Beautiful Brokenness
By Cyril |
Yom Kippur Morning 2023 Rabbi Cy Stanway I want to share a true story[1] with you: In 1975, in Cologne, Germany, ...
Yeish V’eiyn – To Have and not Have
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Erev Yom Kippur Erev Yom Kippur 2023Rabbi Cy Stanway I love playing around with words and expressions. There is always ...
Wither Free Israel? Rosh Hashanna Morning 2023
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Whither Free Israel?Rosh Hashanna Morning 2023Rabbi Cy Stanway Many years ago, I had the most embarrassing moment of my life, ...
Broken Bones and Connective Tissue: Erev Rosh Hashanna 2023
By Cyril |
Rabbi Cy Stanway There was a fascinating article I found during the pandemic that has stayed with me. I want ...
LET’S TALK ABOUT TORNADOES
By Cyril |
Rosh Hashanna 2022I am going to start my Rosh Hashanna sermon talking about something I don’t usually think about: tornadoes. ...
OUR MOVEMENT’S MOMENT OF TESHUVAH
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Yom Kippur Morning 2022 Of all the days in the Jewish year, you would think that Yom Kippur is the ...
LISTENING TO THE STILL, SMALL VOICE
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YOM KIPPUR In the Middle Ages throughout Europe, over-zealous priests in the Catholic Church were so afraid of Jewish thought ...
Uvalde, Texas
By Cyril |
From the Book of Lamentations in memory of those killed by another round of gun violence in Uvalde: Bitterly she ...
In the Blink of an Eye: Reflections from the Hineini Mission to Poland – Spring 2022
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It’s often said that life can change in the blink of an eye. Anyone who has ever experienced a sudden ...