Sukkot: festival of impermanence, festival of joy even in vulnerability. We build sukkot to remember our ancestors’ harvest traditions; to remember the flimsy sukkot in which we dwelled after leaving […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpWpqQBiaWI] I gave my sermon “live” on Zoom in realtime, and also pre-recorded it to go live with this blog post around the time I was offering it. […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwH0sNVtr9s]I gave my sermon “live” on Zoom in realtime, and also pre-recorded it to go live with this blog post around the time I was offering it. […]
כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ יָעִ֣יר קִנּ֔וֹ עַל־גּוֹזָלָ֖יו יְרַחֵ֑ף יִפְרֹ֤שׂ כְּנָפָיו֙ יִקָּחֵ֔הוּ יִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּ עַל־אֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ Like an eagle who rouses their nestlings, gliding down to their young, So did God spread God’s wings and take […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMuJWw6syY] Here’s a video of my sermon if you’d rather watch it than listen to it. (It’s here on YouTube.) Or, you can read on, below… Do […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTun5Lk9PfE] Here’s a recording of my sermon if you’d rather watch it than read it. (It’s here on YouTube.) Or, read below… Not quite two thousand years ago, […]
Dear CBI Members and Friends, Selichot is coming up on Saturday night — this year our Selichot services are a partnership between the three Reform congregations in the Berkshires; RSVP […]
Last week my son and I were watching the fifth Harry Potter movie, Order of the Phoenix. There’s a moment where two teenagers are kissing on a bench, and with […]
Dear CBI Members and Friends, This week’s high holiday preparation message is about the inner work of getting ready. One tradition teaches us to spend the month before Rosh Hashanah […]
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