George Burns famously said: “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family … in another city.” As someone who lives far away from his family I couldn’t possibly comment, but I am curious whether he was using our Biblical ancestors as his source material. The family dynamics in our first book of Torah, the Continue Reading »
Lights in the Darkness
Endings and Beginnings (edited from the text that was delivered) At this time of year in the Jewish calendar it is inevitable that we think about beginnings and endings. Rosh Hashanah marks simultaneously the end of one year and the beginning of a New Year. It also marks the start of our Ten Days Continue Reading »
“Are You Ready for Your Close-Up?” Kol Nidre Sermon 5786/2025 Rabbi Lisa Eiduson Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland MA This past year, Sunset Boulevard played at the St James Theatre on Broadway. Despite the great reviews, the sold-out crowds, and the standing ovations, it ran for only nine months. The production, which began last October, was Continue Reading »
On the 13th April 1888 Alfred Nobel awoke to discover that he had died. Or at least that is what one French newspaper was reporting, as it carried an obituary for the inventor. More shocking than seeing his name on the page was the description he found. The obituary stated: “Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became Continue Reading »
60 years ago today the Jewish religion and America’s national religion – baseball – came into direct conflict with one another. The MLB scheduling had decreed that Game One of the World Series would coincide with Yom Kippur. This timing challenge became an even bigger issue when the Los Angeles Dodgers progressed to the big Continue Reading »
