A Talmudic debate for today: What does it mean to dance in the rain?

This sermon was delivered on Yom Kippur 5785/2024. It is great to be home at Temple Beth El for this service of healing. We all need healing.  Judaism is built on questions. The rabbis of the Talmud love to debate critical issues to understand their limits. So, here’s my question: What does it mean to dance in the rain? This May I’ll celebrate my 30th year as a rabbi. I…

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It Takes a Team to Battle Breast Cancer

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Pursuing Peace Together

This talk was written for an interfaith prayer service for peace and solidarity in the world at Aldersgate in Charlotte on May 23, 2024. Psalm 133 states in Hebrew, “Hinei…