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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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
- Jun 7
- 5 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 22
- 4 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
- Feb 16
- 4 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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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Dec 29, 2023
- 4 min
Loneliness New Year’s Weekend 2024
Did you read where Dr. Ruth Westheimer has a new job? At the age of 95, she was just appointed as New York’s first “loneliness ambassador.”
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Oct 19, 2023
- 4 min
"I Will Bless Those Who Bless You"- Genesis 12:3
THANK YOU TO MY NON-JEWISH MILITARY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote these powerful words- “In the end, we...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Oct 11, 2023
- 4 min
Bereshit and Justice
And so it begins again. This week, Parshat Bereshit, we have the opportunity to open our Torah scroll to the very beginning and take it...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Oct 8, 2023
- 2 min
Violating the Law of Land Warfare
Violating the Law of Land Warfare Rabbi Bonnie Koppell CH (COL) USAR- Retired War has been part of human history for as long as we know. ...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Oct 7, 2023
- 3 min
Israel at War
Israel at War Simchat Torah 2023 Rabbi Bonnie Koppell It was just last night, in the before time, that Alan Zeichick and I were chatting...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Sep 27, 2023
- 7 min
A Jewish Perspective on Artificial Intelligence
A Jewish Perspective on Artificial Intelligence Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Kol Nidre 2023 I want you to look at the Torah. I want you to think...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Sep 19, 2023
- 8 min
HAPPY New Year
Are you happy to be here this morning? I am! First of all, I’m happy that we can be together. Personally I am not yet so far past the...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Jul 18, 2023
- 6 min
In Support of Medical Aid in Dying
Let me tell you about Mary Cohen. A refined woman of Southern upbringing, she lived in a modest two-room apartment in an assisted living...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Jul 5, 2023
- 2 min
Negotiation: What NOT to do (Chukkat-Balak)
Respect different perspectives. Listen actively to the other person and try to understand the logic of their position. Never use force-...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Jun 12, 2023
- 5 min
Pirke Imahot- A Tribute to the Wisdom of My Mom on Her 89th Birthday
In the world of the rabbinate, we use the expression, “freedom of the pulpit.” It means that, theoretically, no one is supposed to tell...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- May 16, 2023
- 7 min
Remembering America’s Rabbi- Rabbi Harold Kushner
Looking around at the bookshelves in my office, there are only three authors of whom I have collected at least 7 of their works....
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Feb 26, 2023
- 3 min
The Aloha Spirit
Akahai- kindness expressed with tenderness. What we might call, “chesed,” gemilut chasadim- loving acts of kindness. Going out of our way...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Feb 21, 2023
- 3 min
Mishpatim: Trust, But Verify
A Temple Chai member approached me at the nosh a couple of weeks ago with the words, “Rabbi, can I ask you to do me a favor?” I replied,...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Jan 19, 2023
- 2 min
Awe is Awesome
As we come together for Kabbalat Shabbat, I want to talk about something really awesome. That is- the sense of awe itself. In Hebrew we...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
Noah and Nakedness
We all know the story of this week’s Torah portion, how Noah is identified as the only righteous person in his generation, and delegated...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
- Sep 25, 2022
- 5 min
No Regrets in the Year Ahead
Listen to the words of Frank Sinatra’s memorable tune, “My Way.” And now the end is hereAnd so I face that final curtainMy friend I’ll...
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