News & Events
“Dear 2021”
December 31, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
Dear 2021, You’re new on the scene. You have no idea what we’ve been through this past year. I won’t even write the
“Chanukah Lights Our Way”
December 3, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
The first night of Chanukah is Thursday night, December 10th! In the darkness of the evening, one small candle plus the shammash (lead
“America, Land that We Love”
November 13, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
Never have I witnessed such a thing and neither have you. Years ago, when I was a boy in the 1970’s, I watched
“A Prayer for our Country”
November 5, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
God of holiness, we hear Your message: Justice, justice, you shall pursue (Deut. 16). God of freedom, we hear Your charge: Proclaim liberty throughout the land (Lev.
“Judaism Loves Gray Areas”
October 22, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
In Genesis 11, just after the story of Noah and the ark, we read about the Tower of Babel. It’s a short story
“Do you Swivel?”
October 15, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
Judaism and technology sound like contrary ideas. Judaism is four thousand years old and technology is modern and cutting-edge. But I would argue
“When the Gates Close”
October 8, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
Just a week after Yom Kippur, we’re still feeling the warmth and spirit of our season of repentance. Thank you for your emails,
“Our Fragile Home”
October 1, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
Just five days after Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the year, we begin Sukkot, the beginning of “Z’man Simchateinu,” the season
“Get Out the Vote”
September 3, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
On November 3, 2020, we’ll all vote in our national election. Regardless of your voting preference, which is a private matter, the sharp
“From Hate to Love”
August 6, 2020
From the Rabbi David Lyon
The daily news is filled with hate and indifference, polarized issues and partisan politics. It’s hostile, caustic and destructive. The antidote often begins