August 2020 Bulletin
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News
A More Perfect Union
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Chukat-Balak
One possible approach to the notion of exceptionism is to do something that we Jews are so very good at: love critically.
Coping with Coronavirus in a Multi-Generational Household
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July 2020 Bulletin
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Grasshopper
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Sh’lach Lecha
They locked eyes in the darkness and he could faintly make out the contours of her face. Her brown skin, a muted warm glow, framed by her dark tresses and red veil; all colors bled of their vibrancy by the pallid moonlight.
Tired
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon beha'a lot'cha
“We are tired and we are hurting.” This heartrending statement is one I heard over and over again from our siblings of color; in the media, on the internet and in real life, as I find myself listening and reading and sitting with the force of this reality today.
New Friday Evening Shabbat Service Time
We have decided to begin Friday evening Shabbat services a bit earlier, with a schmooze beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the service beginning at 7:00.
June Bulletin
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The Great Reset
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon B’har-Bechukotai
There’s a Dutch saying ‘er op of er onder!’, which translates literally as ‘on top of it or underneath’, meaning that we will either succeed gloriously or fail spectacularly but we need to give it everything we’ve got because the time is now.
The Dark Heart of Power
Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz News, Sermon Acharei Mot, Kedoshim
The cruelty and mystery of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:1 cannot be understated. Embedded among cultic taboos circumscribing forbidden intimate relations in Parashat Acharei Mot, and juxtaposed with verses exhorting ethical conduct in K’doshim, stands the prohibition against ‘offering up offspring to Molekh’.
