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To New Beginnings
According to my son, Disney\’s \”The Lion King\” is the greatest film ever made. He saw it three times in the theater,and insisted on playing the soundtrack every morning on our way to school. All the way to kindergarten, we sang the film\’s stirring theme song, \”The Circle of Life,\” until, one morning, I listened to the words.
Yamim Noraim
For me, there are only two obstacles when pickingHigh Holy Day Ground Zero. Only Content. Only Context.
Jacob’s Vision
One of Rabbi David Aaron\’s favorite biblical analogies derivesfrom the story of Jacob\’s dream, in which the patriarch saw a ladder stretching from earth to the heavens.\n
Is There Nothing Good
The sermon seminar organized by the Board of Rabbis of Southern California is the group\’s biggest event of the year. Rabbis from allover the Southland get together to share sermon ideas for the High Holy Days. It is an opportunity for spiritual enrichment and sharing.Colleagues present their best materials. Congregations throughout Southern California benefit from this annual exchange of ideas and inspiration.
Friendship Among
Jews celebrate the New Year, 5758, a date that hasnothing to do with a Jewish historic event — neither the birth ofAbraham nor the flight of Moses from Egypt to the promised land.
The Champion of Spiritual Maturity
Who is your spiritual hero? Asked this at a recent conference, Irecalled a story from the Talmud.
Marcelle Kadkhoda
It is a late Friday morning, not long before Rosh Hashanah, and already the tantalizing smells of exotic spices and frying onions are wafting from Marcelle Kadkhoda\’s sunny, compact apartment kitchen.\nThe Persian émigré, in her 70s, is wearing an apron and sensible shoes as she cooks for Shabbat, preparing the family recipes that have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations.\n
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