Rabbi David Wolpe
Silver Academy student class of '72
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Rabbi David Wolpe lived in Harrisburg and attended our school until 5th grade when his family moved to Philadelphia. You may remember his parents, Rabbi Gerald and Elaine Wolpe z"l from the days when Rabbi Gerald Wolpe was the Rabbi at Beth El.
A Message from Rabbi David Wolpe I treasure my years at Silver and learned a great deal there. I am delighted to offer a thought on this upcoming season, whose roots are in the school we share. Shana Tovah! Rosh HaShanah is the only holiday without a limit. It literally celebrates everything. Other holidays celebrate events in history, or the relationship between God and Israel. But Rosh HaShanah celebrates the creation of the world; in other words, it is a song of gratitude for all that exists. We blow the shofar on Rosh HaShanah because if we sleepwalk through life we are violating the essence of the holiday - to see and feel joy in the created world and the God who made it. Indifference is the enemy, ennui the sin, embrace the answer. |
The holiday that follows, Yom Kippur, is a symbolic enactment of death. We do not eat or bathe, and we dress in shrouds. Those who have not been grateful on Rosh HaShanah are asked to imagine what it would be like to be without the world. What if there were no love, no words or music or mountains or sky? Perhaps only after Yom Kippur can we fully appreciate the message of Rosh HaShanah. One day all this will be gone for you. Rejoice now; celebrate now; hold the world and those you love close.
Shana Tovah Umetukah - a happy and sweet New Year
Shana Tovah Umetukah - a happy and sweet New Year
An Article About Rabbi David Wolpe
This article was posted on the website of Sinai Temple in California, where he lives and serves as the Max Webb Senior Rabbi.
"Named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek Magazine and one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post, David Wolpe is the Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California. He previously taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Hunter College, and UCLA. Rabbi Wolpe, a weekly columnist for Time.com, has been published and profiled in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Washington Post's On Faith website, The Huffington Post, and the New York Jewish Week. He has been on television numerous times, including the Today Show, Face the Nation, ABC this Morning, and CBS This Morning. In addition Rabbi Wolpe has been featured in series on PBS, A&E, the History channel, and the Discovery channel. Rabbi Wolpe is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times. Rabbi Wolpe's new book is titled, David, the Divided Heart. It was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, and has been optioned for a movie by Warner Bros."
For more information on Rabbi David Wolpe please click on the links below:
www.sinaitemple.org
http://time.com/author/rabbi-david-wolpe/
https://www.facebook.com/RabbiWolpe/
This article was posted on the website of Sinai Temple in California, where he lives and serves as the Max Webb Senior Rabbi.
"Named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek Magazine and one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post, David Wolpe is the Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California. He previously taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Hunter College, and UCLA. Rabbi Wolpe, a weekly columnist for Time.com, has been published and profiled in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Washington Post's On Faith website, The Huffington Post, and the New York Jewish Week. He has been on television numerous times, including the Today Show, Face the Nation, ABC this Morning, and CBS This Morning. In addition Rabbi Wolpe has been featured in series on PBS, A&E, the History channel, and the Discovery channel. Rabbi Wolpe is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times. Rabbi Wolpe's new book is titled, David, the Divided Heart. It was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards, and has been optioned for a movie by Warner Bros."
For more information on Rabbi David Wolpe please click on the links below:
www.sinaitemple.org
http://time.com/author/rabbi-david-wolpe/
https://www.facebook.com/RabbiWolpe/
