Rabbi Bellows gives sermons almost every Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) usually based on that week's Torah portion or with reference to an upcoming holiday. The purpose of a sermon is to use ancient teachings from our tradition to bring spiritual meaning to our lives and to inspire us to act to make our world more whole and just.
Jonah son of Ammitai wakes up one morning. A new week has begun, and he is ready to get to work. Everything is planned for the hours and days ahead. He’s going to be so productive, his hand itching to etch off the first item on his stone tablet to-do list. He turns to his… Continue Reading
Erev Rosh Hashanah 2012 Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg Coming Home A slave woman and her son cast out of their home with only a skin of water and some bread. They finished off both hours ago, and the mother, Hagar, desperately lays her son under a bush, not wanting to watch her child die. She sits… Continue Reading
Rosh Hashana Morning, 2012 Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg Watching our children climb mountains “Start by pushing down on the pedal that is up high! Scootch the bike forward and push the pedal up with your foot! Here – let me show you.” . . . the training wheels came off today. “But I can’t! It’s not… Continue Reading
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