Derlivered on Rosh Hashanah Morning 2023 at Congregation Kol Ami, Thornhill, Ontario. Let me ask you a question: Have you looked at the sky today? The story is told that once the great Rebbe Nachman of Bratzlav was looking out his window and he noticed one of his disciples, Chaim, rushing down the street towardContinueContinue reading “Stop and See: A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah 5784”
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Vayetze: Scary Times and Unexpected Holiness
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-a4ywm-f37369 The story of Jacob’s ladder teaches about finding holiness in unexpected places. It’s an idea that saved and formed Judaism in ancient times. There couldn’t be a more important message for the pandemic.
Toldot: How (Not) To Disagree
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6ykif-f2da89 This week’s Torah portion teaches about how to disagree respectfully. We could learn a thing or two for our own lives and our political system.
Chayei Sarah: Life and Death and Legacy
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-up2ui-f234de Chayei Sarah is a Torah portion about death. So why does its title only mention life??
Rabbi Micah Streiffer 