Rabbi Ron Shulman
I came to Chizuk Amuno Congregation in July 2004 to serve as this synagogue community’s seventh Senior Rabbi. Teaching is the rabbinic role I find most enjoyable. Celebrating and observing the sacred, personal moments...
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Latest Blog Post - March 31, 2013
Once In A Lifetime
In 1956 Passover Sedarim were celebrated on Monday evening March 26th. Until this year, that was the earliest start to Pesah anyone can remember. I don’t remember it. I was born two months later! In all my years, I have celebrated Passover Sedarim in Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Jerusalem, and Baltimore. Never before on Erev Pesah have I had to shovel snow before a Seder like I did last Monday afternoon...
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Two Responsibilities after Boston
Shabbat Kedoshim 5773
Judaism speaks of positive and negative commandments. Mitzvot...
Rabbi Deborah Wechsler
Rabbi Wechsler has touched the lives of many members of our community through her intellect, warmth, compassion and commitment to the ideals of Conservative Judaism. As the first woman to serve as rabbi of Chizuk Amuno...
Latest Blog Post - April 17, 2013
The Diameter of the Bomb
The Diameter of the Bomb by Yehuda Amichai The diameter of the bomb was thirty centimeters and the diameter of its effective range about seven meters, with four dead and eleven wounded. And around these, in a larger circle of pain and time, two hospitals are scattered and one graveyard. But the young woman who was buried in the city she came from, at a distance of more than a hundred kilometers, enlarges the circle considerably...
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From Zachor to Am
We spoke several weeks ago about the word zachor, remember. This season began on...
The Season Begins with a Word
The season begins with a single word zachor “Remember,” uttered as the maftir is...
Rabbi Paul Schneider
After 29 years as headmaster of the Krieger Schechter Day School, I have the privilege of joining the rabbinic staff at the congregation. I welcome the challenge of becoming Chizuk's first Director of Congregational...
Latest Blog Post - April 9, 2013
Thank You, Adam Jones
It’s been wonderful watching the Baltimore Orioles transition from a “no can do” ballclub, to a “can do” ballclub. The fact is that for many years there were no expectations that the Orioles would be a winning team. The only question was, how badly would they lose? And now, people actually care. There is a refreshing optimism in Baltimore regarding our professional ball teams. I imagine that thousands of young...
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The Whole World is a Narrow Bridge
Moses, when told by God to go and speak to Pharoah, said, "I have never been a man...
Who Inspired You?
Who was it?
Who was it who introduced you to Judaism, who cared enough about you...
