There are 12 article(s) tagged Temple Israel:

• February 2023

  • ‘A hidden treasure’: Temple Israel Museum brings Jewish history to life

    “The museum is one of the best ways to teach Judaism in a sensory way: to see, to hear, to touch, to listen,” Rabbi Micah Greenstein said.

    By Alicia Davidson February 14, 2023

• December 2022

  • Opinion: Micah Greenstein’s letter from Israel

    The senior rabbi of the largest synagogue in Tennessee on how “religious and nationalist zealots of all faiths can wreck any country, as we all know – and Israel is on the brink of disenfranchising the majority of the Jewish people in the Diaspora.”

    By Micah Greenstein December 23, 2022

  • ‘Hanukkah is about coming together’

    “The menorah was always lit in the Temple, and it was a symbol of the eternal and unbreakable connection between God and the Jewish people,” said Rabbi Jeff Dreifus of Temple Israel.

    By Alicia Davidson December 18, 2022

• September 2021

  • Opinion: The commitment, compassion of ‘Rabbi Micah’

    What makes Micah special, beside his gift for words, is that he understands the meaning of commitment.

    By G. Scott Morris September 26, 2021

• December 2020

  • Holiday season is about finding light in COVID-19 darkness, faith leaders say

    Faith leaders say this holiday season is less about the quest for a perfect Christmas or the best Hanukkah ever, and more about connecting with people as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact, and take, lives. 

    By Don Wade December 13, 2020

• May 2020

  • ‘Data, not dates’ guide worship plans for many Memphis congregations

    The Memphis Clergy COVID-19 Response group remains cautious about resuming in-person worship despite receiving qualified permission from the state.

    By Tom Bailey May 11, 2020

• April 2020

  • Scheidt was a businessman by trade, a philanthropist by profession

    Rudi didn’t take the idea of death lightly. He didn’t go to funerals. But when someone he cared for died, he gave generously to a charity in their memory.

    By Susan Adler Thorp April 15, 2020

  • This Passover, a global pandemic puts the 10 plagues in perspective

    Confined to our homes and apartments, Jews across Memphis, America and the world will impart the same timeless lessons of Passover via Zoom and digital touchpoints instead of large in-person seder gatherings.

    By Micah Greenstein April 08, 2020

• March 2020

  • Morris: The faith community and COVID-19

    A Facebook page will be the home base for this unified faith effort. You can find the page by searching for Memphis Clergy COVID-19 Response. Anyone can access the page and offer to work on a project.

    By G. Scott Morris March 18, 2020

• October 2019

  • Photographer spends year capturing the seasons in historic cemetery

    Photographer Murray Riss took an assignment to capture the beauty of historic Temple Israel Cemetery. Over the course of a year, Riss found a lot of life among the graves. 

    By Tom Bailey October 30, 2019

• October 2018

  • Memphis’ interfaith ties strengthen in aftermath of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

    Mimi Kaufman Clemons was born in Detroit. She came to Memphis about 40 years ago to attend graduate school and was surprised to find such a tight and affiliated Jewish community in the South.

    By Michelle Corbet October 31, 2018

  • Greenstein: From Memphis to Pittsburgh – words of comfort

    Editor’s note: Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein of the Temple Israel was invited to speak at the Jewish community vigil Sunday night at the Memphis Jewish Community Center. Here is a transcript of his remarks.

    By Micah Greenstein October 30, 2018