Ba-Seter, In the Cranny of the Cliff
At weddings I often sing a few verses from Shir Hashirim, the Song of Songs. As I sing, the couple…
Bridges and Other Elevated Crossings
Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2014 Rabbi Dawn Rose As most of you know, this will be my last Rosh Hashanah here at Temple…
Anger as a Spiritual Path. Yom Kippur Sermon 2014
Anger as a Spiritual Path (Some Do’s and Don’ts) A Sermon for Yom Kippur Morning Service, 2014 Rabbi Dawn Rose,…
Domestic Abuse in Jewish Communities
Behind Closed Doors 30 years ago, I converted to Judaism at a Conservative synagogue. My conversion class was a…
Navagating the New Year
Last year in a bulletin essay, I said that kayaking was like prayer moving through water. I had been boating…
Heroes
Spiderman, like so many other superhero stories and Western sagas, was written by a Jew who was fascinated with story…
Winter Wedding
Outside was all cold and white. Inside, there was a warm, golden glow all around. One of the reasons I…
Holy Moriah: A Kabalah 