Short reflections from a rabbi on the Jersey Shore.Rabbi Stanway is the rabbi of Temple Beth Miriam in Elberon, NJ
Rabbi Stanway and Rabbi Steve Garten discuss this week's parasha and focus on the meaning of Shabbat, especially in a modern society.
The Bibas family has inadvertently become the new symbol for the Palestinians - and it isn't flattering.
My thoughts on the hostage release.
In this dear Torah, I reflect on the comments made by one of our congregants, Grace, who has now been declared cancer-free. Her words were the perfect jump off point to my reflections on how we as a congregation move forward. Grace's comments are included as the first part of this recording.
In this sermon for Yom Kippur morning, I tell the true story of one of my chaplaincy patients and the lesson she taught me that I carry with me to this day.
In this sermon I discuss the opportunities and challenges to being a beacon in a dark and angry world
Stella Stanway shares her reflections about being in Israel immediately after October 7
This year has been filled with brokenness. How do we as Jews react? How should we be living?
A short d'var Torah on Karachi and just one small lesson his little rebellion can teach us.
The audio of Skylar's bat mitzvah sermon - June 14, 2024
Rabbi Stanway's remarks during the Community Yom HaShoah event, May 2024.
https://templebethmiriam.org/birthright-to-israel-jacob-swartz/
In this short d'var Torah, I point out the use of a strangely worded command and what it may mean on this Shabbat.
In these days of rising anti-Semitism on the cusp of Hannukah, I ask the question, 'How do you identify?'
I offer a few thoughts about Veterans' Day and the reality of war
On the 85 anniversary of Kristallnacht, I offer these thoughts in light of the violence toward Jews in 2023
In this sermon I take a phrase from Jeremiah and apply it to this Yom Kippur.
These are my reflections after the first full week of war in the MidEast.
In this sermon, I speak about our brokenness and how, despite it, we can create.
In this sermon, I discuss the Jewish ideas of a good year, not necessarily a happy year.
My reflections on the titanic changes in Israel that may create another failed Maccabean state.
In this periodic radio appearance, I speak with Rabbi Steven Garten about Moses' punishment for hitting the rock (twice) to provide water for the Israelites even though God told him to speak to the rock.
This is the audio of the Siyym service for 2023, the last Kabbalat Shabbat Family service led by our upper grades. The video with audio can be found at this link:https://Temple-Beth-Miriam.livecontrol.tv/3e51d9b5
In this d'var Torah, I explore Ramban's interpretation of “The Eternal One spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai” and what it mean's for us today as autonomous Jews.
In this dvar Torah I discuss the hazard of literally reading the passages such as 'an eye for an eye' which so many people ascribe to. I argue that the Rabbis were much more advanced than sticking to the literal text and that tradition of interpretation created what we now call Judaism
In this d'var Torah, I explore the meaning of the portion dealing with the leper in today's Torah portion. I discover it is relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
In this episode I discuss the death of Nadav and Abihu and Aaron's (non)reaction and what it has to teach us.
In this episode, I introduce you to Nachson ben Aminadav, a leader as brave as Moses but totally unknown to most people. Who was he? What did he do? Tune in a find out.
In this episode, I explore with the congregants a discussion about our own Passover traditions and how unique and perfectly valid they are.
In this short d'var Torah, I discuss what happens when we only focus on the task at hand and what happens if we neglect to pay attention to the souls surrounding us.
A d'var Torah on the light that burns inside us - internal and eternal.
The funeral on Sunday, Feb 5 for Dr. Ed Lieberman:
In this d'var Torah I explore as aspect of Pharoah's strangest request on the very cusp of his letting the Jews out of Egyptian bondage.
In this d'var Torah, I speak of the strangeness of 'Jewish theology' and whatever the heck that is!
In this d'var Torah, I speak of the strangest week I think I have ever had and how it seams so wonderfully with this weeks Torah portion, Vayechi
In this dear Torah, I speak about one part of today's in-vogue anti-Semitism: the angels that are speaking up in the gentile communities, the LGBTQ communities and the African American communities - all allies against hate.
