by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
In last week’s Washington Jewish Week, two letters were printed in response to my letter “Eliminate Denominations”. Feel free to look at them here. I responded to the first of them in great detailhere. In this post, I reproduce the text of...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
In last week’s Washington Jewish Week, two letters were printed in response to my letter “Eliminate Denominations”. Feel free to look at them here. I will reproduce the text of the objections here as well, followed by my...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jul 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Every year, I send a message to my congregation before Tisha B’Av. Here is the letter I composed and sent before Tisha B’Av 5772/2012. Dear Members and Friends, This Saturday night marks the beginning of the darkest and saddest day on the Jewish calendar,...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
From the first day of the Hebrew Month of Av through the Fast of the Ninth of Av (Tisha B’Av), Jews observe various mourning practices in commemoration of the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. They refrain from eating meat, drinking wine, having...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
This is a letter that I submitted to the Washington Jewish Week and was published in the current edition: Dear Editor, Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Amar was roundly criticized for his negative statements about Conservative and Reform rabbis in a recent issue of...
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