WORDS THAT BREATHE

A Rosh Hashanah Eve sermon on whether prayer still matters — told through Hannah, an elderly woman in Kyiv who never stopped praying for the world.

A nine-year-old gives away the foul ball he dreamed of catching — a Rosh Hashanah story about kindness, empathy, and what holds our broken world together.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes draws on the Talmudic tale of Honi the Circle Maker and the memory of Judy Friedman for a Rosh Hashanah lesson on planting chesed and hope.

When life feels faru’a - unrestrained and uncertain - Torah invites us to gather ourselves again. A reflection on Ki Tissa, leadership, the golden calf, grief, and the grounding wisdom of Rabbi Dr. Andrea Weiss.

Friends, in just a few moments we will rise for Kaddish. Before we do, I need ten minutes of holy honesty. These past weeks, many of us have watched events unfold in Minneapolis and beyond, and we have felt the ground shift under our feet. We have said the names Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, and we have struggled with the same question echoing in so many Jewish hearts: How can this be happening here, and what does our Jewish tradition ask of us now? This is not a partisa

In a fearful world, Judaism still calls us to bring blessing into brokenness. Rabbi Paul Kipnes asks: What does it mean to be a Jew today?