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A Sukkah of Peace
Friday October 10, 2025/ 18 Tishrei 5786/Sukkot Hevre/Friends, Could it really be that tonight will be the last Shabbat on which we...
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This Could Be It
Friday September 19, 2025/ 26 Elul 5785/Parshat Nitzavim Hevre/Friends, What motivates someone to make change? Is it a sense of urgency,...
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Shofar: Soundscape of Repair
Friday September 12, 2025/ 19 Elul 5785/Parshat Ki Tavo Hevre/Friends, My close friend and master Jewish educator, the late Rachel...
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My Public and My Privates
Friday September 5, 2025/ 12 Elul 5785/Parshat Ki Tetze Hevre/Friends, Most of us think of the work of repentance as intensely private...
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Doubling Down on Justice
Friday August 29, 2025/ 5 Elul 5785/Parshat Shoftim Hevre/Friends, It’s hard to keep me indoors when the lake and the trails beckon,...
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Which Ties Bind?
Friday August 22, 2025/ 28 Av 5785/Parshat Re'eh Hevre/Friends, Last night, 25 of us gathered to watch the documentary, “October 8”,...
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Hearing is Believing
Friday August 15, 2025/ 21 Av 5785/Parshat Ekev וְ הָיָ֣ה עֵ֣קֶב תִּשְׁמְע֗וּן אֵ֤ת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה And if you do listen to...
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Comfort and Rest
Friday August 8, 2025/ 14 Av 5785/Parshat Va'Etchanan/Shabbat Nachamu/Tu B'Av Hevre/Friends, Nederland, Colorado, is a gateway town to...
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We Know Why
Friday August 1, 2025/ 7 Av 5785/Parashat Devarim Hevre/Friends, It’s every person’s worst nightmare. Someone you love gets up in the...
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Endings and Beginnings
Friday July 25, 2025/ 29 Tamuz 5785/Rosh Chodesh Av/Parashat Matot-Masei Hevre/Friends, It’s the end of the week, and the start of the...
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Moderation in a Time of Extremism
Friday July 18, 2025/ 22 Tamuz 5785/Parashat Pinchas Hevre/Friends, I'm wiped. The news coming from Israel as well as from other...
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No Rest for the Weary
Friday July 11, 2025/ 15 Tamuz 5785/Parashat Balak Hevre/Friends, If you can get past the talking donkey in this week’s portion of Balak,...
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Independence Means More Than Freedom
Friday July 4, 2025/ 8 Tamuz 5785/Parashat Chukkat Hevre/Friends, This is it. My most favourite weekend of the year. All of my four...
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It's not the Journey; It's the Destination
Friday June 27, 2025/ Rosh Chodesh Tamuz 5785/Parashat Korach Hevre/Friends, After our fascinating and meaningful (and fun!) Rabbi on...
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Hide and Seek
Friday June 20, 2025/24 Sivan 5785/Parashat Sh'lach Lecha Hevre/Friends, “Hola” from Basque Country where we are entering the final two...
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Watch your step, but don't be afraid to look up!
Friday June 13, 2025/17 Sivan 5785/Parashat Beha'alotekha דַּבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֵלָ֑יו בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת...
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Holy Housework
Friday June 6, 2025/10 Sivan 5785/Parashat Naso Hevre/Friends, Our departure for Rabbi on the Road 2025: Basque Country is just days...
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When Eyes Speak Louder than Words
Friday May 30, 2025/3 Sivan 5785/Parashat Bamidbar שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם...
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Let's be Honest
Friday May 23, 2025/25 Iyar 5785/Parashat Behar-Bechukotai IN MEMORY OF SARAH MILGRIM, Z”L, AND YARON LISCHINSKY, Z”L Hevre/Friends, ...
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Wounded Warriors
Friday May 16, 2025/16 Iyar 5785/Parashat Emor כּל־ אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֣וֹ מ֗וּם מִזֶּ֙רַע֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣א יִגַּ֔שׁ לְהַקְרִ֖יב...
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