Category: Festivals
THE NEVER-ENDING BEGINNING
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) With all the talk of “deals” and “final phases,”... Read More
HUTS AND CLOUDS
In June 1967, as the Six-Day War began, Israel’s leaders were genuinely terrified. The army... Read More
WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS
(Drasha given before Yizkor, Yom Kippur 2025/5786) On Tuesday January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan was... Read More
YOUR GOD LOVES YOU
(Drasha given at Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur 2025/5786) Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson once went... Read More
“I FORGIVE YOU!”
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) “I forgive you!” Those words are meant to be... Read More
EVENTS, DEAR BOY
(Drasha given on the first day of Rosh Hashana 2025/5786) Let’s begin with an obscure... Read More
NOTHING PERMANENT EXCEPT CHANGE
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) One of ancient Greece’s earliest philosophers, Heraclitus, is recorded... Read More
THE LIE THAT NEVER DIES
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In late March 1144, in the English town of... Read More