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Shemot: What’s in a Name?
In the Morning Blessings, we name different aspects of the Divine by acknowledging their presence in our lives. Merely by acknowledging these qualities, through mentioning their names, it is as if we are funneling them into our day.
A JEWISH EMBRACE OF DEMOCRACY: Early Reconstructionist Judaism and America’s Promise
Rabbi Deborah Waxman reflects on what Jewish tradition has to say about democratic practice.
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Who Is Wise, Powerful, Wealthy and Honored?
In this powerful d’var torah for Human Rights Shabbat, Rabbi David Spinrad reflects on his experience as part of the first #TomatoRabbis delegation in September, 2011.
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On Power, Hope, and Change
A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah, 5772 Rabbi Barbara Penzner I’d like to start by talking about the movies. Who here has seen “Moneyball”? Who is planning to see it? Good, that means that you may have some idea about the movie. It’s the story of Billy Beane, general manager of the 2002 Oakland Athletics....
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A Prayer for Human Rights
This prayer for human rights by Rabbi David Freidenreich incorporates traditional themes about the creation of every person b’tzelem elohim, in God’s image.
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