Message from Rabbi Howard Jaffe - December 2012
Dear Friends,
All of us continue to process the unspeakable and unimaginable tragedy that unfolded in Newtown, Connecticut, this past Friday. It is extremely difficult to find words or make sense of what took place, though we are all challenged to do so, and many of us are particularly challenged to help our children and other children in our lives understand and make sense of it as best as possible.
To that end, we...Read more...
Message from Rabbi Howard Jaffe - October 2012
Welcome to Temple Isaiah! We invite you to explore our community through this website and in person.
How best to describe us in just a few words? We offer individuals and families a tremendous range of services and resources. But we are made up of smaller cohorts, connected by our individual passions, goals, or life-stage, therefore offering numerous ways for Jews seeking both a spiritual and social home to connect and create a...Read more...
Message from Rabbi Howard Jaffe - August 2011
Dear Friends,
The High Holidays, it has been noted, are late this year. True, Rosh Hashanah falls at the very end of September this year and it will be October by the time Yom Kippur comes around. Other years, it is universally accepted that the holidays are early, especially when Rosh Hashanah arrives sooner than the middle of September. There does not appear, in fact, to be such a thing as the holidays falling right on...Read more...
