Judaism is full of blessings. There’s a blessing for bread, a blessing for wine. A blessing for fruits and vegetables and other various foodstuffs. There are blessings for seeing and enjoying a beautiful natural scene – a rainbow, a sunset. There are blessings for doing mitzvot – like lighting candles and putting on a tallit.ContinueContinue reading ““A Spectrum of Meaningful Human Difference” – Sermon for Pride Shabbat”
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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??
Vayera: Let every voice be heard; let every vote be counted
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tuu25-f1844d In this week’s #Torah portion, the strange and challenging story of Sodom and Gomorrah teaches us that a just society is one that hears the voices of its citizens. #socialjustice #counteveryvote
Rabbi Micah Streiffer 