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Touro Synagogue, Oldest Jewish Synagogue in United States
September 18, 2016The history of Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the United States, offers lessons about social justice and religious tolerance that resonate even today. Video written & directed by Seth Front: http://sethfront.com “Shalom Rav” Performed by Nancy Linder: http://nancylinder.com Music by Jeff Klepper & Dan Freelander
A Sanctuary of Kindness, Your Second Home
August 14, 2016The clergy of Congregation Or Ami (Calabasas) share their vision of the synagogue as a sanctuary of kindness, your second home.
Car Accident, Rape, and the Responsibility of Standing Up to be Counted
June 10, 2016How a car accident and a rape teaches us about the responsibility to stand up and be counted.
A Prayer for these Fire-Filled Days
June 5, 2016A Prayer for during a Fire: Our God and God of our fathers and mothers, as the flames burn, wreaking havoc upon our homes, our hills, our fire fighters, our sense of security, we turn to You for comfort and support.
Shabbat Video Message: On Blessings and Curses
June 3, 2016My Shabbat video message: on blessings and curses
Our Shabbat Hike: Praying Out in the California Wilds
June 1, 2016On our Shabbat hike, we experienced a different connection with God, a deeper connection that allowed us to experience God as our ancestors did. In the wilderness, without walls, without man-made things, it seemed easier to feel God’s presence.
10 Steps to Leading Your Own Shabbat Hike
June 1, 2016Leading your own synagogue Shabbat Hike is incredibly easy. In just 10 steps – simple but effective – you can embark on a moving spiritual experience. And, as we discovered on Congregation Or Ami’s own Shabbat Hikes, the journey is inspiring and refreshing. They say that exercise is good for the soul. I think Shabbat in the … Read more
Shabbat Video Message: Hiking on Shabbat in the Wilderness
May 27, 2016Shabbat Video Message: Why we hike in the wilderness on Shabbat.
A Vow to Keep Learning
May 27, 2016Sitting in my mentor’s study, I soak up his wisdom. Rabbi Stan Davids seems to know so much about so many things and I wonder how that was possible.