This Friday evening, two of the most beloved rabbis in America will join us for a fascinating Shabbat. Reconstructionist Rabbis Michael Strassfeld, and his wife Rabbi Joy Levitt, will be with us for Shabbat dinner at 6:00 p.m., “Shabbat Alive” services with our band at 7:00 p.m. and then Rabbi Strassfeld will speak...Read more...
I was so humbled and moved by the Gala Dinner Saturday night. It far exceeded my expectations for how wonderful it would be and for how I would feel, but when you put Debbie Stern and Susie Rothfeder and their wonderful committee in charge of an event, you know that it’s going to be spectacular!
As your first rabbi over the last 33 years, I have always been so grateful for how you have shared this exciting journey of Judaism and life with me. You have given me purpose, friendship and fellowship and you have made my rabbinate meaningful, allowing me to teach and comfort you.
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.
