Delivered on Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5776 In the center of ancient Jerusalem, along the southern edge of the Temple Mount there were a series of sacred steps. You can still visit these steps. This is the Davidson Archeological Center, now. These stone steps would bring you up to the plaza of the Temple itself. The ancient Jewish pilgrim took these final steps of aliyah, singing Shirei HaMaalot, Songs of Ascent, which we still have, included in the Book of Psalms. Kohanim and L

This summer,  Hevreh welcomes talented cantors and student cantors to our bima. If you missed services this week, take a listen! Shanna brought us some powerful and moving new tunes. #prayer #Shabbat #spirituality #worship

On Yom Kippur, three Hevreh members shared their perspectives and their stories on the Gates of T’filah (prayer), T’shuvah (Repentance), and Tzedakah (Justice). The following is the reflection on the Gates of Prayer, by Jim Shoshana Goldberg. A few days ago Rabbi Hirsch extended this invitation to participate in the afternoon Avodah Service. He wrote: This year’s theme is on the gates that we walk through in the liturgy of the High Holy Days — the gate of t’filah (prayer), th

Mavis Jackson [1] lived in Anaheim, California. Each Sunday, while running errands she would drive past the Crystal Cathedral, a huge Catholic church on a beautiful campus. She would think to herself each time she passed that she would go there for a service sometime. One Sunday morning, she finally did. She dressed up in her Sunday finest and thought, “Today is the day.” “No,” the woman replied, “I’m visiting from the midwest.” She then offered, “I’m actually here on a missi