Sermon “Lost Childhood” by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
World Premiere of the Opera composed by Janice Hamer with Libretto by Mary Azrael. Sermon and Review of the World Premiere at Strathmore on November 9, 2013 Saturday evening November …
D’Var Torah for Parsha Chayei Sarah
by George Gazarek There are five Torah portions named after men in the Torah but only one named after a woman, Sarah, the wife of Abraham and our first matriarch. …
D’Var Torah-Yom Kippur, Nancy Gould
We just got done singing Kol Nidre, one of the most famous and popular prayers in the Jewish religion. Kol Nidre is so popular that if Jews come to only …
A Sukkot Message from Rabbi Arnold Saltzman
How will we find rest in a world so tormented? How will those who have suffered terrible losses recently in the Navy Yard, ever recover? How will we ever comprehend …
D’var Yom Kippur 5774
by George Gazarek These are the days of awe. Have you ever found yourself in awe? It usually happens unexpectedly. A child’s smile, a beautiful sunset, a setting of flowers, …
D’Var Torah-Rosh Hashanah, George Gazarek
Aimless Love by Billy Collins This morning as I walked along the lakeshore, I fell in love with a wren and later in the day with a mouse the cat …
Kol Nidre Sermon – How to End Anti Semitism
By Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Kol Nidre evening begins the holiest day in the Jewish Year. It is a day of repentance, reflection, fasting, affliction, remembering, renewing and recommitting ourselves. It …
Yom Kippur Sermon – Can Light Bend?
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman The Kol Nidre itself is a collection of requests to nullify vows made under duress, pressure, war. The prayer asks God to forgive our vows which …
Rosh Hashanah Sermon – ‘Opting In’ to Judaism
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman The New Year, 5774, begins today. Today begins a time of reflection, prayer, family gathering, and celebration. We sound the Shofar! The New Year, 5774 represents …
D’var Torah Ki Tavo by Nancy Gould
This week’s parasha, “Ki Tavo”, is from the book of Deuteronomy. The words “Ki Tavo” mean “when you enter”. In this parasha two rituals that the Israelites will be expected …