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Divrei TorahNovember 2022 | Cheshvan 5783
Annual Meeting, Community, From The President, NewsletterI have just returned from the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), where 1,800 professionals and lay leaders met to discuss some of the critical issues facing our Jewish communities, locally and worldwide. I learned how people think about some of the significant issues facing us, whether we live in a smaller community, like the Berkshires, or a larger one. It was inspiring to meet with committed leaders from so many places.
From the Rabbi – November 2022
Cheshvan, From The Rabbi, Newsletter, Spiritual LifeNovember this year mostly overlaps with the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. Among Ashkenazi Jews (Jews of Eastern European descent or who follow the customs of that part of the world) this month contains no holidays other than Shabbat.
Don’t Be Like Noah: Shabbat Noach
Divrei TorahOctober 2022 | Tishrei 5783
Days of Awe, From The President, Newsletter, Rosh HashanahThis is the speech that Natalie Matus offered at Rosh Hashanah services this year.
From the Rabbi – October 2022
Days of Awe, From The Rabbi, Newsletter, Sukkot“So we’ll be building our sukkah on Sunday,” I said to my kid a few days ago. “Wait, what?” he asked. “I thought Sukkot was a week and four days after Yom Kippur!” Nope, I told him: it’s just four days after. “Oh yay,” he said. “That means Sukkot is sooner than I thought!”
Balancing Life and Death: Yom Kippur Morning 5783
Days of Awe, Sermons, Yizkor, Yom KippurKol Nidre 5783: Toward Transformation (Or: the Holy Atonement Reset Button)
Days of Awe, Sermons, Yom KippurOn Kol Nidre, teshuvah, balance, “the holy atonement reset button,” and more.
Preparing for Yom Kippur
Days of Awe, Yom KippurRosh Hashanah Morning 2, 5783: Do the Next Right Thing: Living by Our Values in the Face of Challenges
Days of Awe, Divrei Torah, From The Rabbi, Guest Posts, Rosh Hashanah, Sermons, Social Action, Tikkun OlamThis guest post is the D’var Torah that CBI member Ziva Larson offered at Rosh Hashanah 2 Morning Services on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Rosh Hashanah Morning 1, 5783: Tools for Tough Times
Days of Awe, Divrei Torah, Sermons, Tikkun OlamErev Rosh Hashanah 5783: The Sacred “And” (Joint D’var – R. Rachel & R. David)
Days of Awe, Divrei Torah, SermonsIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
A message from Rabbi Rachel before Rosh Hashanah
Days of Awe, PandemicD’varling for Ki Tetze: Who Do We Choose to Be?
Days of Awe, Divrei Torah, Elul