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Outrage

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows

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 →

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Vacation. Home & Heart

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows

Day One of vacation.  We have been gathering in the same vacation spot, around the same time with members of Kyle’s family for years. When we arrive here we are greeted with “welcome home.” Its always a bit odd to … Continue reading →

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2014 Rosh Hashanah Sermon~Two Days Before the Bat Mitzvah: An Ethical Will to Our Children

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows

G, our twelve and a half year old daughter’s Bat Mitzvah is in a few days: Two Days actually. It is on Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This, as you know is not the … Continue reading →

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Celebrate School Spirit (of Self)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows

My three children have participated in exactly two school spirit days. One in 2010 and the other in 2013 the years of the Blackhawk’s Stanley Cup Championships.   School Spirit Day; a day designed to generate a sense of solidarity and camaraderie fails miserably … Continue reading →

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