International Holocaust Rememberance Day
My recent posts...Monday, January 27, was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. January 27, 1945, was the day that the Red Army liberated Auschwitz. 60 years later, in 2005, the United Nations passed a resolution for an annual commemoration. 60 years. 60 years for...
Outrage. Sorrow. Resolve.
My recent posts...outrage sorrow resolve let not the desire for deserved retribution the justified outrage over evil and lies overwhelm our deep sorrow and our deeper resolve for our resolve deepened and hardened by our sorrow is stronger than lies and evil...
Release, Return
My recent posts...Release. Return. מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יי (mima’amakim k'raticha adonai) From the depths, from the depths of our souls, Adonai, we call to You: we pray for healing the minds and hearts of those newly released from sadistic confinement. we pray...
Too Late So Early
My recent posts...I Sang "Damn" in Church On Monday night, I sang the word “damn” in Asbury United Methodist Church in Atlantic City. The annual community Thanksgiving interfaith service, postponed a week due to a power outage in Atlantic City, was attended by seven...
Parshat Lech-Lecha 5785
We make assumptions about others based on what we see: what they wear, what they drive, their work, past-times… And we project upon the other who passes our superficial entrance exam what we want them to be — i.e., more like us!
Breath (Yizkor KN5785)
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Can You Hear Me (KN 5785)
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Yom Kippur Singing
My recent posts...Over the decades, I have composed melodies for some of the texts we use in our prayer services. (I've written English interpretations of the texts for a few of them.) Some of them are posted here so we can sing them together at Shirat Hayam and, even...
Rosh Hashanah 5785 Sermons
My recent posts...Click links to view sermons. Siren and Shofar (Day 1) Teachings (Day 2)
Journey to Shalom House
My recent posts...To the Shabbat Circle at Shalom House Journey with me Shabbat shalom! שבת שלום
9th of Av | tish’a b’av
My recent posts...9th of Av | tish'a b'av We Jews keep reliving our history through festivals and commemorations. Some of those are more enjoyable than others; the full complement, including the fast day of tish'a b'av, adds rich meaning to our lives and connects us...
Of Vision and Light
In preparation for the 4th of July, I checked my “prayers for country” folder.