Yom Kippur 5778 – Empathy in Troubling Times
Many of us were shocked by what happened in Charlottesville in August. The ADL describes the scene: Marchers threw Nazi
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Kol Nidre 5778 – The Heart in Prayer
Kol Nidre. Here we are at the opening service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. We have a big
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Rosh Hashanah 5778 Day Two – The Complexities and Beauty of Israel
A few months ago I celebrated my tenth “aliyahversary,” marking ten years since the day in 2007 when I made
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Rosh Hashanah 5778 Day Two: The Complexities of Israel
A few months ago I celebrated my tenth “aliyahversary,” marking ten years since the day in 2007 when I made
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Rosh Hashanah 5778 – Which Book Will You Write Yourself Into?
Today is the great and awesome Day of Judgment. The traditional imagery is of God on high, with three books
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Charlottesville
*This is a message I shared with my congregation, Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama, in the wake of the events
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