Category Archives: Uncategorized

Old Challenges Anew – High Holidays 5780/2019

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

Jewish history and the human experience have been full of difficult moments: disasters, persecutions, suffering. What have we learned to survive, and how can that help us face today’s challenges? Continue reading →

Advertisements
Posted in High Holidays, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

This World – Rosh Hashana morning 5777

Posted on October 13, 2016 by

This post was originally delivered as a Rosh Hashana sermon at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in 2016/5777 as part of a series entitled “This We Believe.” You can hear audio of the sermon through the Kol Hadash Podcast.             A vision … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Humanism for Humanistic Jews

Posted on October 5, 2015 by

This post was originally a 2004 Yom Kippur sermon delivered at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation.  Humanists are individuals, and Jews are famous for being opinionated. Imagine the challenge and the paradox of a congregation of Humanistic Jews. When David Ben … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

ChoosetoACT-2

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

#ChoosetoACT number 2 – Donating a heavy box of used children’s books to Bernie’s Book Bank, a wonderful charity that provides free books and even home libraries to children and families who need them. So far, haven’t felt excluded by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Week of Action | 1 Comment

ChoosetoACT #1

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

You don’t have to buy an American-made plug-in hybrid to #choosetoACT, but mine showed up yesterday! Members of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation are supporting a “Choose to Act” initiative this May 2 as our response to the declared “National Day of Prayer,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Week of Action | Leave a comment

New Beginnings

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Several years ago, shortly before my first child was born, I imagined creating a daily blog to match the “daf yomi” daily page of Talmud study (http://apikorostalmud.blogspot.com/). I managed to keep up some form of the blog for a time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment