Jews: Stand Tall
This spring I took a long-planned, three-week trip to the mountains of northern Italy. Before I left, my friends all …
Category Archives: Rosh Hashanah
Reverse Omer for 2025
Spiritual preparation for the Jewish High Holidays is difficult. First, you have to figure out when they are, because it …
Prayer
Sometimes prayer comes easily. We don’t need a book, a service, a rabbi or a minister. The words pour out …
We Are Stardust: Part Two
“Justice, justice you shall pursue.” It is the most famous phrase from this week’s Torah portion. It’s one of the …
Holidays and Holy Days
Rabbi Elliot Dorff makes an important distinction between holidays and holy days. Holidays are meant for fun, celebration, relaxation, travel. …
50 Quotes
Looking for a lift with the saddest day of the Jewish year upon us? How about a spiritual tool to …
9/11
It was September 11th and President Bush would be here in Sarasota that day. I was in bed, staring at …
A Time to Mourn… and a Time to Rise Up From Mourning
There is an old joke that the Jewish fall holidays are always early or late, never on time. Sometimes they …
The Gifts & Challenges of Rosh Hashanah
I am disappointed. If you thought I was going to continue with, “I am disappointed in our elected officials,” you’d …
A Year of Transformation
Rosh Hashanah Sermon 5778 Hebrew is a fascinating language, and over the centuries scholars have loved finding hidden meanings in …
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