Sermons
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Songs of Freedom
Try to imagine the environs: we are seated outside in a semi-circle of wooden benches, between the blending of the light of day and dusk, a campfire roaring in the center.
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The Naked Torah
Let’s talk about… menstruation, blood, sex and reproduction. Yes, this sermon comes with a content warning.
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This is Not A Sermon about Geopolitics
This is not a sermon about geopolitics. This is a sermon about the simplest of things; the most common of denominators, and the hardest of truths. Our humanity.
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Sermon Series on the Synagogue: Sermon Three of Three
Now we will take a look at what the future may bring and how we may meet the moment.
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Sermon Series on the Synagogue: Sermon Two of Three
Quite a number of years ago, when I was a much newer rabbi and still living in the United Kingdom, I befriended a local pastor.
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Sermon Series On The Synagogue: Sermon One of Three
There is something both ancient and radical about the synagogue; a place of direct democracy, civic engagement and ongoing learning.
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Of Water and Trees and Holy Community
Perhaps you left Egypt with a sense of excitement and confidence, hopeful for what the future brings. Or perhaps you left Egypt with understandable trepidation about the great unknown.
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Let There Be No Strife Between You and Me
The story-telling element in our Jewish culture is so compelling, worlds of the heart bound in words, each story a gem in a jewel box.
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The Vessel of our Tears
Here we find ourselves; adrift on churning seas.
The Ultimate Joy
Did you know that all the world’s citrus fruits are hybridizations of three original species?