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The God Show Podcast With Pat McMahon - Ep. 282 Israel under attack. How could it happen?
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
21 hours ago6 min read
My Life in Quotes- #41-50
"If one refuses, even, to sit down at the chessboard and make a move, one cannot, of course, be checkmated."- F.C. Copleston Truth. ...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jan 16 min read
My Life in Quotes- #31-#40
31. "The great thing is not to be this or that but to be oneself."- Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or Vol. II Entering the Kierkegaard...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Dec 22, 20245 min read
My Life in Quotes- #21-#30
"The trees are better than men, for the trees sigh and are silent- men whisper."- ibid., Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or Vol. It is very...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Dec 8, 20244 min read
Vayetze: God Was In This Place, God is IN This Place
God Was In This Place God is IN This Place Rabbi Bonnie Koppell As our parsha opens, Jacob is scared, and rightfully so. Jacob...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Dec 7, 20244 min read
Thanksgiving IS a Jewish Holiday
Thanksgiving IS a Jewish Holiday Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Thanksgiving is a quintessentially Jewish holiday. First of all, there is...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Dec 7, 20246 min read
My Life in Quotes- #11-#20
"Ah, Harry, we have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one guide us. Our only guide is our...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 30, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes- #10
"All births mean separation from the All, the confinement within limitation, the separation from God, the pangs of being born ever anew. ...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 30, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes- #9
"One only understands the things that one tames.". . . "What is essential is invisible to the eye.". . . "You become responsible,...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 25, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes- #8
"Mankind? It is an abstraction. There are, always have been, and always will be men and only men."- Goethe Whatever our grand ideas...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 25, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes #7
"What is important in life is life and not a result of life."- Goethe Mindfulness. Living in the moment. Goethe reminds us to focus...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 17, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes- #6
My Life in Quotes- #6 "The great fault of us all is that we force logic on facts, whereas it is facts themselves that create logic."-...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 14, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes- #5
"Those seekers of wide learning are like hairs (i.e. too many), whereas those who understand the truth are like horns (i.e. too few)."-...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 13, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes #4
My Life in Quotes #4 ". . . through the awakening of love we get a glimpse into the infinity of things. . . "- D.T. Suzuki, Zen Buddhism...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 9, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes #3
My Life in Quotes - #3 "The eye with which I see God is the same with which God sees me."- Meister Eckhart, quoted in D.T. Suzuki, Zen...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 9, 20243 min read
Veteran's Day Shabbat at Temple Chai- 2024
People often confuse Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. The difference between them is crucial. In fact, we might say that it’s the...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 5, 20243 min read
Serious Enforcement of Background Checks, Mandatory Training and a Restriction on Possession of Assault Weapons
Serious Enforcement of Background Checks, Mandatory Training and a Restriction on Possession of Assault Weapons September 2, 2024 Rabbi...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 5, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes #2
My Life in Quotes - #2 "The only immovable point is the unlimited freedom to change, to preserve freedom without content."- Paul Tillich,...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 5, 20242 min read
My Life in Quotes- #1
I love words. I love when a word exactly captures the moment, the feeling. How it precisely describes something that you experienced...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Oct 14, 20246 min read
WAIT: Why Am I Talking?
WAIT: Why Am I Talking? Rabbi Bonnie Koppell 1. WHY LISTENING IS IMPORTANT? Shema is the foundational prayer in Jewish life. We...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Oct 14, 20249 min read
Thou Shalt Not Steal
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL Rabbi Bonnie Koppell I can summarize what I want to say to you tonight in four words- “Thou shalt not steal.” ...
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