Sermon Honoring Peter Rubenstein
It is my honor and privilege to give a rather special sermon today which I wrote for a very special person.
Sermon
The Newborn War
Sgt. Declan Coady was only 20 years old, and a local boy from Des Moines.
On Walls and Open Spaces
The Kotel haMa’aravi, the Western Wall, glowed softly in the subdued morning light.
Membership Shabbat Sermon
I am so privileged to serve as the rabbi of such an incredible, dynamic, creative, warm, big-hearted, tenacious and quirky (in the best possible way) community.
A Prayer For Our Times
Grant us the courage to see things clearly as they are and as they should be.
Drip-Drip (The Oldest Story)
Only a few generations prior, things seemed stable and peaceful.
Two Brothers and An Angel – Reflections on Jewish Communal Divisions on Israel/Palestine
For the last eight years since I’ve been a Midwestern rabbi, I’ve stood by the premise that ‘the periphery is the cutting-edge.’
Genesis: A Roadmap for Human Flourishing?
In Jewish mysticism, there exists the concept of ‘Adam Kadmon’, the Primordial Adam.
Waiting For The Next Day
The eighth day, with its solemnity and final prayers for rain and repentance, lead into the joy of Simchat Torah.
Curses and Places
It is important to note that there is a distinction between grieving a person and grieving a reality.