The Rabbi's High Holy Day Drashot for 5767

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• Erev Rosh Hashanah 5767: Keeping it Real
  My favorite part of the High Holy Days is the hustle and bustle of preparing for them. There is a certain thrill in the exasperation of completing last minute details before the great masses of Jews come through the doors of the sanctuary for their yearly dose of religiosity and spirituality and Judaism ...

• Rosh Hashanah Shacharit 5767: Real Faith
  It's an old Jewish joke ... nonetheless it is one that reminds me about the reality of the work of religion ...

• Kol Nidrei 5767: Right Speech
  There is a teaching among the Chasidim that says: if one refrains from idle conversation for forty days, he or she will receive divine
  inspiration ...

• Yom Kippur Shacharit: Real Life Choices
  There is a certain folk story from our tradition that guides my understanding of the Jewish concept of partnership or covenant between humanity and God. In it, the main character calls out to God, "There is so much suffering in the world, God. So much pain and cruelty. Why don’t you help your creatures?" ...