Compassionate Discipline, Ten Days Omer 5785
Today is ten days, which is one week and three days of the Omer in the year 5785. תפארת שבגבורה , Tiferet ShebeGevurah, Compassionate Discipline. When we recognize our impact on other people and choose the path that allows us to be of service wholeheartedly. We help others see The Way with compassion. We walk The Way, allowing Compassion to lead us towards Grace, rather than Ego leading us towards Hubris.
Essential Discipline, 9 Days Omer 5785
Today is nine days, which is one week and two days of the Omer in the year 5785. גבורה שבגבורה, Gevurah ShebeGevurah, Discipline within Discipline. The core of Discipline is understanding the Right Path and choosing to follow it. Making time to contemplate our unique paths and discerning the way towards spiritual liberation and expanded consciousness.
Today We Are Reborn, Yom Kippur Sermon 5784
Yom Kippur is a time for renewal. A time for sinking into the people we want to be. What are the elements of life we desire to bring forward in this new spiritual year? Sermon for Yom Kippur Morning Service 5784.
Tzedakah: Righteousness Is When People Give Money to the Poor. Kol Nidre Sermon 5784
Giving tzedakah, money to the poor, is one of the ways to make our lives better. I internalized this teaching through chevruta with a Bar Mitzvah student. Kol Nidre sermon, 5783.
Returning to the Path of Goodness and Truth: Teshuvah
Returning to our deepest selves. Returning to the path of Goodness and Truth. This is the Teshuvah expected of us on Rosh HaShanah. We must apologize to the people we’ve harmed and clarify the people we want to be.
Requesting Forgiveness, Selichot 5783
How do we return to our authentic selves? How do we forgive ourselves for not living up to our ideals? How do we ask for forgiveness from people we have harmed? Selichot, Penitential Prayers, support us in returning and renewing our lives.
