Archive: October 2025

Temple Isaiah at HoCo Pride

Posted on October 29, 2025

Temple Isaiah had a blast at Howard County Pride last Sunday! We got to connect with members of the community and see friends from TI and beyond. Our rainbow challah samples were as popular as ever, and we ran a raffle where one lucky winner won their very own loaf! Our table also had a Continue Reading »

Parashat: Bamidbar

Posted on May 28, 2025

Parashat: Bamidbar Torah Reading: Numbers 1:1–4:20 “Take a census of the whole Israelite company [of fighters] by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head.” — Numbers 1:2 Mazals! We’ve officially made it to our newest book — Bamidbar (or B’midbar, depending on your grammar and pronunciation). The Israelite Continue Reading »

Who’s Who in Judaism: Vera C. Rubin

Posted on April 18, 2025

Rabbi Craig Axler introduces us to pioneering astronomer Vera C. Rubin, whose work on galaxy rotation rates provided evidence for the existence of dark matter. Photo of Rubin Courtesy of NOIRLab on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Repro Shabbat — Rabbi Daniel Plotkin

Posted on February 4, 2022

Repro Shabbat January 29, 2022 On January 29 Temple Isaiah hosted a Shabbat and of Repro Shabbat. Repro Shabbat, dedicated to Reproductive Freedom, is sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women in partnership with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and other Jewish organizations across the country. As part of the service, Rabbi Continue Reading »

Repro Shabbat — Sue Tafler

Posted on February 4, 2022

Repro Shabbat January 29, 2022 The Political and Legal Situation of Reproductive Rights Today Legislators in many states as well as state and federal judges are weighing in on whether or not people will be able to access abortion care. And make no mistake about it, proposals to limit or block access to reproductive health Continue Reading »

Taking Care of the Family

Posted on January 30, 2018

Rabbi Daniel Plotkin Recently I participated in a discussion on social media among fellow Rabbis about the concept of maternity leave. The first thing that struck me was that I was surprised at how many of my female colleagues have had trouble getting maternity leave as part of their contracts. Even more surprising to me, Continue Reading »