Clergy Blog

Dear Friends: I would usually write “Shalom from” in the subject line, but since it is 4:00 AM here in Lisbon, as I sit in the business center of the Corinthia Hotel, Bom Dia – “good morning” – seems more appropriate. Passover began two weeks ago tonight.  As usual,...

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 50th anniversary of his assassination Essex County Ceremony at the Hall of Records, Newark Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz 19 Nisan 5778 April 4, 2018 Thursday, April 4th marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin...

 TBA member Neil Greenstein & Shop Rite— 2018 FCNJ Banquet Honoree Video with remarks by Rabbi...

Dear Friends: This morning I awoke to this email from Dov Ben-Shimon, Executive VP/CEO of our Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.  It is the clearest, most succinct description I have seen of the current tensions in Israel.  I am sure you will agree. In...

On Monday, February 5th, I spoke at a rally outside of Congressman Leonard Lance’s Westfield office as part of Faith in New Jersey, (http://faithinnewjersey.org/) in partnership with immigrant organization Make the Road New Jersey. During the rally, faith leaders...

Inside New Jersey Magazine article featuring Karen Frank, TBA Congregational...

An interfaith prayer service for Governor-Elect Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Sheila Oliver in advance of the inauguration. Friday, January 12, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark Invocation by Rabbi Clifford Kulwin More than any other word,...

It's late afternoon in Berlin, around 5:30 PM.  I arrived yesterday and leave tomorrow.  In a little while I'll meet my friend Mark Neuman to celebrate the seventh night of Hanukkah by attending a  Berlin Staatsoper performance of Brahm's German Requiem.  How did I...