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By Rabbi David We’re on the High Holy Day “runway.” Watch the moon grow full during the first few days of August, then slowly wane. The new moon, just after mid-month, will start the holy month of Elul leading to Rosh Hashanah. Every year, Elul’s approach arouses in me familiar feelings that begin …
Statement of Prayer and Solidarity Rabbi David Evan Markus Temple Beth El of City Island June 6, 2020 Dear friends, let us pray. Holy One of Blessing: Today is the Jewish Sabbath, a day of rest to restore our souls – our neshamot, from the Hebrew word for breath. But such a …
By Rabbi David It was so wonderful being with many of you during our Shavuot celebrations as we stood together at Sinai! It’s awesome how spiritual tradition keeps revelation flowing long after Sinai. Ten Commandments were just the start, priming the pump of Torah’s guidance and inspiration that continued to lift our ancestors and …
By Rabbi David We have no idea where Mount Sinai actually was. We don’t know where our spiritual ancestors stood together as one, …
One of many things I love about Torah is how earthy, real and embodied she is and aspires to be. The spirituality …
By Rabbi David Think back on the most awesome, sense-scrambling experiences in your life – the times that changed everything. If someone told you in advance …
“We’re almost halfway there.” So began a recent public health message that our area is almost halfway down the covid-19 curve. Now is the time, …
By Rabbi David The display hall at the 2020 AIPAC (America-Israel Public Affairs Committee) policy conference was a wow. A massive convention …
Los Angeles-area Rabbi Ed Feinstein tells a famous story about life in Israel after one of its many upheavals. He recounts walking in Jerusalem and seeing …
Like many of us, I’m losing track of time during these weeks on lockdown. My increasingly long hair shows that it’s been …
