BI-TWT Kol Nidre Sermon
September 25, 2012 – 10 Tishre 5773
I do not get to go to the movies very often – and lately, Harry and I have been visiting the library and selecting films that we missed during their first-run status. We had...
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FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH
September 29, 2011
Rabbi Dr. Ronald L. Androphy
East Meadow Jewish Center
If it were not for a judge’s ruling, on Tuesday, November 8th, the citizens of San Francisco would be going to the polls to...
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Yom Kippur Morning 2012/5773
When Hatred Becomes the Core Value
I am proud to be your Rabbi. I am proud to be an Israeli. I am proud to be a Jew. I am proud to be a Rodefet Shalom v’tzedek… one who at her core pursues, teaches and...
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5770 Yom Kippur Day Sermon
Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein
Creating a Culture of Jewish Food on Yom Kippur Day
There are generally two topics which are taboo to discus in mixed company: religion and politics. On Yom Kippur we add a third: food.
Today...
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Yom Kippur Morning
September 18, 2010 / 10 Tishrei, 5771
Rabbi Charles K. Briskin
There’s a brief but memorable scene in the 1980 movie comedy, Airplane. The flight attendant, Elaine, asks an elderly woman if she’d like something...
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Yom Kippur Eve- 5768
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
My dear friends, the plaintive call of Kol Nidre reaches out to us, as we entreat God to forgive us for all that we have done wrong in the year gone by. At the same time we are called to be...
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Yom Kippur Yizkor 5768
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
This day of Yom Kippur is intended to help us grow as human beings, created in God’s image. We do this by introspection, evaluating how true we have been to the values instilled within...
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YOM KIPPUR MORNING 5768
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
This morning I want to tell you about some real people whom I have met in recent days. I think of them as “mitzvah heroes.” Some are even seated on our pulpit this morning....
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Yom Kippur Eve 5769
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
Hearing Kol Nidre…. sitting in the sanctuary…. scanning the room…. These are the sights and sounds and senses, which remind us of who we are. We are linked to those around us, those who preceded...
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YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2008-5769
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
Let me begin this afternoon with a word of thanks. I have had the mitzvah opportunity of standing with many of you during your times of loss. This past year was our...
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