Wednesday, December 29, 2021

I Am What I Am - Identity and Persecution

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If you have been paying any attention to politics over the past few weeks, you know that they have been heated. All sorts of nasty names hav...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The Meaning of Tisha b'Av

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Tisha b'Av, the ninth of the month of Av, which begins at sundown tonight, is a holiday mourning the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temp...
Friday, June 5, 2020

Dvar Torah on Racism and the Vigil for George Floyd

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I am thankful that I was invited to offer the opening prayer this past weekend at the Vigil for George Floyd. In this epidemic environment, ...
Friday, May 15, 2020

Reopening, Masks, Fear, and Courage

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Friends, I appreciate all of the support and appreciation for what I said at the event for faith leaders (I speak 36 minutes in) and what I...
Friday, May 8, 2020

Statement on the Possibility of Returning to In Person Services at the Meeting with the Vice President - May 8 2020

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This is the text that I prepared for my statement. I offered a slightly different statement live in the actual meeting. You can find it at t...
Saturday, October 12, 2019

Thankful for Every New Moment - My Heart Bypass Story

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The last weekend in January, I took a few days of vacation to run the Arizona Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon in Tempe, Arizona. I raised seve...

Unetaneh Tokef. Life Happens.

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***Six weeks before delivering this sermon, I had quadruple bypass surgery.*** Many things have happened in this past year, some good...