ON YOM KIPPUR MORNING, 2023, ALLIE GEIGER PRESENTED THE NEW PROGRAM SPONSORED BY BETH MIRIAM Hello, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Allie Geiger Khanna. I live in Asbury Park and have been a member of Temple Beth Miriram for a year now. I’d like to briefly tell you about…
Read MoreRabbi Stanway: Thoughts on Israel Just a few weeks ago, I came back from the Central Conference of American Rabbis convention that took place in Israel. It was a trip unlike any of the other dozen or so trips I have taken. There was a mood in the country of anger by many (not all)…
Read MoreWelcome to the Family Affair Blog. On this page, we will keep you up to date about all of our activities. You will soon see how important and special this committee is and we encourage you to call up us whenever you need. We would like to share some of the messages we have received…
Read MoreWe are very excited to be starting an Interfaith Group at Temple Beth Miriam. This group will be made up of members of Interfaith families here at Temple Beth Miriam, families who are unaffiliated and interested families who belong to other synagogues are also welcome. We are looking for people from families who will be open and…
Read MoreAs you know, Rabbi Stanway went to Poland to help with the Ukrainian refugee situation and to bear witness to a terrible human tragedy. Below are the two articles from the Asbury Park Press; one before the trip and one after. Many have asked if they can still make a donation and the answer is…
Read MoreThe events of yesterday are evoking responses throughout the broad spectrum of political opinion. There is so much noise out there that it hurts. We all know what we saw. And what we saw was a burning hatred pitting one American against another. It seems that hating our fellow American has become a kind…
Read MoreWhile Standing (Six Feet Apart) on One Foot June 22, 2020 I love science. Always have. When I was in school, I couldn’t wait for science class. Biology mesmerized me. Physics tried to satisfy the many ‘whys’ that danced around in my head. And chemistry – oy gevalt – the hardest of all the…
Read MoreWhile Standing (Six Feet Apart) on One Foot June 8, 2020 As my congregants will tell you and for which they jokingly ridicule me, I am not a sports fan. Of course I have been to sporting events and enjoyed them – especially hockey. But I could not name the players on any team, its…
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