Happiness vs. Meaning
Rabbi Eli Freedman: Yom Kippur Morning Sermon This past spring, we had the unique opportunity to host Anat Hoffman, a civil rights pioneer in Israel. Through her organizations, Women of […]
If These Walls Could Talk: 90 Years in the Sanctuary
Delivered by Rabbi Maderer Rosh Hashanah morning Some of you may have known one of Rodeph Shalom’s oldest, long-time members, Floss Feder, of blessed memory. In my last visit with […]
For All These Sins: Gender Justice and Learning from Me Too
Delivered by Rabbi Jill Maderer, Kol Nidre Avinu Malkenu: We have strayed and sinned before you. Anachnu chatanu/ We have done wrong. Al chet shechatanu lifanecha– For our sins, our […]
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5779 – Civic Engagement
Sermon given on Sunday, September 9 by Rabbi Eli Freedman HaYom Harat Olam; today is the birthday of the world. Tonight, Erev Rosh Hashanah, we begin the New Year of […]
Parental Leave is a Jewish Issue
I was on the phone with a friend last week after an especially long day watching Josephine and our new addition, Nora, all by myself. My friend asked, “So how […]
Mental Health Awareness
Earlier this summer, some high profile suicide deaths tragically reminded many of us of the critical, life-saving importance of mental health and mental health resources for this public health issue. […]
Parashat K’doshim: Happiness vs. Meaning
This past Wednesday night, we had the unique opportunity to host Anat Hoffman, a civil rights pioneer in Israel. Through her organizations, Women of the Wall and the Israeli Religious […]
Do Not Stand Idly By: A Different Focus for Gun Reform
In an intimate scene in parashat Ki Tisa, God says to Moses: “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and the grace that I grant and the compassion […]
We Are Crossing to the Other Side: Rabbi Maderer’s Message at the Philadelphia Women’s March 2018
Shabbat shalom! Today, I am grateful to gather—we who call God many different names, and we who choose not to call to God at all—I am grateful to gather together […]
Take the Long Road
As many of you know, I just returned from leading 18 teens to Israel along with our youth engagement coordinator, Jenn Reiss. On our first full day, after an amazing […]