Rabbi Robert L. Wolkoff came to us in July of 2007 from Congregation Agudath Achim in Savannah, Georgia where he was their spiritual leader since 1995.
Robert L. Wolkoff is a graduate of Wesleyan University and was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary. In Sweden, the rabbi served as co-chair of the Council of Christians and Jews and as a member of the Swedish Free Church Trialogue of Moslems, Christians, and Jews. While in Sweden the rabbi met his wife, Ruth-Ann, who was on a business trip at the time. The two married and returned to America in 1993, where they lived in Appleton, Wisconsin for several years. He is a past President of the Southeast Region Rabbinical Assembly and member of the Executive Council of the Rabbinical Assembly. As past president of the Greater Carolinas Association of Rabbis, he fostered cooperation and harmony in one of largest interdenominational rabbinical organizations in America. Rabbi Wolkoff founded and served as director of Blackfire, which raised the Jewish public profile in Scandinavia, defended the Jewish community against governmental, academic, and theological anti-Semitism, and presented a Jewish perspective on social issues and Israel. Rabbi Wolkoff relocated to the parsonage in North Brunswick in August of 2007 with his wife, Ruth-Ann, and their three children, twins Ethan & Joseph, and daughter Dhalia Orli who was 9 months old at the time.
From the Rabbi’s Desk – Articles & Sermon
Prayer Lesson 143: Why Do We Stand for the Amidah?
As noted, Amidah literally means “standing.” But why do we [...]
Prayer Lesson 142: The prayer for peace—the final blessing of the Amidah
It is not surprising, in light of Jewish history, that [...]
Prayer Lesson 141: A prayer of thankfulness, the 18th blessing of the Amidah
There is probably no character trait less appreciated than gratitude. [...]
Prayer Lesson 140: Akdamut, the special prayer for Shavuot
The great poet Langston Hughes once wrote, “A dream deferred [...]
Prayer Lesson 139: To Sacrifice or Not to Sacrifice: That is the Question?
The 17th blessing of the weekday Amidah (which is the [...]
Prayer Lesson 138: Prayer “Hear our voice…”, the 16th blessing of the weekly Amidah
The weekday Amidah begins with 3 prayers of praise, and continues with [...]