Posted in Sermon on Feb 29th, 2008 No Comments »
This week’s Torah portion is about Moses gathering the community to assemble the tabernacle. As I thought about this image, I also thought about the image of this podcast and the people who have helped me with advice, creative ideas, and insights. So this week’s program is about the community of you and I think you will be surprised to find that you are all over the map….literally.
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Paul Douglas Boyer’s show
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Posted in Sermon on Feb 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
How do we look for a candidate? Who should we choose? While this is not meant to endorse anyone, it is meant to endorse an idea and a vision. In Israel the national anthem is “Hatikvah” literally translated, “the hope.” Perhaps “the hope” is how we need to look for our leaders. This is a sermon from a few weeks ago right after a ‘Super’ week.
“And they haven’t” Speech
“Yes we can!” Speech
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Posted in Sermon on Feb 14th, 2008 No Comments »
This week Steven Spielberg decided to quite the Beijing Olympics. His attempts to influence other parts of China’s foreign policy failed and he did something which the Chinese government is scared anyone can do, he gave public voice to protest over Darfur. In the criticism of his actions I saw the moral equivocation that is so common today, but it doesn’t hold water. Additionally I saw Mr. Spielberg look to his roots and a moral charge from Pirkei Avot.
UK Times Online Article
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Posted in Sermon on Feb 4th, 2008 No Comments »
This week is an archive sermon, but it seems more than a little b’shert (Yiddish for apropos in this context). With Super Tuesday with us this sermon delves into what it means to be a thoughtful Reform Jew and why where one of our candidates announced their run for the office matters. Who in this great contest of democracy decided to announce a run for the White House from the Henry Ford Museum? Listen and learn.
Candidate Announces
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