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Rabbi Freedman Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Inviting the Joy, Not the Oy!"
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Ambassador Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism tells a story from when she was…
Rabbi Maderer Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon: "Sisera’s Mother’s Cry and Our Own: To Resist the Binary and Embrace a Bound Future"
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Ours, is not the first time of disquiet in the memory of the Jewish People. In ancient days, after decades…
RS Security Update 10/2023
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I am grateful for this opportunity to share with you some key aspects of our intentional security procedures to provide…
Rabbi Emeritus Alan Fuchs Yizkor Sermon 5784
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Sixty nine years ago, in 1954, I was elected by my high school class to give the address for the…
Rabbi Freedman Yom Kippur Sermon: Judging Others
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A story from the Talmud (Shabbat 127b): There once was a worker who had just completed a very large project…
Rabbi Maderer Kol Nidre Sermon: Holding onto Torah as We Greet Each Wave of the Future
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In the Talmud – the text of our ancient sages’ interpretation of Torah—Rabbi Gamliel tells a story: “Picture it. I…
Rabbi Maderer Rosh Hashanah: Because We Are Not AI; We Are Human: Together Make Shabbat Holy and Call it a Joy.
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In an email, from me to Rabbi Freedman: “Hi Eli – Can you roll the Torah scroll to the correct…
Rabbi Eli Freedman Erev Rosh Hashanah: “Ein Li Eretz Acheret/I Have No Other Land: Israel Today.”
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Ein Li Eretz Acheret/I Have No Other Country. These words were emblazoned on the side of a building as we…
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