Discerning the Call. And Following Through.
Kol Nidre 5785 by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar For me, becoming a rabbi was a calling. I can still remember a moment that I unequivocally felt the call. I was a college senior, out for a meal with my cousin who was a college junior, and she asked me that most obvious question […]
The State of the Synagogue 5785
By President Lisa Eizen, Yom Kippur 5785 It is an honor for me to stand here and speak to you all on Yom Kippur. I want to wish you all L’Shanah Tovah. May you and your families have a year of good health, much happiness, and lasting peace. It has been a hard year for […]
Judy Lalli’s Al Het
Al Het By Judy Goldsmith Lalli Yom Kippur 2024/5785 For the sin of acting without thinking and For the sin of staying stuck in our heads For the sin of not doing more for others and For the sin of not doing more for ourselves For the sin of forgetting the past and For the sin of living […]
The Jewish Story: Resounding Through the Shofar
Rosh Hashanah 5785 by Rabbi Nathan Kamesar This year has changed my relationship to what it means to be Jewish. Every year, during the High Holidays, I give a sermon, in one version or another, making the case for getting more deeply connected to Jewish communal life. I make this case because I genuinely believe […]
Frank Giorgilli’s Shofarot
Some Comments on Shofarot The two previous components, Malkhuyot and Zikhronot, dealt, respectively, with God’s majesty and with remembrance of the revelation at Sinai. In thinking about Shofarot, I went back to the beginning of our story – to Mount Moriah with Abraham and Isaac. Maybe I’m wrong but I would think that a ram […]