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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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Outrage
More killing, more sadness and insanity. I am outraged and want to get out into the world and change it. Change it now because it is nearly too late, I feel. I feel angry in my gut—that’s where this anger … Continue reading
Posted in sadness, sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged alton sterling, blacklivesmatter, church, grief, injustice, outrage, parenting, philander castile, preaching, privilege, Racism, tragedy
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Hearing Loss and Love
I’m a little embarrassed to report that for the past year, I’ve been asking people to repeat themselves in conversation with me. I have been demanding that my kids stop mumbling. While on the bima, I felt ashamed that I … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Mindfulness, parenting, Uncategorized, vulnerability
Tagged acceptance, Don Miguel Ruiz, gratitude, hearing loss, love, vulnerability
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From Mourning to Dancing: Yom HaZikaron-Yom HaAzmaut
On Wednesday, April 22, 2015 we observe Yom HaZikaron, The Day of Remembrance, since the establishment of the State of Israel, four new holidays have been added to the Jewish calendar – Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial … Continue reading
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Israel: A Time To Speak. Kol Nidre Sermon 2014
I don’t remember where I was when I learned about 20 second rule~the 20 seconds it takes to get to the bomb shelter after the air-siren goes off but I do remember thinking yikes, twenty seconds? That’s nothing! On a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti Semitism, Beth Am Israel Trip, compassion, Interfaith, Israel, Peace, radical empathy, Yehuda HaLevi
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Holy Time, Holy Place*
Morning Tefillah (prayer): Holy Time, Holy Place At 7:30 in the morning we welcome Tiferet campers to the outdoor tefillah (prayer) space. The chairs in the Tiferet Beit Tefillah [sanctuary] are tree stumps, and in the ark made of clear … Continue reading
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A View From the Pulpit~ from my Kol Nidre Sermon 2013 5774
I’d like to share with you something I’ve done since my first pulpit, as a student rabbi, in Joplin, Mo. I have never talked about it, but have always wanted to write about it. It begins when I see you … Continue reading
Ayin Tova: To See The Good 
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