10/02/2017 09:30:30 AM
Removing Our Walls
Yom Kippur 5778
Every year I stand before you on Kol Nidrei night and tell you a funny story about my car. But this year I have no funny story about a car for you. This year instead I want to talk about a very sad, car story.
I am talking about a car that at 1:45 pm on Saturday, August 12 intentionally plowed into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, and murdered Heather...Read more...
09/25/2017 01:53:22 PM
Rosh Hashanah 5778
In January I had the honor to join over 150 people from Ohev and nearby communities on a trip to Selma, Alabama to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement in honor of MLK weekend. While I was excited for the trip, and so proud that an Orthodox synagogue was going down to really immerse ourselves in not just learning about the Civil Rights Movement but bearing witness to the tremendous struggles that people...Read more...
09/25/2017 01:48:46 PM
Is a Golem a Human?
Rosh Hashanah 5778
Rosh Hashanah is the day we celebrate the creation of the world—hayom harat olam. Rosh Hashanah is the day that we recognize the awesome and majestic power of our Creator.
But we are now living in a world of such technological advancement where human beings are also capable of creating the most awesome inventions. Some people mistakenly think we don’t need to...Read more...
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