If someone asked you: “What does it mean to be a Jew” What would you say? Here’s one insightful response by a young man named Andrew Lustig that has been shared widely across the internet over the past few weeks.   Now, ask yourself-How would I respond? Have a great week! If someone asked you: [...]

This past Shabbat was the CTE annual USY Shabbat, marked by a very nice Shabbat service led by some of our community’s teens. It was a small but inspiring gathering that, once again, affirmed all that I have come to know about USY since my involvement with this tremendous program began more than twenty years [...]

Update:  See article in New Jersey Jewish News on the CTE tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.     ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. INTERFAITH EVENT AT TORAT EL A HUGE SUCCESS   OCEAN TOWNSHIP (Jan. 16, 2001) –Friends of various faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds from the local community and from around the State [...]

In honor of this day commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I offer the following reading material as an opportunity for each of us to remind ourselves that today is more than simply “a day off from work.” The following are resources from the website of the Rabbinical  Assembly that [...]

A Guest Wifi network is now available at Congregation Torat El, covering the Social Hall, Founder’s Hall, Office area and School wing. If you are a member or guest visiting Congregation Torat El, and would like to access the Internet, you may set your mobile device to join the CTE_Guest network. A password is required [...]

Happy New Year!  A month ago I led a Lunch & Learn with one of our local Hadassah chapters focused on the challenges surrounding issues of pluralism in Israel that included a conversation about the monopoly that the Chief Rabbinate and the Ultra-Orthodox political parties have on issues of Jewish identity in Israel. The following [...]