Archives: Sermons
Rosh Chodesh Av – Talking About Domestic Violence
Over this past year, with families locked down in their homes and tensions high everywhere, calls to domestic violence hotlines surged. Abuse was already shockingly […]
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Pinchas – Feminism Yesterday and Today
Most social progress is made as two steps forward and one step back.
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B’ha’alotcha – Responding to Antisemitism
Last week, in Skokie, IL, a window was broken in the building of the Persian Hebrew Congregation – one of the synagogues in the community […]
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Tazria-Metzorah – Repairing Our Inner Boundaries
The work of repairing our internal order is really about aligning with the holiness inside of us.
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VaYechi – A Housing Crisis
The stories we tell about our past inform the actions we take to shape our future.
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VaYeshev – Feminism
Some day, every human being will be accepted for who they are, and empowered to become the most they can be.
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VaYerah – Welcoming All
It cannot be that our empathy ends with those who belong with us, in whatever categories we ourselves happen to belong. It cannot be that the prerequisite for my empathy is that I share your perspective.
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Devarim/Shabbat Chazon – Complete Picture
Our prophets demand equal justice for the most vulnerable
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Mattot Masei – Tolerating Dissent
Mattot Masei – Tolerating Dissent The level of discord has become so heated in our community and our country, it threatens our ability to allow […]
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