Healing Communal Rifts Shabbat Parashat Pinchas June 29, 2013 – 21 Tammuz 5773 Healing Communal Rifts Experiencing the pain of a communal rift is one thing. It is another thing altogether to possess the spiritual gift of being able to heal the rift. While many of us can hope to resolve specific issues that may Continue Reading »
Shabbat Parashat Balak June 22, 2013 – 14 Tammuz 5773 Is Ignorance Really Bliss? We all know the popular saying: “Ignorance is bliss!” but what we might well ask ourselves is: “Ignorance may be bliss, but for how long?” I imagine that most of us know the feeling of wanting to bury our heads in Continue Reading »
Shabbat Parashat Chukat June 15, 2013 – 7 Tammuz 5773 [pullquote_left width=”30%”] Happy Father’s Day Weekend! [/pullquote_left] What could Father’s Day weekend possibly have to do with our weekly Torah portion of Chukkat? The first thing that came to mind when I thought of that question was that a “chukkah” is a law that Continue Reading »
Messaging and Momentum for Mitzvoth Shabbat Parashat Korach Rosh Chodesh Tammuz June 8, 2013 – 30 Sivan 5773 Messaging and Momentum for Mitzvoth This Shabbat offers us many opportunities for mitzvoth and I hope you will join us at Rodef Sholom Temple this Friday evening and Saturday morning as we celebrate Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh Continue Reading »
Shabbat: A Jewish Gateway to Conquering Fear Shabbat Parashat Shelach Lecha Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh June 1, 2013 – 23 Sivan 5773 Shabbat: A Jewish Gateway to Conquering Fear Just listen to the news, or don’t listen to the news, but turn on a television program, and pay attention to the advertisements for various products…Just look Continue Reading »
Lighting the Darkness in Oklahoma Shabbat Parashat B’ha’a’lot’kha May 25, 2013 – 16 Sivan 5773 Lighting the Darkness in Oklahoma Memorial Day weekend can be a sobering time for us as we pay tribute to those service men and women who gave their lives for the sake of our country and of our freedom. May Continue Reading »
Less Resentment…More Sharing, More Love, More Progress! Shabbat Parashat Naso May 18, 2013 – 9 Sivan 5773 Less Resentment…More Sharing, More Love, More Progress! Getting beyond resentment is not always easy….But, if we do, we reap many rewards. Remember the famous biblical story of Korach? We will read it in the coming weeks. To recap Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah: What Do Mother’s Day and Shavuot Have in Common? Shabbat Parashat BeMidbar May 11, 2013 – 2 Sivan 5773 What Do Mother’s Day and Shavuot Have in Common? I was so moved by the thoughts and feelings expressed in a D’var Torah written and published by my friend and colleague, Rabbi Cheryl Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah: The Art of Living with Soul… Shabbat Parashat Behar-Bechukkotay Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh May 4, 2013 – 24 Iyyar 5773 The Art of Living with Soul… In his book: “Why Be Jewish?,” David J. Wolpe writes: “The spark of soul inside each of us is unique. Out of the billions who live, who Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah: On Torah and Inclusivity Shabbat Parashat Emor April 27, 2013 – 17 Iyyar 5773 Dear Friends, Over the years, I have struggled with some of the “difficult” portions of Torah – portions that challenge my understanding of basic human equality, that raise up questions of morality, or that simply defy notions of Continue Reading »
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