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Rabbi Ranon Teller was born and raised in a traditional Jewish home in Southfield, Michigan…
Rabbi Teller podcasting on ‘Exploring Judaism
Congregation Brith Shalom’s Rabbi Ranon Teller has joined the podcast sphere…
Brith Shalom celebrates magical Purim experience
As the suspenseful music reached its climatic pitch, Congregation Brith Shalom Rabbi Ranon Teller dramatically lowered the guillotine over his outstretched hand as hundreds of congregants held their breath…
As Hanukkah begins, how a Bellaire synagogue is teaching its youngest congregants ancient traditions
Houstonians practicing Judaism will light the first of eight Hanukkah candles Sunday to signal the beginning of the religious holiday which has historically symbolized a rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem…
One of Houston’s Jewish congregations takes a new approach to Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year
Rabbi Ranon Teller and his daughter, Nava, lead songs for the congregation at a service Wednesday during the observance of Yom Kippur by members of Congregation Brith Shalom synagogue at the Nature Discover Center…
Shabbat morning sermon, post-Hurricane Harvey
This sermon was delivered by Congregation Brith Shalom Rabbi Ranon Teller on Shabbat morning, Sept. 2, after Hurricane Harvey…
Experiencing a Shechita at Ramah Outdoor Adventure
This morning at Ramah in the Rockies, for the first time in my rabbinic life, I watched a shochet slaughter a chicken…
The Voices of Hurricane Harvey
Three and a half years after Hurricane Harvey devastated the greater Houston area, many people are still dealing with its lingering effects…
After the flood: A tale of two synagogues in Hurricane Harvey’s wake
The extraction team gathered in the parking lot of Congregation Beth Yeshurun as the waters rose in Houston, 13 men and boys braving the flooded roads in their SUVs…
Brazos Bookstore presents Samuel Axelrad: Peaceful Bones
Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist, and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir, Peaceful Bones. Dr. Axelrad’s memoir illustrates his time in Vietnam as an army surgeon during the Vietnam war where he finds himself helping not only American soldiers but hundreds of Vietnamese citizens both wounded and ill…
Half Price Books Hosts Peaceful Bones Book Signing by Vietnam War Veteran, Prominent Houston Doctor Samuel Axelrad, M.D.
Half Price Books will host Vietnam War veteran, Houston doctor and author Samuel Axelrad, M.D. Dr. Samuel Axelrad is a Houston author, retired urologist and Vietnam War veteran who recently published a memoir titled Peaceful Bones…