Celebrate Rabbi Victor Appell’s 25 Years in the Rabbinate
Friday, May 3
Rabbi Victor Appell is our teacher, our guide, and our friend and we are thrilled to celebrate him as he receives a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion on Thursday, May 2. More information about the ceremony can be found here.
On Friday, May 3, we will celebrate this milestone in Rabbi Appell’s life with a special Shabbat service and Shabbat dinner. Register for Shabbat Dinner here. We hope you can mark this moment with Rabbi Appell and his family and our entire Temple family!
To honor Rabbi Appell, we will dedicate new Torah commentaries to use during services and study. Rabbi Appell requested that these Torah commentaries not only be in his honor but also in memory of Rabbi Marcus Burstein z”l, a close friend and classmate of Rabbi Appell. Rabbi Burstein z”l also grew up here at Temple Emanu-El and his family are longtime and beloved members. To make a donation for these commentaries, please click here.