Shana Tova! Our High Holiday video can be viewed through this link at https://vimeo.com/860847711/48808f548f?share=copy; however, if you prefer to read it, here it is below:
Ruti and I are looking forward to seeing all of you at High Holiday...Read more...
As the Book of Job tells us: “Ask the beasts and they will teach you.” We all have something to learn from every animal, especially from the unconditional love that so many of our pets give us. After all, the Hebrew word for dog “Kelev” has also been interpreted as “Kalev” – like the heart. We...Read more...
Today, on August 28, sixty years ago, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired our nation with these unforgettable words:
“I say to you today, my friends, even though we face...Read more...
Rabbi Arnold Rachlis has been the spiritual leader of University Synagogue since 1991, guiding us since 1987 from a small havurah looking for a more modern approach to Judaism to a 600+ families center for dynamic and innovative Judaism. He leads with a focus on a humanistic philosophy that sees God not as a supreme being, but as inspiration, creativity, conscience, consciousness and motivating us toward human growth and social justice. Rabbi Rachlis has created a joyous environment which affirms individuality and is inclusive – men and women, gay and straight, Jewishly learned and not, Jewish and not Jewish – welcoming all to learn, explore and connect at University Synagogue.
