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Temple Shaaray Tefila In the News

HOW A JEWISH EDUCATOR TOOK THE HANUKKAH LLAMA FROM TJ MAXX MEME TO TEACHABLE MOMENT
December 8, 2023 – Religious School Director Sara Beth Berman is featured in this JTA article about her book, The Hanukkah Llama.

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEETING INVOCATION
December 6, 2023 – Rabbi Mosbacher was invited by Councilwoman Julie Menin to give the invocation at the NYC City Council meeting. 

AN OPEN LETTER TO MY INTERFAITH COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS
November 7, 2023 – Rabbi Mosbacher for the Times of Israel Blog

NOURISHING THE SOUL AND BODY WITH BREAD
November 2, 2023 – Rabbi Deborah Prinz writes about Rabbi Mosbacher’s All Rise Community baking workshops in the URJ Blog. 

A HEART OF MANY ROOMS
October 29, 2023 – Rabbi Mosbacher for the Times of Israel Blog

FOR JEWS, LIFE BEGINS AT BIRTH
September 11, 2022 – Op/Ed by Cantorial Intern Ella Gladsone Martin in Niv online magazine. 

RABBI MOSBACHER INTERVIEW ON CNN
July 9, 2022 

HOW TO MAKE CONCRETE PROGRESS ON GUNS
May 28, 2022 – Rabbi Joel Mosbacher with David K. Brawley and Mike Gecan in the New York Daily News

WORKING IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN HATE
March 16, 2022 – Vice President Sumie Okazaki on the URJ Blog

Why Are Reform Institutions in Israel Important to Us?
July 30, 2019 – Congregant Marla Gamoran on the ReformJudaism.org Blog

Our Successful Approach to Growing Our Biennial Delegation
July 18, 2019 – Past President Barri Waltcher on the URJ Blog

How to Bring Sacred Stories to Life
December 12, 2018 – Rabbi Jessica Lenza on the ReformJudaism.org Blog

After Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, New York Rabbis Plan Message of Healing, Resolve
November 1, 2018 – Rabbi Mosbacher & Temple Shaaray Tefila in AM New York

How to Declutter Your Soul During the High Holidays
September 6, 2018 – Rabbi Ilana Schachter on the ReformJudaism.org Blog

Rosh HaShanah: An Opportunity for Us to Co-Create
August 30, 2018 – Rabbi Ilana Schachter on the URJ Blog

Election Days are Jewish Holidays
August 15, 2018 – Rabbi Mosbacher on the ReformJudaism.org Blog

What Can We Learn From the Juxtaposition of Joy and Sorrow?
July 25, 2018 – Rabbi Mosbacher on the ReformJudaism.org Blog

How We Got the Gun Industry to Reckon With Its Deadly Toll
May 15, 2018 – Rabbi Mosbacher w/Sister Judy Byron in the New York Daily News

A Refugee Story Come Full Circle
April 10, 2018 – Anna Stein (Director of Development, 2017-2019) in The New York Jewish Week

To Combat Gun Violence, This UES Synagogue Let a Teen Leader Take The Bimah
March 27, 2018 – TaSTY President Julia Feller in The Jewish Daily Forward

How Your Congregation Can Build a Culture to Empower Teens
March 26, 2018 – President Barri Waltcher on the URJ Blog

When the Dollar Is Mightier Than the Gun
March 4, 2018 – Profile of Rabbi Mosbacher in The New York Times

What Do Teen Lobbyists Do During a Government Shutdown?
January 23, 2018 – Rabbi Mosbacher on the ReformJudaism.org Blog