Cantor Jacqueline Menaker’s journey to becoming a rabbi April 30, 2025 By JORDAN POSNER Voice at the Shore JACQUELINE “JACKI” MENAKER In May 2020, Cantor Jacqueline “Jacki” Menaker joined Shirat Hayam Synagogue as its newest spiritual leader. Stepping into this role...

Beyond Go Down Moses - Newish Jewish Music to Enrich Your Passover Seder Please check out the following resources. The family resources are followed by recent publications addressing Pesach in light of our post October 7 world. I hope that you and your families will...

Cantor Jacki Down the Shore - Keep the Fire Going! Shabbat Shalom

This morning I woke up earlier than usual and went to fill the dog’s empty water bowl. Still groggy, I turned around slowly and glanced into the back yard and then I saw this light in the sky. I stopped in my tracks. It felt like a sign. Sometimes you need a reminder....

Bring Him Home from the Benefit Concert for Israel at Congregation Rodeph Shalom

After four and a half years of daily rabbinical school classes, one of the new found joys after completing my academic coursework has been the ability to represent Shirat Hayam in a variety of different settings. Earlier this year, travels to three different states during one week in January reminded me how deeply we can still be connected, even after years of physical distance from one another.