Posted by in Uncategorized This week we are celebrating the wonderful and joyous holiday of Sukkot. I personally love Sukkot. It is a chance to enjoy meals with friends while dining al fresco in the Sukkah! Could there be anything more glorious than dining outdoors? The themes of this holy week are the abundance of the fall harvest and…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Here is this year’s (5773) Kol Nidre Sermon delivered at Congregation Kol Ami. Happy New Year. Shana Tova. As we begin this Kol Nidre evening our thoughts turn to the contemplation of our lives. For the last ten days since Rosh Hashanah we should have been engaged in a conversation with God to…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Day seven of the omer! A whole week of counting has happened. The first week. The week of Chesed-lovingkindness. Did you practice it? Today is Malchut b’Chesed Soverienty in lovingkindness… how do you wield power? Our tradition teaches that even for the Holy One of blessing that compassion outweighs strict justice. Be careful how…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Happy Passover one and all. I hope your Seder was joyful and yummy too. Tonight many will celebrate a second seder but what makes tonight so different is the counting of the omer. It begins on the second night of Passover and culminates 50 days later in our next festival of Shavuot. Each night (or…Read more »
