Holiness and Goodness
With your attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for (his or her) life." With...
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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
Mar 13, 201811 min
Friendship and Holiness
Welcome back and I trust that you are enjoying a wonderful day of friendship and community. It’s great to see friends on Facebook, and...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 8, 20184 min
From Shushan Purim to Pesach: A Lesson in Empathy
What a wonderful, raucous Purim we enjoyed on Wednesday night and I trust that your celebration continued on Thursday. You might not be...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 18, 20183 min
Terumah- Where Does God Dwell?
Have you ever built or remodeled your home? It is rarely a fun or pleasant experience and there are SO many details to keep track of,...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 18, 20184 min
Shabbat Shekalim and Giving
Since Ron proposed to me on May 8, 2016, Shabbat Shekalim will never be the same to me again. Tonight we usher in a special Shabbat,...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jan 22, 20183 min
Flip Phones and Parshat Bo
Were you as shocked as I was to read that flip phones, aka dumb phones, are making a comeback? Social commentators suggest that it’s...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Dec 31, 20173 min
5 Ways to Hack Your Jewish Life
Light Shabbat Candles- Your Jewish calendar tells you what time candle lighting SHOULD be each week. Forget it. Candle lighting should be...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Oct 8, 20173 min
Sukkot and Hurricanes
The year my friend Toby was dying of lung cancer, she told me that she did not want to say the Unetaneh Tokef prayer. She said that she...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 24, 20177 min
Mountain Biking and Humility
Erev Rosh HaShanah 2017 My husband Ron has introduced me to the joy of mountain biking. We have a beautiful, regular route at Brown’s...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 3, 20173 min
Justice For All
It’s okay, in the eyes of Jewish tradition, to tell a lie. A little white lie for the sake of shalom- to maintain harmony in our...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Aug 18, 201710 min
On the Reality and Power of Evil
In her novel The Wonder Worker, Susan Howatch warns us of a fact of life which we would all much rather ignore, as she writes, “Evil...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Apr 5, 20173 min
My Grandson, The Angel
Every grandparent thinks that their grandchild is an angel. My new grandson, Michael David, who is 10 days and 30 minutes old, actually...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 24, 20173 min
Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos and Rabbah bar Chana
By now we are all familiar with the story of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, the Mesa mom who came to the U.S. from Mexico at the age of 14,...
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