Welcome from Senior Rabbi, John Moscowitz

Welcome to Holy Blossom Temple on-line. Before you look beyond this page, let me say a word about the synagogue — and this synagogue in particular. No other place, no other culture, bolsters Jews, builds character and betters religious community as does the synagogue. No other institution provides deep and broad learning about the world as does the synagogue. No other institution brings Jews together in prayer, in a longing of hope and humility, as does the synagogue. No place can so persuade Jews that service to God and to others is the best nourishment for a hungry soul as does the synagogue.

No other institution can make the case that these things form a coherent world view; a compelling reason for belief and clarity about how to act as a Jew. No other institution can so counter the fragmentation in the world about us and inside us as can the synagogue.

This is our aim at Holy Blossom Temple: to sustain and better this vibrant synagogue community, now over 150 years old, to respond to the compelling needs of our time and our place — a time and place when Jews must not shrink away out of fear, but rather stand tall providing hope at this time.

We have built this Web site as a fluid and evolving structure. I hope what you see here provides a window into the world of Holy Blossom Temple. Indeed, I hope this window serves as an invitation to join us, on-line or in person. Stay with us to grow in knowledge and in the satisfaction of religious community.

Rabbi John Moscowitz

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