Libby Cone’s Kallat Bereshit Speech 5785
You probably have heard me, when making the blessing when called to the Torah, identifying myself as “Bat Avraham v’Sarah,” though you know I am not a convert. It’s because my Jewish journey was somewhat sparse and complicated until I got married. As an infant, I was adopted by a paranoid schizophrenic mother and a […]
Brian Mono’s Hatan Torah Speech 5785
Shabbat shalom! I want to begin my remarks by thanking the past recipients of the Hatan Torah and Kallat Bereshit for honoring me with this award. I’ve worked closely with many of you, and I’m not sure I’ve done enough yet to be included within your ranks. Thank you, Harry, for the wonderful introduction. I […]
The State of the Synagogue 5785
By President Lisa Eizen, Yom Kippur 5785 It is an honor for me to stand here and speak to you all on Yom Kippur. I want to wish you all L’Shanah Tovah. May you and your families have a year of good health, much happiness, and lasting peace. It has been a hard year for […]
Judy Lalli’s Al Het
Al Het By Judy Goldsmith Lalli Yom Kippur 2024/5785 For the sin of acting without thinking and For the sin of staying stuck in our heads For the sin of not doing more for others and For the sin of not doing more for ourselves For the sin of forgetting the past and For the sin of living […]
Frank Giorgilli’s Shofarot
Some Comments on Shofarot The two previous components, Malkhuyot and Zikhronot, dealt, respectively, with God’s majesty and with remembrance of the revelation at Sinai. In thinking about Shofarot, I went back to the beginning of our story – to Mount Moriah with Abraham and Isaac. Maybe I’m wrong but I would think that a ram […]