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Parashat Vaera/ Intergenerational Social Justice Shabbat
written on January 22, 2015 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Heather Miller This evening’s service began with a great story by Ms. Purple about the power of recognizing […]
Weekly Drash – Shabbat Va’yehi | January 2 2015
written on January 5, 2015 // 0 CommentsBy: Rabbi Joel A. Alter When Joseph was young, he obtusely, obnoxiously announced the exalted future that occupied his dreams. […]
Pidyon Shvuyim, Redeeming the Captive: Human Rights Shabbat, December 5, 2014
written on December 11, 2014 // 0 CommentsBy: Rabbi Rachel Bat-Or These two emails came to the JQ Warmline, the first in February, the second in September. […]
We are climbing Jacob’s Ladder – Shabbat Vayetzei, World AIDS Day, 2014
written on December 2, 2014 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Lisa Edwards This week’s Torah portion, Vayetzei, begins with a skeptical young Jacob, sent away from his family, […]
Trans Remembrance Shabbat Drash – Shabbat Toldot , 21 November 2014
written on November 25, 2014 // 0 CommentsBy Zsa Zsa Joshua Irving Gershick In this week’s Torah portion, Tol’dot, in the Book of Genesis, Jacob barters for […]
Davi & Bracha’s 35th anniversary: Nov. 7, 2014 Shabbat Vayeira 5775
written on November 13, 2014 // 0 CommentsSome say, me among them, that this is a tough Torah portion to get behind what with all the challenging […]
Shabbat Lech-lecha: Jews and Halloween, October 31, 2014
written on November 3, 2014 // 0 CommentsBy: Rabbi Lisa Edwards When one of our BCC children received her weekly 4th grade public school vocabulary list a […]
The Meaning of the Rainbow: Parashat Noach, October 24, 2014
written on October 28, 2014 // 1 Commentby Bracha Yael Noach, this week’s Torah portion, includes an important and meaningful symbol for Jews, Christians, LGBT peoples and […]
“Confusion of the Heart,” Kol Nidre 5775 Drash
written on October 9, 2014 // 0 CommentsI began to feel guilty this summer as I heard from more and more of my colleagues and friends who […]
Choosing to be Religious: Yom Kippur Day 5775
written on October 6, 2014 // 0 CommentsMost of you are probably like me– and if faced with the ultimatum of describing yourself as “spiritual” or “religious,” […]
