Selichot: Time to Seriously Apologize
On Wednesday evening, our community will gather to usher in the year 5785. We traditionally read the parsha of Nitzavim on this Shabbat,...
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The God Show Podcast With Pat McMahon - Ep. 282 Israel under attack. How could it happen?
Ask an Army Colonel. Ask a Rabbi. Ask a woman. They are all.
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 284 min
Shoftim: The Unsolved Murder
Towards the end of this week’s Torah portion, jam packed with 14 positive- thou shalt, and 27 negative- thou shalt not mitzvot, is the...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 63 min
Re'eh- Make a Decision!
This week’s parsha opens with one of those epic, profoundly moving, famous verses- (Deuteronomy 11:26)- “See, I set before you, today,...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 214 min
Balak: Antisemitism 2600 Years Later
This week’s Torah portion. Balak, contains the well-known story of the talking donkey who tries to prevent the prophet Balaam from...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 114 min
Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments
Let me start off by saying that I am pro-10 commandments. In Jewish tradition, we classically have 613 commandments, but the top ten are...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 83 min
We Are NOT Grasshoppers - Korach 5784
In your Shabbat bulletin you will find a list of my 30 favorite verses in the Torah. I started off with a goal of 10, but the list quickly..
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jun 75 min
BaMidbar: Everyone Counts
The book of BaMidbar picks up where Exodus left off. Our Israelite ancestors escaped from slavery in Egypt, successfully passed through...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
May 224 min
B’har: Do Not Oppress
This week’s Torah portion, B’Har addresses issues of economic justice and social equality, environmental stewardship...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Apr 153 min
Passover Jewish News 2024
After perhaps too much preparation, we find ourselves in the midst of our Passover celebration. Perhaps the message of “Dayenu” has found...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 284 min
Passover Seder 2024
Why is this Passover different from all other Passover seders?
Passover celebrates liberation. It celebrates freedom...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 204 min
Purim and Antisemitism 2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming holiday of Purim, a moment in our calendar characterized by much joy and not a small amount of..
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 74 min
Ki Tissa: The Half Shekel, Me and You
Check out these coins! Although it is a coin from the State of Israel, the notion of it goes back to this week’s Torah reading. As the...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 164 min
What is God’s Love Language?
Gold and silver and brass. Blue and purple and scarlet. Plus precious stones and fine oil and fabrics and skins. Terumah begins.
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