Category: Prayer

A Story About Stories About Stories (Passover 1)

4/6/2024

Dayenu: "it's enough for us." So we sing at every Passover seder.

But what's enough, anyway?

As Passover gathers us to celebrate freedom both ancestral and modern, what "enough" could there possibly be in liberation? And why would such a beloved Jewish tradition offer this curious declaration? Turns out, enough is both far more and far less than we might imagine.

Freedom! Now, What Have You Done For Me Lately? (P. Beshallah)

1/23/2024

Rescued from centuries of Egyptian bondage, our spiritual ancestors reached the Sea of Reeds. Pharaoh changed his mind and came charging with his army. It took a wall of fire to block them, and a miracle to split the sea so our ancestors could leave Egypt behind once and for all.

We were free at last. Then the kvetching began.

Rabbi David's Blessing at the Interfaith Council's "Longest Night"

12/25/2023

Rabbi David offered clarion-call words of blessing at the Interfaith Council's "Longest Night" memorial tribute, honoring the homeless and unseen who died on our local streets in the year 2023.

The Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut unites faith leaders and faith communities in common cause on matters of spirit-infused care and advocacy.

Are You Talking to Me? (P. Hayyei Sarah)

11/5/2023

Spiritual life means different things to different people. From Torah's early chapters forward, the core of Jewish spirituality has centrally featured personal engagement with the One we call God. Long before fixed liturgies and other books, there was individual dialogue spoken from the heart.

This week's Torah portion harkens back to those ancient times when one-on-One engagement was monotheism's truest spiritual path. In truth, perhaps that's so even now.

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A Story About Stories About Stories (Passover 1)

Freedom! Now, What Have You Done For Me Lately? (P. Beshallah)

Rabbi David's Blessing at the Interfaith Council's "Longest Night"

Are You Talking to Me? (P. Hayyei Sarah)

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