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Without Passion
June 23, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
How can anyone in the 21st century, who has witnessed and benefited from extraordinary technology, and advances in science and medicine, be solely
Flex Your Spiritual Muscle
June 16, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
The short but powerful story in Numbers 12, reveals tension between Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Aaron and Miriam call out their brother on
Fate and Freewill
June 9, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
(Excerpted from Rabbi Lyon’s sermon June 3, 2022) When summer heat in the Middle East fell on the rabbis-of-old, they studied lighter texts
O Jerusalem
June 2, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
In 2016, we were in Jerusalem on “Jerusalem Day,” the day that commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Defeating the Jordanians, who
What Have We Done?
May 26, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
I don’t have to quote Torah or Talmud to clarify how much Judaism prioritizes life and love over the murder and annihilation of
A First Report from Israel
May 21, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
On May 8th, David Scott and I left for Israel with 35 other travelers. Our experience was nothing short of amazing. From an
Reproductive Justice: A Jewish Value
May 5, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
The Alito Letter, or whatever it will be called in the future, set off a fury of reactions. Some are encouraged by the
To Be a Jewish Grandparent
April 28, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
When the Israelites came to Mount Sinai, they learned that the condition on which they would receive Torah was that they would teach
Freedom to Live
April 21, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
(Reprinted by request) What is freedom? Passover teaches us that freedom is liberation from bondage and then revelation at Sinai. There is no
The Great Sabbath
April 7, 2022
From the Rabbi David Lyon
Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Sabbath, is observed one week before the beginning of Passover. It’s so-called, in part, because it was on the