Posted in Sermon on Jul 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Hi, and thank you for listening this week! The Union for Reform Judaism has a wonderful program that started decades ago called Reform Jewish Summer Camp. URJ Camps are places that compliment our youth’s growth in understanding themselves, their Jewish identities and these places help our kids to encounter some of the biggest questions of life in a safe place. Where else can a kid go and have not one or two, but six different rabbis, two cantors and three educators teach them; while having all the other activities and fun found at summer camp? I can’t describe the enthusiasm, so I’ll let you listen to a few songs from song sessions with 500+ campers and share moments of ruach (spirit!) in upcoming shows. Enjoy!
URJ Camps
Camp Video
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Posted in Sermon on Jul 21st, 2008 No Comments »
When we see someone act in a zealous way, chances are they think they are doing something divine. What does it mean to be zealous, and what happens when God does (or maybe doesn’t) speak to us? Acting on God’s command should make any of us nervous, however Moses would often question God’s decree and often questioned God. What should demand our zeal? Please listen and consider…
God speaks through Bush?
It’s not funny….
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Posted in Sermon on Jul 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Balak, King of Moav hires Balam to curse Israel, but all Balam can do is bless Balak’s nemesis. While this is the story in our Torah portion, I think we see the opposite today. In our world, we seem to have people who should be blessing certain social and political achievements, but in a tragic irony, they curse. This situation also begs the question, how do we pass on leadership and responsibility from one generation to the next. Often we think it is about the next generation being responsible, but the actions of Jesse Jackson point to the fact that the older generation also gets in the way.
Jesse is sorry…
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Posted in Sermon on Jul 6th, 2008 No Comments »
How do we honor patriots? Good question given the recent past where veterans have been left to struggle to survive battle wounds, and the bureaucracy of trying to obtain health care. Unfortunately, regardless of how some officials claim to honor the military and patriotism, we have a checkered past which brings us to a Jewish patriot who helped save our country and died with only a questionable “Thank You.”
Solomon’s Business
Washington’s letter
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Posted in Sermon on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Is it just a bad sense of timing, or does God really have a sense of humor? The ‘conservative’ leaders of the Anglican Church met in Jerusalem this past week, and boy, were they surprised! To find out how and why please continue to listen. BTW, THANK YOU! we hit 5,000 listens this week! I am truly grateful for your interest in this podcast! Shalom.
BBC Podcast (go to time index 19:10)
Mother’s Day
Father’s day
I Have A Dream…
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