reflection

August 27, 2020 0

Meditations on life, death and an afterlife for an improved Shanah Tovah

Photo by Igal Ness on Unsplash Editor’s Note: This essay by Rabbi Allen S. Maller was originally published on the blogs of The Times of Israel. It is republished here [Read more...]

Spiral Jetty, United States. Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash

January 6, 2020 0

Reconsidering My Life

Rabbi Mark H. Levin reflects on his life, and the values of altruism, love, and justice. [Read more...]

January 7, 2018 0

Guest Blog Post from Rabbi Howard Shapiro: Vi-Eleh Shmot – These Are The Names: A 50-Year Reflection

Rabbi Address shares a guest blog post from Rabbi Howard Shapiro, a sermon Rabbi Shapiro delivered at the National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis in Florida. [Read more...]

October 30, 2015 1

“If It Please You, Do Not Go Past Your Servant…”

Rabbinic lore teaches that every person who was present at the revelation at Sinai heard the Divine Voice according to his/her specific abilities. It is at the root of the [Read more...]

September 18, 2015 0

A Whack of Humility

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his year was the first time in a long time that I did not lead services on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Having recently left my chaplaincy [Read more...]

August 28, 2015 0

Backwards and Forwards: a pre-Rosh Hashanah commentary

Don’t say, “How is it that times past were better than these?” For it is not wise of you to ask that question. (Kohelet/Ecclesiastes 7:10) Although we won’t be [Read more...]

June 1, 2015 2

“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…. WHO THE HELL IS THAT?”

Ok! Ok! Ok! We are all Baby Boomers who either fashion ourselves from Haight-Ashbury, Rodeo Drive, 5th Avenue or somewhere in between! We either care or we don’t care what [Read more...]

November 16, 2012 0

Calm in the face of life: A reflection from Jewish ethical tradition

The parsha entitled Chaye Sarah, the Life of Sarah, begins with Sarah’s death at the age of 127. Abraham purchases a burial site for his wife, the cave of Machpelah, from [Read more...]