Category Archives: Love
Staycation
For my family, a “staycation” is code for many things. It’s code for, we can’t afford a vacation right now. It’s also code for, we will stay in the cold and snowy, damp and dark Chicago winter instead of soaking … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Love, Mindfulness, parenting, Uncategorized
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We Mourn. We Get up. #SolidarityShabbat
Here is a sermon I delivered Friday night November 2nd, one week after eleven Jews were murdered at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Shabbat Morning. The sermon was delivered from an outline, written-out a touch more fully … Continue reading
Witness. Feel. Act.
Chol Ha Mo’ed Sukkot Sermon offered at Congregation Beth Am, September 28, 2018 I want to share about this momentous time we are in our Country. We are at a crossroads. Never before has there been a supreme court justice … Continue reading
Kol Nidre: You Have Permission
[To the tune of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood theme song] It’s a beautiful eve in the sanctuary, a solemnly evening in the synagogue. I’m glad you’re here, I’m glad to share, this holy day with you. I was 36 years old … Continue reading
Why I joined The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
On a hot summer August day in 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped out of his car and was greeted by a mob of 700 angry white protesters in Marquette Park on Chicago’s southwest side. Shortly after he stepped … Continue reading
Posted in Congregation Beth Am, Hate, Love, Uncategorized
Tagged Poor People's Campaign, Religious Action Center, Social Justice
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AFTER THE GRIEF
The feelings of anger and despair I have will in time morph into action and revolutionary love. We are strong and courageous and in this together and right and there are too many people who need us. We need us. … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Love, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
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Fear: Face Everything And Rise: A Kol Nidre Sermon
Do you remember the Billy Crystal movie, Mr. Saturday Night? Billy Crystal plays Buddy and David Paymer plays his brother Stan. As kids, they put together vaudeville routines and performed at family get-togethers, but when they finally get their chance … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, High Holidays, holidays, Love, Mindfulness, sermons, Shana Tova, Uncategorized
Tagged Alan Lew, Be still and get going, Exodus, Faith, Fear, Henri Nouwen, Yom Kippur
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A Happy New Year wish for blessings, peace, love and health from Beth Am of Buffalo Grove, IL!
I am so grateful to be part of a family that believes in bringing meaning, holiness, joy and good work into this world! Enjoy our Shana Tova Video Greeting!
Posted in elul, High Holidays, holidays, Love, Shana Tova, Uncategorized
Tagged Beth Am, Camp, Congregation Beth Am, elul, Israel, Judaism, OSRUI, reform synagogue, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shana Tova, URJ
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Elul 1 Travel. No matter how many plans we make, how prepared we think we are, when it comes to travel (and yes, I know, with life too) we never know what adventure lies before us. Recently, after a three-hour wait that … Continue reading
Posted in elul, forgiveness, Gratitude, High Holidays, Love, parenting, Teshuva
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Ayin Tova: To See The Good 
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