yom kippur

September 25, 2017 0

Rabbi, Is This Chicken Kosher? and Other Musings on Life and Death as We Prepare for Yom Kippur

I begin with one of my favorite stories: A Reform and an Orthodox Rabbi are walking down the street, deeply engaged in an animated discussion (already you know this is a tale [Read more...]

November 23, 2016 0

Getting to Be the Author of Your Life – Rabbi Thomas M. Alpert, Temple Etz Chaim, Franklin, MA

Yom Kippur Morning Sermon, September 23, 2015; 10 Tishrei 5776 Rabbi Thomas Alpert’s bio Rabbi Thomas Alpert Little Aaron and his father were entering the synagogue to [Read more...]

November 9, 2016 0

“The Conversation,” a Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Esther Adler

Editor’s Note: This Yom Kippur sermon was delivered by Rabbi Esther Adler at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, MN. She gave Jewish Sacred Aging permission to repost it [Read more...]

October 30, 2016 0

Louisiana Rabbi Launches M’vakshim/Seekers: Exploring the Opportunities of Aging, In High Holiday Sermons

Rabbi Robert H. Loewy, rabbi of Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie, LA, used his 2016 high holidays sermons to introduce a new program focusing on issues of aging. [Read more...]

October 20, 2016 1

Rabbi Ben David’s Yom Kippur Sermon 2016

Rabbi Ben David, senior rabbi, Adath Emanu-El, Mt. Laurel, NJ So much has happened since 1976. Think about it for a minute. Think about how different life was for you and [Read more...]

"Fire," by Ian Barbour, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons License

October 4, 2016 0

Who by Fire … My Yom Kippur Problem

Editor’s Note: This guest post was contributed by Edmond H. Weiss, Ph.D. Long before the Pharisees began writing about an Olam Haba, an afterlife that is a reward for [Read more...]

August 21, 2012 0

Holiday Food, Jewish Style

As the High Holidays approach, and we reflect upon the year past, we are in touch with the essence of our deeds, the essence of one’s soul and the essence of our [Read more...]

October 7, 2011 0

God’s Eternal Question

With the ending of Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur, the Jewish calendar focuses on the first of our three Festivals, Sukkot. The symbol of the fragile dwelling place, the [Read more...]

September 1, 2011 0

The call of the month of Elul

Shalom. This month is a special one within the Jewish calendar. Elul begins. This is the last month of the Jewish year and in it, we are asked to slowly prepare our souls for [Read more...]

September 29, 2010 0

Coping with Loss….A Yom Kippur Thought Piece

Rabbi Geri Newburge, Associate Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill, NJ Adam, the first human, was created on the 6th day. The sun shone for him throughout the entire first [Read more...]

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