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Teen Helps Award Grants to Jewish Organizations, Plans Continued Community Service by Ed Grossman — last modified 10-17-2008 03:41 PM

Temple Micah teen Jillian Moreno has earned the thanks and praises of the Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute (JYPI), following her three years of participation in the institute's philanthropic programs.

New Religious School Director Given Mandate for Change by Ed Grossman — last modified 10-15-2008 06:19 PM

To Deborah Ayala Srabstein, Temple Micah looked like the ideal place to put into practice her ideas for improving Jewish education.

Adult Study Groups Contemplate Prayer Book, Anti-Semitism, Religion and Modernity by Ed Grossman — last modified 10-16-2008 06:04 PM

Three adult study groups coordinated by Rabbi Zemel will tackle disparate topics: making the most of Mishkan Tefilah, the new prayer book; dealing with the re-emergence of anti-Semitism, and navigating modern life through the lens of three 20th-century Jewish philosophers.

Sarah From Cites Micah Influence in Winning Award for Contribution to Social Justice by Ed Grossman — last modified 10-16-2008 06:16 PM

Temple Micah religious school graduate Sarah From has won the prestigious Cornerstone Award from the Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ), a New York-based group that gives grants and other awards for social justice work based on Jewish values. The award is given to four recipients annually.

In the First Person: Tikkun Olam in South Africa: Inspired by Temple Upbringing To Build Homes, Fight Poverty by Ed Grossman — last modified 10-18-2008 08:00 AM

Raised in Washington, I have been a member of this congregation for the last 13 years. While it is not hard to see where I get my love for traveling abroad and experiencing new cultures, the path that has led me to work in the townships around Cape Town, South Africa, has been far from predictable.

Faced with Financial Shortfall, Temple Leaders by Ed Grossman — last modified 10-16-2008 06:25 PM

Temple Micah entered its current fiscal year in the black after many members responded to a plea made at the annual meeting and, prior to July 1, paid their back dues. However, the temple's 2009 budget remains awash in red ink.

At Last: Construction Set to Start in June by Ed Grossman — last modified 04-11-2008 09:00 AM

After years of planning, Temple Micah has hired a contractor to oversee a major building expansion that will provide space for more than a dozen additional multi-use classrooms, an enlarged social hall with flexible space, more offices for staff, and an enhanced galleria and board room to facilitate services and onegs.

Micah Board Votes to Hire Full-Time Assistant Rabbi by Ed Grossman — last modified 04-11-2008 09:02 AM

Temple Micah members were notified last month that associate Rabbi Toby Manewith would be leaving the congregation a little more than a year from now. The temple board voted to restructure the position in order to hire a full-time assistant rabbi, most likely somebody fresh from rabbinical school.

Rabbi Warshaw Resigns as Education Director to Head Congregation in Maryland by Ed Grossman — last modified 04-11-2008 09:14 AM

Rabbi Susan Warshaw, Temple Micah's education director, will leave the congregation June 30, after just one year. She has accepted a position as rabbi of Congregation Bat Yam in Ocean City, Md.

Journalist-Prison Guard to Address Israeli-Palestinian Divide by Ed Grossman — last modified 02-02-2008 12:59 PM

In the Israeli wilderness not far from Kadesh-Barnea, the site where the Tanakh says Moses angrily struck the rock and incurred God`s displeasure, is another place ruled by anger: Ketziot, a sprawling Israeli military prison. It was at Ketziot that a young, idealistic American named Jeffrey Goldberg served a tour in 1990 as a guard in the Israeli army.

Kesher Dorotainu Strives to Forge Connections Between Seniors, Religious School Students by Ed Grossman — last modified 12-24-2007 11:05 AM

To forge lasting connections between the temple's older and younger generations--two segments of the congregation that have much to offer each other but rarely have the opportunity to interact--a new program is underway, Kesher Dorotainu: Connecting the Generations. The program is part of an ongoing effort to build community that is inclusive and meaningful for people at all stages of life.

In The First Person: On Vacation in Beijing, Micah Members Attend Shabbat Services, Sample Kosher Restaurant by Ed Grossman — last modified 12-24-2007 10:59 AM

Shabbat services at Kehillat Beijing began with members of the congregation introducing themselves and saying where they were from. There was a group from Canada, a couple from New Jersey in town to see their newborn grandchild, tourists from the Midwest and three members of Temple Micah.

Community Council For The Homeless Says Thanks! by David Diskin — last modified 12-20-2007 12:10 AM

from the CCHFP Fall 2007 Newsletter

Music Educator to Examine the Role of Jewish Women in Music Throughout the Millennia by Ed Grossman — last modified 11-30-2007 09:09 AM

Marsha Bryan Edelman, professor of music and education at Gratz College in Philadelphia, will discuss the role Jewish women have played in the creation of Jewish music during a Kol Isha gathering Dec. 9.

