YOM KIPPUR MORNING 5770
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
At this juncture of our worship, we approach, Unetaneh Tokef, a theologically controversial prayer of the Holy Days. “Who shall live, who shall die, who by fire, who by water…” Many have...
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YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 5770
Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
Friends, today is known as Yom Hadin, the Day of Judgment. So let me begin my comments this afternoon with the story of a Jewish man appearing before a judge. He was suing for...
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KOL NIDRE 5770
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
Yom Kippur Eve…We make every effort to arrive on time. Latecomers
are few. No one wants to miss Kol Nidre, perhaps the most powerful religious moment in our liturgical calendar. It has been...
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YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2011/5772
By Rabbi Robert H. Loewy
One of the meditative readings that has been part of our Reform liturgy for decades reads, “grief is a great teacher, when it sends us back to serve and bless the living.” We all...
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