וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ה’ אֶמְחֶ֨ה אֶת־הָאָדָ֤ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֙אתִי֙ מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה מֵֽאָדָם֙ עַד־בְּהֵמָ֔ה עַד־רֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַד־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֥י נִחַ֖מְתִּי כִּ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃ ‘ה said, “I will blot out from the earth humankind whom I created—humans together with beasts, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I regret that I made them.” (Bereshit 6.7) At the end of last week’sContinue reading “Shabbat No’akh: What A Mess”
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Kol Nidre 5783: Hatanu L’fanekha – What Reflects Back
I. What is Evil? On Rosh HaShanah I offered you a drasha on the idea of community, and how mitzvot are the links that create meaningful Jewish community. Of course! I want to talk about community – after not being together in the fullness of our Kehillah Kedoshah since March of 2020 (and for meContinue reading “Kol Nidre 5783: Hatanu L’fanekha – What Reflects Back”
Rosh HaShanah 5783: Identity and Kehillah
I. Individuality: just another word for nothing left to lose I’ve never done the Hineni prayer which is only for those who lead the prayers during the Days of Awe; it always seemed arrogant to hold myself apart from our community in that way. We all stand before Truth and Eternity equally. Yet it’s alsoContinue reading “Rosh HaShanah 5783: Identity and Kehillah”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 