Watershed Moments: a sermon in two voices
Rabbis Hirsch and Gordon delivered this sermon together, each reflecting on the meaning of the Song of the Sea. Rabbi Neil Hirsch — In...
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- Nov 13, 2015
- 7 min
The Hunter & The Indoor-Kid
Parashat Toldot 5776 November 13, 2015 | Rosh Hodesh Kislev Each time our Confirmation class meets, I start our gatherings with what I...
- Oct 9, 2015
- 7 min
The Befuddlements of B’reishit
We begin with befuddlement. Beginning again a new cycle of Torah reading with B’reishit, this week’s Torah portion, we immediately...
- Sep 24, 2015
- 10 min
The Shofar Call of Our Age: Naming Our Privilege
Rabbi Jodie Gordon Yom Kippur Morning- 5776 The question, posed to a group of parents: What rules, warnings, survival tactics are you...
- Sep 23, 2015
- 9 min
Joy and Sadness, Together
This summer, on a Sunday afternoon, Liz and I made our way over to the Triplex to catch a viewing of the new Pixar animated movie,...
- Sep 23, 2015
- 6 min
There’s No Place Like Home
by Rabbi Liz Hirsch A story told by Rabbi Bunam: Once upon a time, a woman lived in poverty in a small village outside of Krakow. She had...
- Sep 16, 2015
- 7 min
What’s On Your Spiritual Bucket List?
This morning, I stood on this bimah and delivered a eulogy. What I hoped most to do with my words was to elevate the unique qualities of...
- Sep 15, 2015
- 8 min
Those Precious Besherit Moments
Mavis Jackson [1] lived in Anaheim, California. Each Sunday, while running errands she would drive past the Crystal Cathedral, a huge...
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