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Yiskor Columbus Day (Shemini Atzeret 5784 10/07/23)

Posted on October 10, 2023

Dear Friends, We are all horrified by the monstrous and nefarious attacks perpetrated by Hamas upon our fellow Israelis. Every Israeli knows someone maimed, killed, or taken hostage in the Continue Reading »

Jews: Prophets, Outcasts and Critics (Yom Kippur Day 5784 09/25/23)

Posted on September 27, 2023

Jews: Prophets, Outcasts and Critics Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were Scattered pictures Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we Continue Reading »

Yom Kippur: A Day to Forgive Ourselves (Kol Nidre 5784 09/24/23)

Posted on September 27, 2023

Yom Kippur: A Day to Forgive Ourselves If you play golf, you’ll get this story: A man goes to the confessional and tells the priest, “Forgive me, Father, for I Continue Reading »

Sound is Touch at a Distance / Sermon by Jackie Novatt (Ha’azinu 9/23/23)

Posted on September 26, 2023

Sound is Touch at a Distance If you listen to RadioLab, you heard this quote from Professor Anne Fernald on an amazing episode that was made in 2007 but re-aired Continue Reading »

New Beginnings (Rosh Hashanah 5784 – Day 2)

Posted on September 22, 2023

New Beginnings You may not know this, but I’m part of an online community where the members are trying to develop a stronger connection with their intuition. It’s helping me Continue Reading »

The Age of Empowerment (Rosh Hashanah 5784 Day 1)

Posted on September 20, 2023

The Age of Empowerment If Charles Dickens was alive, he might say: It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. Nah, no one would say it’s the best Continue Reading »

Expanding our Blessings / Rabbi Neil’s Sermon – Ki Tavo 09/02/23

Posted on September 5, 2023

Expanding our Blessings “And God will open the great storehouse, the heavens, to provide rain for your land in season and to bless all your undertakings…you will be at the Continue Reading »

Remembering Rabbi Aharon Moshe Schecter zt’l (Ki Teitzei 08/25/23)

Posted on August 29, 2023

The Passing of my beloved rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Moshe Schecter zt’l My Rebbe passed this past Thursday, 8/24/2023. From the online religious newspaper, HaModiah: In the half-century that Rav Aharon Continue Reading »

The Problem with PACS (Shoftim – 08/19/23)

Posted on August 22, 2023

The Problem with PACS All societies hope their judges and law enforcement agencies are fair, don’t show favoritism, and are corruption free. The Torah’s ideal for a Jewish state is Continue Reading »

Oppenheimer and Isaiah (Eikev – 08/05/23)

Posted on August 8, 2023

Oppenheimer and Isaiah Spoiler Alert. “Oppenheimer” wasn’t what I expected. I thought it would be about the race with Nazis to develop the atomic bomb and the challenges of the Manhattan Continue Reading »

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