My two older sons recently did something very strange and surprising: they started reading a lot! The reason is that they found a book – or actually a series of books – that they really like. It’s called Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It’s a fictional, first-person account of something most of us would ratherContinueContinue reading “Books, Bullies, Beit Shemesh: A Sermon for Parashat Bo”
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We Can’t Change the Past (A Sermon for Yom Kippur 5772)
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)”
Don’t Blame “Not Me” – Why the Oil Spill is Our Fault
(A sermon on Chukkat) I love the Sunday comics. My wife laughs at me every week because as soon as the newspaper arrives, the first thing I do is open up to the comics. One comic, which is actually not among my favorites – is Family Circus. It tells about the daily life of aContinueContinue reading “Don’t Blame “Not Me” – Why the Oil Spill is Our Fault”
Judaism & Health Care
As the health care bill makes its way through the House, I am posting here my Yom Kippur Sermon from last Fall, which was called “Judaism and the Health Care Crisis.” For Jews, health care is not only a financial or political issue – it is a moral issue. “Judaism and the Health Care Crisis,”ContinueContinue reading “Judaism & Health Care”
Rabbi Micah Streiffer 