Ritual Life

Society Hill Synagogue to Install Rabbi Nathan Kamesar

Arabbi’s installation usually takes place during the first year of service

Cantor Amy Levy Celebrates 20 Years at Keneseth Israel

The first thing you notice about Cantor Amy Levy is her smile. It’s wide and infectious. It lights up the room. It also comes...

Shir Ami in Newtown is ‘Stable, Which is Nice’

In a May 2022 Synagogue Spotlight article, Shir Ami leaders said their congregation included about 525 families. Almost two years later, the number is...

Curaçao or Bust: A Destination Bat Mitzvah Scheduled for Israel Goes Caribbean

Kittrie family members assemble in the courtyard leading to the sanctuary door. Photo by Alan Smason via JNS.org

Congregation Beth Hamedrosh’s Journey to Understanding Jewish Laws

Rabbi Yonah Gross of Congregation Beth Hamedrosh ...

Focusing Despite Distractions

Texts. Emails. Phone Calls. WhatsApp. Facebook. X. Our lives are becoming more distractible each year.

Congregation Beth Israel in Media Helps Babies Thrive in Chester

When members of Congregation Beth Israel heard that new mothers ...

Beth Tikvah B’nai Jeshurun in Erdenheim Celebrating 50th Anniversary This Year

In 1973, Temple Beth Tikvah in Erdenheim merged with B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue of Mt. Airy. The merger came together after Beth Tikvah had gone...

Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park Attracting Young Families

Beth Sholom Congregation on Old York Road in Elkins Park is known in the Philadelphia area for a few reasons. It has “the Frank Lloyd...

YOU SHOULD KNOW…Rabbis Melissa and Kevin Lefkowitz

She’s a Reform rabbi at Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen. He’s a Conservative rabbi who will soon be a spiritual leader at Tiferet...