Click HERE (video) to listen to: The Fight Against Tyranny – Lessons from Exodus. Where was God when a tyrant enslaved the Jewish People? How did the midwives and Moses upend state violence? Short of miracles or modern-day plagues to… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the sermon Sacred Capacity: Giving and Receiving Blessings. As we finish the Book of Genesis this week with Parshat Vayehi we are reminded that blessing others is a Jewish privilege. Are we prepared to receive the… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the Shabbat sermon Dare for Others: Judah’s Message For Times of True Darkness. From ancient famines to droughts of humanity, we are asked to stand in our brothers’ and sisters’ places, to determine if righteous action… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the Shabbat sermon Don’t Leave the Letter Unopened: Dreams, Dreamers and Interpreting Dreams. The narratives of Genesis and passages in the Talmud Tractate Brakhot encourage us to dream, interpret them and to see our dream lives… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the sermon: Shine Your Light, Show Your Strength for Shabbat Hanukkah. Our Hanukiyot (hanukkah menorahs) go in our windows. Beyond the miracle of the oil we recall the valiant fight against assimilation, forced conversion, spiritual and… Read More »
Click HERE (study guide) for: Did Rembrandt Know Rashi? Jacob Wrestling the Angel & Embracing the Inner Struggle Torah, Rashi & Art Masterpieces Study art masterpieces of Rembrandt, Dore and Moreau, as well as Rashi to discover the message and… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the sermon: More Than an Attitude of Gratitude – Why It’s Jewish to Say Thank You Every Day. As Thanksgiving spirit infuses our Sabbath this week we reflect on what we might call “gratitude catchers” and… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for: Developing a Jewish Prayer Life – Beyond the Book, At Ripe Times. Isaac and Rebecca turn to God in prayer at the times they need to most. Are we going beyond the Shema or Amidah? How… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for “Stranger and Citizen” – Lessons Learned from Abraham at the Time of Sarah’s Death. Torah Study with Rashi helps reveal the complexities of our sacred text and unlocks the meaning of the Torah’s turns of phrase.… Read More »
Click HERE for the article: Will I Go Through With This? Re-Reading the Akeidah. Every year we are faced with the story of the Binding of Isaac both at Rosh HaShanah and when we read Parshat Vayeira. How can we… Read More »