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Sound is Touch at a Distance / Sermon by Jackie Novatt (Ha’azinu 9/23/23)

Posted on September 26, 2023

Sound is Touch at a Distance If you listen to RadioLab, you heard this quote from Professor Anne Fernald on an amazing episode that was made in 2007 but re-aired Continue Reading »

New Beginnings (Rosh Hashanah 5784 – Day 2)

Posted on September 22, 2023

New Beginnings You may not know this, but I’m part of an online community where the members are trying to develop a stronger connection with their intuition. It’s helping me Continue Reading »

The Age of Empowerment (Rosh Hashanah 5784 Day 1)

Posted on September 20, 2023

The Age of Empowerment If Charles Dickens was alive, he might say: It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. Nah, no one would say it’s the best Continue Reading »

Expanding our Blessings / Rabbi Neil’s Sermon – Ki Tavo 09/02/23

Posted on September 5, 2023

Expanding our Blessings “And God will open the great storehouse, the heavens, to provide rain for your land in season and to bless all your undertakings…you will be at the Continue Reading »

Remembering Rabbi Aharon Moshe Schecter zt’l (Ki Teitzei 08/25/23)

Posted on August 29, 2023

The Passing of my beloved rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Moshe Schecter zt’l My Rebbe passed this past Thursday, 8/24/2023. From the online religious newspaper, HaModiah: In the half-century that Rav Aharon Continue Reading »

The Problem with PACS (Shoftim – 08/19/23)

Posted on August 22, 2023

The Problem with PACS All societies hope their judges and law enforcement agencies are fair, don’t show favoritism, and are corruption free. The Torah’s ideal for a Jewish state is Continue Reading »

Oppenheimer and Isaiah (Eikev – 08/05/23)

Posted on August 8, 2023

Oppenheimer and Isaiah Spoiler Alert. “Oppenheimer” wasn’t what I expected. I thought it would be about the race with Nazis to develop the atomic bomb and the challenges of the Manhattan Continue Reading »

“Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.” MLK Jr. (Sh’lach 06/17/23)

Posted on June 20, 2023

“Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.” MLK Jr. Wondering why my garbage wasn’t picked up yesterday morning, I realized I need to be more aware and Continue Reading »

“Why Should We Lose Out?” (Beha’alotecha 06/10/23)

Posted on June 13, 2023

“Why Should We Lose Out?” Something is odd about this week’s Parsha – it’s not in the right place. We’re already three parshiyot into the book of Numbers: Bamidbar-Naso-Beha’alotecha; yet Continue Reading »

June is Pride Month (Naso 06/03/23)

Posted on June 6, 2023

June is Pride Month In my youth, I was not an ally. Liberace, Elton John, and Freddie Mercury were ok as long as they were on TV or the radio. Continue Reading »

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