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By Rabbi Shohama A long, long time ago there was a man named Yankel who was aggravated beyond belief—and so he went to consult his rabbi. “Rabbi, he said,” I can’t take it anymore. I work hard to earn a decent wage, and when I come home, there’s such chaos …
By Rabbi David Shanah tovah. Welcome to 5778 and to renewing our holy journey together as we “return to the land of our souls.” For 3,000 years, our people have craved shalom – peace within, peace between, peace for all. Judaism is about shalom – seeking shalom and making shalom. …
By Rabbi David The title of my talk is “The Big Lie.” And even though it’s Yom Kippur, the holiest day of our spiritual year, I’ll start with a whopper. Before Erev Rosh Hashanah, I read a New York Times op-ed by iconic NBC journalist Tom Brokaw. He wrote, “For most of …
By Rabbi Shohama Good Yuntif, friends. This is the night, the most solemn night of the Jewish year, when we face our …
By Rabbinic Pastor David Daniel Klipper I was talking with a good friend the other day, and in the course of the conversation …
By Rabbi Shohama Shanah Tovah, everyone. This holy day of Rosh Hashanah is about teshuvah, about returning to our sacred center. And hope, …
By Rabbi David Shanah tovah! Welcome to this New Year 5777 that we hope will be full of sweet goodness and opportunity for …
I want to share a true story about David Gregory, former host of NBC’s Meet the Press, the television forum for national and world leaders. This story came to me in two parts. The first part came from one of my teachers, Dr. Erica Brown, a leading Jewish educator; the second part came from David Gregory himself.
While many clergy who lead congregations have to write sermons on a weekly basis, the High Holidays tend to be my one big opportunity to offer a sermon each year. As such, the sermon occupies a fair amount of my attention from about the beginning of the summer.
Tonight is Kol Nidre, the eve of Yom Kippur, the most solemn service of our year. And yet, it can be the most hopeful, because it offers the possibility of a fresh start, all failings forgiven.
