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Posted by in Uncategorized Posted by in Uncategorized Torah Talk on Vayehi
Posted by in Torah Commentary Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Vayechi with Rabbi Denise Eger.
Shabbat Sermon–The light of Chanukah
Posted by in Uncategorized Here is my sermon from this past Friday night. The Light of Chanukah!
The Real Miracle of Chanukah
Posted by in judaism Tonight we will light both Chanukah lights and Shabbat lights. One we can use and one we cannot. According to the Talmud-the Shabbat lights can be used. You can read by the light of the Shabbat tapers! But Chanukah lights you can not use. No reading by the light of the menorah. The light of…Read more »
Assimilation and Chanukah
Posted by in judaism Chanukah is anything but a child’s holiday. Oh we have made it into a time for children with presents, and dreidles and silly Chanukah songs. But this is a holiday that commemorates the conclusion of a brutal war. The Syrian-Greek army against the priestly family and descendants of Mattethias who defended the rights of the…Read more »
Let It Shine Let It Shine Let It Shine
Posted by in judaism For the second night of Chanukah we should think about the idea of “pirsum et haMitzvah” The commandment to publicize or promote the the lighting of the chanukiah. Our rabbinic ancestors thought we should place our chanukiah in the window to show and share the light of Chanukah! Of course there were times in our…Read more »
The Courage of Chanukah
Posted by in judaism Tonight is the first night of Chanukah. I wish each of you a light filled week of miracles. My teacher Rabbi David Hartman z’l taught that the miracle of Chanukah was not the little jar of oil that lasted for eight nights. And it wasn’t the defeat of Syrian-Greek army by the Maccabees. It…Read more »
David Saperstein Wins Confirmation to Religious Freedom Post by 61-35 Senate Vote
Mazal Tov to a true Jewish Hero! Rabbi David Saperstein has become the first non-Christian to be an ambassador for Religious Freedom! Read more by clicking the link below! David Saperstein Wins Confirmation to Religious Freedom Post by 61-35 Senate Vote.
My heart is moved
Posted by in Uncategorized It has taken me a few days to write about the unfolding events in Ferguson and now NYC. My heart has been so broken and saddened. Having grown up in the deep South I know there is a definite undercurrent of racism in our country. I have seen it. Memphis the place where Dr. King was murdered…Read more »
What Does Judaism Say About LGBT People? | Advocate.com
Posted by in glbt, judaism, tikkun olam, Torah Commentary Here is my interview in the Advocate. Although they got some facts wrong. My Ordination year is wrong—it is HUC-JIR 1988. I came out publicly in 1988 What Does Judaism Say About LGBT People? | Advocate.com.
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