The power of the Seder
04/21/2022 11:53:30 PM
Every year when we sit down to our Passover seders, I reflect on the great miracle of this experience. The miracle is not that the sea split as the Israelites were on their way to freedom. That was pretty nice. The miracle is not even...Read more...
What is holding us together?
01/24/2022 02:09:17 PM
I've had a lot on my mind this week. As you know, last week, at around this time at a suburb outside of Dallas, Texas, the horrible situation took place as five people were taken hostage at a Congregation Beth Israel during a Shabbat service. As I mentioned in the letter I wrote to this community, while anything that affects the Jewish community or a place of worship feels especially difficult as a rabbi, this one hit very close to...Read more...
Songs of Protest-Parshat Beshalach
02/21/2019 11:39:01 PM
Parshat Beshalach--Shabbat Shira Dvar Torah from 5777
Of all the countries in Europe, Estonia is not the largest, and clearly not the most well known. A small country across the sea from Finland and Sweden, and bordering Russia on its East, Estonia is definitely not on most people's list of places to go on a vacation. They have an immensely complicated...Read more...
Paying Attention-Dvar Torah Shemot
12/31/2018 01:05:34 PM
No matter our beliefs or non-beliefs, there are moments in Torah when we encounter clear messages about the interaction of faith, spirituality and everyday holiness. Of course this symbol of spirituality and encounter is found in the Torah as the character of God-for...Read more...
Beyond Chinese Food-Parshat Vayechi
12/24/2018 05:02:58 PM
While this week we mark the final parsha of the book of Genesis, the powerful concluding chapters of the story of Joseph and his brothers, it is also an important time on our calendar--albeit, the non-Jewish one. This of...Read more...
The Ultimate Mix Tape
12/17/2018 10:12:27 AM
The other day I made a “Hanukkah Party Mix” playlist of music on my phone to use for a gathering we had at our house. As is the case these days, this was as easy as taking my finger, clicking on my favourite songs, and dragging them into a folder. Two minutes--done. I...Read more...
Parshat Bo
02/07/2017 11:32:51 AM
February 4th, 2017
8 Shevat, 5777
Sometimes at the end of day of work as the sun is beginning to set, I make a stop in the sanctuary before I head home from work. I like to take a seat near the back of the room, and I lean back and look around...Read more...
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10 Sivan 5785
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