Over a year ago, Rabbi Rachel Greengrass and I attended a meeting with officials from the City of Miami Police Department and Homeland Security. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the recent rise…
In this space each month, we feature the writings of one of the members of our Beth Am Clergy. This month we invite Cantor Tifani Coyot to share some thoughts with you. You may contact her…
One of the many nice things about being President of Temple Beth Am is that you are installed in office in late May, just as the weather in Miami is taking a turn for the…
Unlike Purim, the Tanach was sealed before the events of Chanukah unfolded in ancient Israel. Thus, since we cannot look to our Holy Scriptures for explicit teaching about this month’s holiday, we are limited to…
In this space each month, we feature the writings of one of the members of our Beth Am Clergy. This month we invite Rabbi Jaime K. Aklepi to share some thoughts with you. You may…
It is with great honor and humility that I write to you today as the new president of our beloved Temple Beth Am. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve our community and look…
While calendars turn to November, the Jewish calendar has entered the month of Mar Cheshvan. I was always taught that the correct name for the month following Tishrei is Cheshvan, and it is a “cute”…
Rav Bar Oz* by Rabbi Jeremy Barras Toward the very end of the permanent exhibit at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, there is a quote from Deuteronomy 25:17 that reads, “Remember what Amalek did to you.”…
As a TBAM member, Miami native, Pinecrest resident and mommy to two little boys, Rebecca Holljes is looking forward to giving back to a community that has provided so much to her and her family…
Mazel Tov to Sharón Levi, recipient of The Robert Hersh Professional Excellence Award, presented at the Congregational Annual Meeting on May 22, 2022. In making the award presentation, Richard Siegel, Executive Vice President of Temple…