In the last few days I have been asked multiple times, ‘What are you doing for New Year’s Eve?’ And the sad answer is probably not much. The perpetual foghorn…
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(adapted from my book, Tingling tastes.) Turkey הוֹדוּ לְתַרְנְגוֹל, הוֹדוּ! הַכּוּ, עַל חָזֶה הַכּוּ! הִתְוַדּוּ, כִּי אֲכַלְתֶּם לֹבֶן בְּשָׂרוֹ, הִתְוַדּוּ! Dripping giblets of the gobbler, And afterwards some…
During the Yom Kippur service, Rabbi Tzemah gave this sermon. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Watch a recording of the sermon: MY PILLARS Dear Friends,…
During the Kol Nidre service, Rabbi Tzemah gave this sermon. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Watch a recording of the sermon: RUTH Kol Nidrei is…
During the Rosh Hashanah service, Rabbi Tzemah gave this sermon. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Watch a recording of the sermon: THE COVID TEST On…
For many rabbis, the day after Yom Kippur brings a sense of relief. The sermons we wrote have been delivered, they either resonated or they didn’t, and now they are…
(adapted from my book, The Humanist Prayer Omnibus.) I fast on Yom Kippur. Fasting is difficult. Although the long-term health effects of fasting for one day are virtually non-existent, one…
It is so hard to believe that next week the fall season will officially begin. On the eve of September, we look forward with apprehension to a disruptive fall season….
We are doing a lot of counting these days. We count the sick and we count the dead. We count the unemployment numbers and the days that have blurred together…
We have been in lock-down for seven weeks. Seven weeks of not hugging friends. Seven weeks of not celebrating births, of not mourning deaths. Seven weeks of unstructured time. Days…