Category Archives: Rabbi Heather Miller

Out of the Depths of Torah: The Analogies of Parashat Toldot

written on November 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Rabbi Heather Miller Some of the most powerful stories that have stood the test of time are those that […]

Heeding the Sacred Call: Yom Kippur 5778 (2017) Drash

written on October 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

by Rabbi Heather Miller I attended a funeral last week for a security guard who served Temple Israel of Hollywood, […]

Building Sacred Community: Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778

written on September 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

By Rabbi Heather Miller A Story: Rabbi Kushner was once asked to give a tour of his congregation’s buildings to […]

Not Bread Alone: Parashat Eikev — August 11, 2017

written on August 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

Iceland has been in my life a lot these days. A good fried recently told me of her journey there […]

A reflection on the Tragedy in Charlottesville

written on August 16, 2017 // 3 Comments

By Rabbi Heather Miller Friday night, while I was leading Shabbat services on the pulpit at my congregation in Los […]

Peace Through Peaceful Means: Parashat Pinchas

written on July 17, 2017 // 1 Comment

by Rabbi Heather Miller I don’t know if you know this about me, but in 2008, I studied for 6 […]

Everyone Counts: Parashat Ki Tissa – Drash by Rabbi Heather Miller, March 17, 2017

written on March 23, 2017 // 1 Comment

Shabbat Shalom, So, when thinking about when I felt like I really mattered– there was a time two weeks ago […]

The Power of Flexibility — Parashat Beshallach, February 10 2017

written on February 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Rabbi Heather Miller Some would say I am a social justice seeker– or a rabbi informed by the prophetic […]

Sacred Resistance: Parashat Bo, February 3, 2016

written on February 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Rabbi Heather Miller Shabbat Shalom. It was someone’s birthday in the congregation earlier this week– our dear board member, […]

Why We March: A Drash on Exodus

written on January 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

by Rabbi Heather Miller Do you know what a people’s microphone is? It is a kind of call and response […]