Rabbi’s Sermon: Rosh Hashanah 2026
By Rabbi Gail Fisher ROSH HASHANAH 5787 Shabbat shalom and l’shana tova! How I spent my summer vacation: As you know, I stayed in Jerusalem for a month, which …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Yom Kippur 2026
By Rabbi Gail Fisher YOM KIPPUR 5787 Shana tova! In our quest for stories about the abuse of power, we will look this morning at II Samuel. David led military …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Yom Kippur 2025
By Rabbi Gail Fisher Good YomTov. In the Talmud (Menachot 53b), we’re told that despite their sins, God will remember the Jewish people and save them from all the evils …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Rosh Hashanah 2025
By Rabbi Gail Fisher Shana Tova! I volunteer in a retirement community. A few years ago, I was helping out in the chapel during a church service – picking up …
Rabbi’s Sermon from May 10th, 2025
By Rabbi Gail Fisher Today we read from Leviticus chapter 19, called the Holiness Code. It begins by telling us – all of us – that we should be holy …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Yom Kippur 2024
By Rabbi Gail Fisher I had a sermon all written for today, complete, up until a week ago. It was printed out, tucked into my machzor, read through a few …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Rosh Hashanah 2024
By Rabbi Gail Fisher ו יְהֹוָ֣ה | יְהֹוָ֔ה אֵ֥ל רַח֖וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶֽאֱמֶֽת זנֹצֵ֥ר חֶ֨סֶד֙ לָֽאֲלָפִ֔ים נֹשֵׂ֥א עָוֹ֛ן וָפֶ֖שַׁע וְחַטָּאָ֑ה וְנַקֵּה֙ Adonai, Adonai, benevolent God, Who is compassionate and …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Rosh Hashanah
by Rabbi Gail Fisher I thought about avoiding the Akeda this year. I’ve heard it talked about every year for my entire life and decided a change would be a …
Rabbi’s Sermon: Yom Kippur
by Rabbi Gail Fisher People often state that they don’t believe in God. In response, one could ask, “Describe for me the God that you don’t believe in.” They’ll tell …
A HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM RABBI ARNOLD SALTZMAN
Dear Congregant, In a time of events which have caused unfathomable suffering, we find that even in this time we are inspired by selflessness and sacrifice as we witness rescuers …