Underwear Drive Sets “World Record” by David Diskin — last modified 11-28-2007 04:38 PM

6th grade thanks Temple Micah members.

Provocative Speakers Help Micah Commemorate Israel's 60th Year by Ed Grossman — last modified 09-27-2007 10:04 PM

One is a well-known peace negotiator who has worked alongside American presidents. Another is a rabbi, a trailblazer in Israel's nascent Reform movement. One is a journalist who brings to life, through his own personal lens, the passions of Israelis and Palestinians. Another is a professor who has deemed some liberal Jewish writers anti-Semitic. The last works to gain support for Israel among American college students.

Micah Twins Inspire Children's Book about Princesses with Physical--and Other--Challenges by Ed Grossman — last modified 03-09-2007 09:30 PM

Sometimes in life, we are so moved by someone or something that we feel we have no choice but to act. That's what happened to Sally Rosenberg Romansky. The e-mails from her friend, Micah member Lewis Kessler, left her with no choice but to write a book.

Micah Works to Build Community, Create Haven for Exploration by Ed Grossman — last modified 02-03-2007 04:48 AM

At the start of Shabbat services on Friday nights, Temple Micah's rabbis customarily offer cups of Kiddush wine to newcomers. When Micah children study for b'nai mitzvah, their parents meet regularly to prepare for and share the experience. When members are ill, others--perhaps total strangers--take them food or drive them to the doctor. Instead of dropping their children off at religious school, Micah parents join them for 45 minutes of family classes. Many hang out afterward for bagels, coffee and kibitzing.

Adults Study Hebrew to Follow Services, Read Torah, Travel to Israel by Ed Grossman — last modified 02-03-2007 04:42 AM

There's no sign of "summer lightning" in the Tuesday evening adult language classes at Temple Micah. Just a lot of determination and hard work.

Rising Construction Costs Force Micah to Reassess Details of Expansion by Ed Grossman — last modified 11-01-2006 12:39 PM

Faced with cost estimates more than $1 million higher than anticipated, Temple Micah plans to open the building expansion project to competitive bidding to obtain "real-world numbers" that will help determine how to proceed.

Frank Rich, Robert Satloff to be Featured at Micah Book Fair by Ed Grossman — last modified 12-09-2006 02:43 PM

The Temple Micah Book Fair takes place at Politics & Prose on Sunday, Nov. 19. This event raises money for the temple through book purchases, and is also an opportunity for members to socialize in the cafe, hear the youth choir and listen to two prominent authors discuss their provocative and noteworthy new books.

Torah Study Group Shifts Focus This Year by Ed Grossman — last modified 09-30-2006 05:21 AM

Torah/Tanach Study Group, the popular self-led session that meets each Saturday before Shabbat services, is taking a break from Torah this year to consider other books of the Tanach (Hebrew Bible). Beginning Oct. 7, the group will focus primarily on the historical books that follow Deuteronomy: Joshua, Judges, I and II Samuel and I and II Kings. Interspersed at appropriate places, TSG will also read Ruth, Job, Song of Songs and the first half of Isaiah.

Kol Isha, "A Woman's Voice," Heads into Its Sixth Year with Plans to Study God by Ed Grossman — last modified 09-02-2006 12:13 PM

This past May, a group of women and one man, members of the study group Kol Isha--a woman's voice--met at the home of fellow member Dawn Feldman-Lehker for the annual Kol Isha retreat. After helping themselves to an array of nibbles, group members climbed the steps to a lovely outdoor deck where they began the afternoon's study, the culmination of their year-long study of psalms. Group member Jan Greenberg, serving as the day's teacher, passed out pages of contemporary psalms she had gathered from a variety of sources, and for the next two hours the group read and discussed these beautiful writings. A pot-luck dinner followed, during ich group members discussed approaches to their next year's study on God. Film, someone suggested. Music, another offered. One member had brought a helpful annotated bibliography of Jewish writings on the subject.

Micah House Graduate: "This Time, I Had Hope" by Ed Grossman — last modified 05-03-2006 08:05 PM

After two years rebuilding her life and confidence at Micah House, "S" is ready to graduate. "I have met every goal I set since coming to Micah House," she said, and she is eager to meet her next goal of independent living.

Donations for Hurricane Katrina Relief by Ed Grossman — last modified 09-14-2005 02:30 PM

Temple Micah's Katrina Disaster Relief Project--in conjunction with the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) is to collect money to supply diapers to those in need. Please make checks payable to Temple Micah and write "Katrina" on the memo line.