It’s a Wonderful World – If We Work at It
The sermon I gave on Kol Nidre evening, about this wonderful world…that isn’t always wonderful, and we have a task …
Category Archives: High Holidays
Our Prayers Rise to Heaven — Kol Nidre
At sunset tomorrow evening, September 29th, we will welcome both Shabbat and Yom Kippur, which will begin with the Kol …
A Year of Transformation
Rosh Hashanah Sermon 5778 Hebrew is a fascinating language, and over the centuries scholars have loved finding hidden meanings in …
Rosh Hashanah – Names of this Holy Day
Sermon on Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 There is a book that many of my rabbinic colleagues read every year as …
Hineni — Here I Am
This week’s Torah portion begins with the most inclusive statement in the Torah. It’s a little long, but worth reading …
Spirituality AND Intellect
Just a quick comment about the necessity for both spirituality and intellect, and the point where they intersect — which …
Spirituality vs Intellect
In an e-mail conversation yesterday with a colleague about High Holiday services, he asked: “I trust you know what you …
Krayna’s Blessing
As you might imagine, I am up to my eyeballs in Yom Kippur prep, so by the end of a long …
Shana Tova
Due to my never-ending search for the sublime and the ridiculous (preferably together) I was delighted to run across an unfortunate …
More Unresolved Issues
Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time preparing to lead High Holiday services. My role is primarily to lead congregational …