This is a short dvar Torah on the beginning of the portion Hayyai Sarah, the portion describing Abraham's purchase of a burial place for Sarah and the strange way the portion opens by describing her age in a unique way. What does it mean?
The full service audio from the memorial service for Norma Rosenbloom, long time member of Beth Miriam and activist in the community and politics since the 1940's. May her soul be bound up in the bonds of life and may her memory be a blessing.
Noah is not a child's story. It is deadly serious. And its lessons for us today in the midst of strife and war are worth heeding.
West Long Branch, NJ/Brooklyn, NYJackie passed away on October 16th in Brooklyn after a brief illness. She was born in New York City and grew up in West Long Branch with a passion for singing/acting and sports. She began vocal training at age 8, and performed duets with the children's performer Jonathan Sprout on two of his albums. Upon entering Shore Regional High School, she joined Shore Players and won the part of Peter Pan, the only freshman to ever get the lead in a production. Jackie also had other memorable lead roles in No, No, Nanette and Mame, all while indulging her athletic side and competing for Shore in gymnastics, softball and soccer.Wanting to hone her acting talents, Jackie was accepted at the prestigious Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, graduating with a BFA.Jackie was featured in many, commercials, voiceovers, TV appearances (Sex and the City), Off-Off-Broadway productions, and Fringe Festival entries. Returning to her musical roots, she landed a lead role as a singer and bass player for a female punk rock band in Prey for Rock and Roll, which had a six-week run at legendary CBGB's in downtown NYC. After moving to LA, she made three films, most memorably “Hold It Like a Baby,” where she met and costarred with her future husband, Nick.Having supported herself throughout her acting career as a waitress and bartender, and feeling like she had gained a unique insight into the human condition, Jackie returned to NY to do graduate work in psychology at Brooklyn College, earning a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology.For the past ten years, Jackie has practiced as a licensed counselor in Brooklyn, specializing in trauma, at Avenues Mental Health Counseling and building a thriving private practice. She brought all her varied skills to bear in her clinical work and was beloved by her patients, whom she helped immensely. In fact, her parents were so struck with her insight when she would talk about her work that Sharon never hesitated to refer patients to her. The feedback that Sharon always got was that Jackie was remarkable and gifted. Three years ago, Jackie fulfilled a childhood dream when she and Nick adopted a rescue puppy she named Pickles Sebastian, as she always said she would. To put it mildly, she was a devoted and wonderful mother to Pickles.Jackie loved growing up with her older sister Jamie whom she admired and adored, and her younger brother Matt, whom she greatly enjoyed, mothered, and frequently entertained.She will be immeasurably missed by them and by her parents, as well as by her three best friends from childhood Jen, Lauren, and Jamie, a friendship to which she brought infectious joy and unconditional love. As a quartet, their bond has remained unbreakable.Jackie is survived by her husband, Nick Marcotti, and her parents, Drs. Ron and Sharon Kamm; her sister, Jamie Rose and her husband Lou, nephew Ian, niece Sophie; her brother Matt Kamm and his wife Tegan Kehoe and their newborn daughter Raina; and her uncle and aunt Rick and Patt Kamm, and many cousins.Jackie's uncle and aunt, Joel and Vickie Katz, predeceased her.Services will be held at Bloomfield Cooper Jewish Chapels 2130 NJ-35, Ocean Township, NJ 07712 on Friday, October 21, 2022, at 1:00 pm.Shiva will be begin after the funeral services at the Kamm Residence on Friday until 4:00PMand will reconvene on Saturday from 6:30PM to 8:30PM (with a minion at 7:00PM) and on Sunday from 12:00PM to 5:00PM8 Abis Place, West Long Branch, NJ 07764In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Jackie's name to The Cowboy Capital Pet Assistance League or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bloomfieldcooperocean.com for the Kamm family.
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