A great scholar once taught that: The future hasn’t been written yet. The future is whatever you make it. Those are wise words, especially for Yom Kippur, as we sit and ponder the coming year, ponder the future. But I’ll bet you’ll never guess who it was that said those wise words. It wasn’t aContinueContinue reading “We Can’t Change the Past (A Sermon for Yom Kippur 5772)”
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The Four Children (of Star Wars)
In the section called the “Four Sons,” the Passover seder very wisely recognizes that different children learn differently, depending on their disposition, level of knowledge, age, etc. Here’s how I got my kids to care about the Four Sons at our seder last night: ———————————————————————————————————————————- The Wise Son The wise son almost always follows theContinueContinue reading “The Four Children (of Star Wars)”
Watch Anat’s Arrest at the Kotel
For those who haven’t seen it yet, here is the video of Anat Hoffman’s arrest at the Kotel for carrying a Torah scroll. Looks eerily like images of the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Notice some of the women (including Anat) wearing thair tallitot wrapped around them like a scarf. This is because some women haveContinueContinue reading “Watch Anat’s Arrest at the Kotel”
Information Overload: Is Shabbat the Solution?
These days, we spend our lives connected to information, and connected electronically to the world. At any moment of the day, you can find out the answer to almost any question; and at any moment of the day, others can reach you – through email, phone, online social networking, etc. This kind of access -ContinueContinue reading “Information Overload: Is Shabbat the Solution?”
Rabbi Micah Streiffer 