Rabbi Bruce Aft, our former interim rabbi, will be speaking to us in-person at Beth Emeth, with Zoom available for those who aren't able to come. His intriguing topic is The Modern Message of Chanukah:  Do we Really Have Religious Freedom? We will discuss what we learn from the Maccabees that can guide us in the world in which we live.

Rabbi Aft was our Interim Rabbi at Beth Emeth in 2021-22, and was Interim Rabbi for Congregation Sha’are Shalom in Leesburg the prior year. Previously, he was the spiritual leader at Adat Reyim in Springfield, VA, 1991-2020.