When the Book of Life is Closed
The new year is upon us. Our book of life lies open before us. We like to think that we have the luxury of time and many, many blank...
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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 28, 20162 min
Selichot Reflection
So, I almost died this year. It happened in June, on vacation in Florida. I borrowed my Aunt Faith’s bicycle, which had canvas toe cages...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Aug 29, 20164 min
Comfort
I must admit that until the ads for “My Pillow,” I did not know that there was such a thing as “The National Sleep Foundation.” Did...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 22, 20164 min
Google, Unitasking, and Shabbat
For the last year or so, I have been working out at “Orange Theory” at Tatum and Shea, though there are Orange Theory franchises all...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 10, 20161 min
The Rabbi Has a Hole in Her Head
a) One who has crossed the ocean(an overseas flight travel, etc.) b) One who has crossed the desert c) One who recovered from a very...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Apr 26, 20167 min
Leo Saul Koppell- 3/30/33-4/24/2016
Simcha Lev ben Tzvi v’Channah Leo Saul Koppell- 174. Born in Brooklyn, NY- 3/30/33, the eldest of Harold and Jessie’s two boys. When I...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Apr 7, 20166 min
On Retiring From the Army
When I first raised my hand 37 years ago and swore to defend the Constitution of the United States I had no idea what I was doing. I grew...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 29, 20164 min
Ki Tissa- What Energy Are We Giving to Our Communities?
Would you like to save your soul? Not a question we Jews normally ask, yet, this week’s parsha, Ki Tissa, comes to teach us precisely...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 15, 20162 min
Mishpatim- On Parents and Children
We take this incredible love for granted – which is what makes it so profoundly painful when children grow up and the bond between...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 25, 20152 min
Thanksgiving 2015
Instead of complaining about the sink of dirty dishes, we should be thankful that we have plenty of food to eat. Instead of complaining...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 26, 20153 min
Sukkot- Embracing Imperfection
I hate not being perfect. When I discover a typo in an email that I’ve sent, it’s painful. If I forget to call someone, I beat myself up....
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 24, 20158 min
Cast Out. . .
Rosh HaShanah begins, joyously and appropriately, with the story of the birth of Isaac. A beautiful metaphor for all the possibilities of...
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Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 24, 201512 min
High Holiday Reflections- 5776
Erev Rosh HaShanah- The story of the Jewish people begins with God saying to Abraham, “Lech Lecha – Go forth.” Abraham and Sarah pack up...
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