Posted by in Uncategorized Tonight at Kol Nidre services, the women of Kol Ami and their guests and friends are invited to create a tikkun… a rectification of the universe. Following services we will invite any woman to hold the Torah and take a photograph with it. These will be sent to support Anat Hoffman, director of the Israel…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Another battle won in Israel! The Jerusalem Open House the GLBT center in the Holy City of Jerusalem won an important ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday. The municipality was ordered to fund their work! See this article for details. And read th For years the city of Jerusalem has sought to discriminate…Read more »
Posted by in Israel, Uncategorized Here is my Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon on Israel 5771 As many of you know I spent the month of my sabbatical this summer in Israel. For the last number of years I have spent some time each summer there. It keeps me grounded and connected in a different way to the ancient stories of…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized My friend Robin Podolsky, outstanding author and writer and now Rabbinic Student wrote a powerful article about the proposed Muslim Community Center and the Jewish Community for the JewsonFirst website. You will want to read it. She really takes the full picture of what has been happening and places it in a larger historical context.…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Below is my Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon for 5771. Shanah Tovah. Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah and we celebrate the creation of the world. How marvelous is this place! This world that we live in is a gift from God. We call today, this first day, Rosh Hashanah, in our tradition Yom Harat Olam—the day the world was…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Yesterday was Shabbat. I did something so wonderfully radical. No TV. Well it is not radical for those who keep Shabbat. But for most liberal Jews watching television isn’t seen as a Shabbat violation. Watching TV is considered entertainment, relaxation. But I will say I didn’t miss commercials, or the ticker-tape running under the CNN and…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Shabbat Shuvah Parshat Haazinu Deuteronomy 32:1-52 This week’s Torah portion comes on a special Shabbat—Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This is as it should be because the Torah portion itself is a special poem known as the Song of Moses and is an accounting of the sins of…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Please click on the link below to enjoy this interview with me in Goodkin magazine. Happy New Year. Rosh Hashanah Interview with Lesbian Rabbi Denise Eger.
Posted by in Uncategorized A Prayer for Rosh Hashanah Eve -5771 by Rabbi Denise L. Eger O Ancient of Days on this New Year Eve let Your abundance of love and blessing and goodness flow down upon my soul and the souls of my loved ones. As we enter 5771 take note of our lives and give us the…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized The year is rapidly coming to a close. The last days of Elul are here. Tomorrow night the New Year begins. As Elul and 5770 end take a moment to close your eyes and remember all the marker points of this past year in your life. This season of reflection is to help propel…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 