Pride Sermon/Parashat Nasso – Rabbi Eli Freedman
This Sunday, the first ever session of Camp Indigo Point will begin. Camp Indigo Point, according to their website, aims to offer traditional camp experiences — such as canoeing, archery, […]
50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Rabbi Sally Priesand – Rabbi Jill Maderer
Today marks the 50th anniversary of women rabbis in America. June 3, 1972, Sally Priesand becomes the 1st woman ordained in our country and the first woman ordained at a seminary. And, […]
Vashti is Now: Accountability in the Reform Movement Sexual Misconduct Reports by Rabbi Jill Maderer
Rabbi Jill Maderer Congregation Rodeph Shalom, March 11, 2022 Vashti is Now: Accountability in the Reform Movement Sexual Misconduct Reports Next week, we celebrate Purim. It is undisputed: the Purim […]
COVID Precautions Update: Chip Ellis, How We Gather Task Force Chair
As COVID cases have dropped 90% from national pandemic highs, our Pandemic “How We Gather” Task Force has recommended that we loosen our protocols. In doing so, we are prepared […]
For Our Wrongs: Rabbi Maderer Kol Nidre Sermon 2021/5782
A conversation overheard in Grand Central Station, recounted in Kathryn Schultz’s book called, “Being Wrong:” You said pound cake. I did not say pound cake; I said crumb cake. […]
Rabbi Kuhn Yizkor/Neilah 5782/2021
Thank you for inviting me to speak today, Rabbi Maderer. I am always struck by the beauty and solemnity of this moment, this Yizkor Memorial service that is so meaningful […]
Rabbi Fuchs Afternoon Sermon 5782/2021
When I was a student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati studying for the rabbinate, as part of the training, HUC required that we be student rabbis in small congregations […]
RS President Hank Bernstein Yom Kippur Address 5782/2021
Good Yontif! It is so wonderful to connect with one another virtually and in person! Many of us have been busy over the summer renormalizing our lives only to now […]
The Tangled Rope: Rabbi Freedman Yom Kippur Sermon 5782/2021
Imagine a tangled rope. A lump of knots and twists with two ends sticking out. If we want to untangle the rope, we can’t just pull on the ends – […]
Descending the Mountain: Rabbi Jill Maderer Rosh Hashanah Morning 2021/5782
L’shanah tovah. Quite a journey. Each step up the mountain stretching limits, even each step down the mountain demanding courage. A journey through unfamiliar wanderings, along an uncertain path, on […]