The new rabbis at Beth Israel are wonderful! The senior, Simeon Glaser, is 37. His assistant, Cory Weiss, is 27. They are both good speakers, enthusiastic, dramatic, poised with significant content to their sermons which are organized, unpretentious and full of fresh insights. They are also excellent musicians and singers! How fortuitous for me, now that I will be attending so regularly. Also, Rabbi Lindenthal retired and Teferet Israel merged with Beth David (Uncle Moe’s shul), so I would not have had my favorite rabbi and synagogue to go to this year for second day Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I think … Beth Israel will become, once again, my spiritual home.
Rabbi Glaser grew up in Palo Alto and Beth remembers him as one of her camp counselors. Her sister, Claire, remembers that he was her co-counselor and his band played at her and Ed’s wedding. (But Rabbi Glaser can’t remember the wedding!)