Cantor Sheldon Merel z”l Dear Holy Blossom Community, It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Cantor Sheldon Merel Z”l. Cantor Merel served our beloved Holy […]
Rabbi Yael Splansky Rabbinic Reflections January 29, 2021 IHRA and Free Speech “An almond tree blooming in Israel.” In June 2019, the Government of Canada announced its adoption of the […]
Rabbi Yael Splansky Rabbinic Reflections “The Power of Ritual” January 22, 2021 Senator Jon Ossoff is sworn into office with his hand on a bible which belonged to civil rights […]
Elliott Jacobson and Judy Malkin joined Holy Blossom Temple in 1983, and immediately were asked to join the New Leadership group that fall. Elliott first joined the Board of Directors in 1989 and […]
Click here to watch the recording of the Installation Service! As I reflect upon last Shabbat, I am still overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for the wonderful installation service that […]
Eulogy for Temple Warden, David Hart z”l By Rabbi Yael Splansky December 28, 2020 / 13 Tevet, 5781 “Uma’asei yadeinu kon’nah aleinu. Uma’asei yadeinu kon’neihu.” “May the work of […]
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Praying for the Vaccine It’s a strange in-between time for us. I write to you when congregants and loved ones of congregants are fighting the tough fight against COVID-19. The […]
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