is not a destination, but rather a life-long journey. Parasht Emor 5770 Learning new things doesn’t often come easy, especially for me. I often need to study something two or three times or more before I even begin to learn it. As much as I love learning and have devoted my life to [...]
{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 [...]
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.
