Tag Archives: Rosh Hashana

Personal Values, Public Responsibility – Rosh Hashana Morning 2022/5783

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

When should our values affect only personal choices, and when should we impose our values on the outside world? Continue reading →

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Violence and Safety – Rosh Hashana Evening 2022/5783

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

We face a crisis – a crisis in Humanist faith, a moral crisis – not just whether people are moral enough, but whether human morality itself is enough for our survival. Continue reading →

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The Plague – Rosh Hashana 5782/2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

This High Holiday sermon was delivered at Rosh Hashana evening services at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in September/Tishrei 2021/5782. It was part of a series entitled “After Disaster.” Video of these High Holiday services and sermons is available here. Every spring, most … Continue reading →

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Shall Not the Judge Do Justice?

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

This post was originally delivered as a Yom Kippur Evening sermon at Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago in September 2020. It was part of a series on Five Jewish Questions. Video is available here. Consider Abraham. Abraham is told that the city of … Continue reading →

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Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

Am I my brother’s keeper? And who is my brother? Continue reading →

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Who Am I, That I Should Confront Pharaoh?

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

If you were Moses, what would you do? Continue reading →

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In Person

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

What does it mean to be “in person”? Thoughts for a very different Jewish New Year 2020/5781. Continue reading →

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Time and Space 2020

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

Time and Space 2020
Written for a very different Jewish New Year. Continue reading →

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Old Challenges Anew – Political Civil War (Rosh Hashana 5780/2019

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

We are heirs of this experiment in holy disagreement; I hope we have learned its lessons well. Continue reading →

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Old Challenges Anew – Antisemitism (Rosh Hashana 5780/2019)

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Rabbi Adam Chalom

A rising tide of bigotry lifts all hatreds. Beware of simple answers. Continue reading →

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