Posted in Sermon on May 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
I love fountain pens! In fact this week I am very jazzed since the haftara (reading from prophets for the week) mentions pens and writing instruments, but you might not want to see what they wrote. Jeremiah speaks of inscribing the sins of Judah on the stone Horns of the Altar, which would have to be done with a metal instrument. This was considered a permanent and sacred declaration in ancient times, unfortunately, we have certain pastors today who don’t understand that their words are no less public or permanent. Hagee’s recent rants seem to confuse us all, so I’d ask you to join me in my prayers for him and all of us this week. If there was a prayer for the Czar…there has to be one for Hagee.
Portrayal of Altar in Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez
Hagee’s Speech
McCain’s criticism of Hagee Hagee’s retraction of McCain endorsement
Yoffie’s letter to Hagee
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Posted in Sermon on May 16th, 2008 No Comments »
What do we learn from a loaf of bread? This weeks Torah portion gives us some unusual mitzvot to observe in the Land of Israel, but are they so strange? We are to treat the land as if it had feelings and could be harmed. Perhaps the Torah and rabbis were not so far off in a physical sense (land conservation and global warming). What about the metaphorical understanding of this passage? What do we learn when we extend concern to inanimate objects? Listen and find out.
The First Bat Mitzvah
The Sabbath - AJ Heschel
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Posted in Sermon on May 9th, 2008 No Comments »
This week’s Torah portion is a list of qualifications for the priests and about time. Now in the middle of an election cycle, we seem to focus on the perfection of our choices and the time when things enter the media. Are there certain things that really damage and taint a leader? Perhaps there needs to be one and it found its way into our neighborhood as of late. This devar was delivered at our Kehilah of Lower Merion meeting this past Monday.
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