by Rabbi | Nov 12, 2014 | Rabbi’s Remarks
I actually started davening (attending minyan services) regularly at my first pulpit, Temple of Aaron, St. Paul MN, back in the mid seventies. I found that getting together with fellow daveners bracketed my day in a unique way. The ideas expressed through the prayers...
by Rabbi | Oct 31, 2014 | Rabbi’s Remarks
I would love to have everybody read the September 27, 2014 speechgiven in Oslo by the Israeli Vice Ambassador to Norway, George Deek. It so totally makes the point of my Kol Nidre sermon. Please see the current Shofar to read this long but very worthwhile speech....
by Rabbi | Oct 10, 2013 | Rabbi’s Remarks
New Year, New Hope: These days you have to have a strong heart to listen to the news! ISIS, Gaza, Russia, Ukraine, Ebola, the Border Immigration Crisis and the drought to name just some. Sometimes one wonders if the world is coming apart at the seams. The level of...
by Rabbi | Aug 1, 2013 | Rabbi’s Remarks
My late father, Rabbi Meyer Miller, found this “grammatical” headline intriguing. I actually think he may have used it as a title for a Rosh Hashanah sermon or two! Even thirty years ago it captured the world political situation. For whatever reason, we human beings...
by Rabbi | May 1, 2013 | Rabbi’s Remarks
I must admit I wasn’t looking forward to it. No! I’m not referring to Pesach, as the title might imply; it was the thought of returning to St. Louis so that we could empty out the contents of our home and ready it for its new owners. Over twenty years of accumulation...
by Rabbi | Mar 1, 2013 | Rabbi’s Remarks
After stating the words of the priestly benediction (“May the Lord bless you and guard you…”) to Aaron and his sons, the Torah goes on to state, “Thus they shall link my name with the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” (Numbers 6:27). The obvious question is:...
