Giving Tuesday – November 30
#GivingTuesday is less than a week away! Last year you came out big and your donations directly impacted the programs that we are able to provide in our community. We are so…
Frozen Turkey Breast Donations
Please stop by on Nov 17, to help the Matawan Municipal Food Pantry in their effort to get donations of frozen turkey breasts.
26 Elul 5781
September 3, 2021 This is the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah – the New Year. This week’s Torah portion, N’tazvim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20), states: “Concealed things are known to Adonai our God but…
19 Elul 5781
August 27, 2021 When you enter the land and get settled, this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) tells us, the most important thing to do, your first priority,…
12 Elul 5781
August 20, 2021 “When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you should not bring any blood upon your house, if any…
5 Elul 5781
August 13, 2021 Why would the Torah have a whole section dealing with the appointment of judges? For a society to be functional and cohesive, it needs rules and laws.…
Elul Jewels 5781 Leading to 5782
Today is the first day (of two days) of Rosh Chodesh Elul, (which actually falls on the last day of the month of Av). Elul is called chodesh hacheshbon, “a month of accounting,”…
28 Av 5781
August 6, 2021 It seems to me that we’re coming to terms with the “new normal.” When schools, synagogues, and businesses first closed, we thought we were just doing deep…
21 Av 5781
July 30, 2021 Shalom from URJ Camp Harlam in beautiful Kunkletown, Pennsylvania! I have been involved in some form of Jewish summer camp for almost 40 years; as a camper…
29 Tammuz 5781
July 9, 2021 Are we there yet? Almost. Forty years have passed since we have left Egypt. The Children of Israel are at the entrance of the Promised Land. This…
22 Tammuz 5781
July 2, 2021 We recently celebrated Father’s Day and, next week, we will say the special blessing for the coming month of Av, which means, “Father”. So, is it just…
15 Tammuz 5781
June 25, 2021 This week’s Torah portion, Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9), presents us with a fantastical story of the talking donkey. Our relationship with animals is strong, but for some, not…