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The phone rings on the wall of Mrs. Gerda Weinblatt's kitchen in her apartment at 303 Avenue S in Brooklyn.  "Mrs. Weinblatt?"  a voice says.  "I have Worthington Rosecroft of…

Twenty Feet from StardomThis past Monday I saw a movie called "Twenty Feet from Stardom".  It focuses on the careers of a number of African American women – Darlene Love,…

Second ChancesMembers of our congregation are wonderful when it comes to asking questions.  Some of my best sermons, I think, are based on questions that congregants ask me.  I would…

This Day of Judgment  A few weeks ago, a young man, Michael Brandon Hill, walked armed into the McNair Elementary School in Georgia and barricaded himself into a small office,…

The KittelThe story is told that Elijah the prophet once showed up to a wedding dressed as a beggar. "Please sir," he asked the father of the bride, "May I…

A Good YearGood evening. Once again, on behalf of the Cantor and myself, I want to welcome you to our High Holiday services.  Some of us have been together greeting…

The Songs of our LivesIt was really an extraordinary sight!!! A totally unexpected, amazing and startling scene!! During our congregational trip to Israel this summer, we visited Masada, King Herod's…

Regaining our Sense of PurposeThe year was 1936. The Olympics were being held in Germany, and two Jewish men, Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller, were in Berlin to compete as…

Enlarging our TentLast week I attended a fascinating Webinar hosted by an organization called "Jumpstart." This was a webinar held exclusively for rabbis across the United States to share the…

We The PeopleFor me, one of the most significant things about our first congregational trip to Israel this June was seeing Israel through fresh, bright and clear eyes.  Although I…