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When In Rome
With a twinkle in his eye, my grandfather liked to ask us, “What do you say to the Pope on Yom Kippur?” Then he would divulge the answer: “Good yontiff, […]
The Reverend and the Rabbi – Honoring Martin Luther King Day
At a climactic moment in the Civil Rights struggle in 1965, Reverend Martin Luther King called on religious leaders across the country to join him in the third march from […]
2015 Chanukah & Shabbat Message
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah – From Rabbi Naomi Here we are in the darkest time of the year with the sun sinking low so early and long, moonless nights. […]
The Deep Present – Kol Nidre Teaching 5776/2015
The Torah refers to Yom Kippur as Shabbat Shabbaton, a complete Shabbat. (Ex. 35:1-2, Lev. 16:29-31) Everything we experience on Shabbats throughout the year can inform our experience of Yom Kippur, and […]
Divine Name – Erev Rosh Hashanah Teaching 5776/2015
Jewish tradition identifies four categories of being that make up our world. First we consider the inanimate, mineral realm such as stones; they are called “domem – the silent ones.” […]