Sermons & Articles

Repro Shabbat: A Personal Reflection

Posted on February 2, 2022

I wanted nothing more in the world than to be a mother. Our daughter Liat Odeleya’s name means “Thank God You Are Mine” in a riff on the Hebrew. Jeff Continue Reading »

Birkat Gomel – Reciting a Blessing after the attack at Congregation Beth Israel

Posted on January 23, 2022

People will often say that we Jews have a blessing or a prayer for every occasion – and they’d be right. Whatever happens there is a blessing to be said, Continue Reading »

Rabbi Danny’s Invocation for The Greater Framingham Community Church’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Posted on January 17, 2022

It is such a joy and a privilege to be with you this morning and especially to be alongside my dear friend and colleague Reverend J. Anthony Lloyd. I feel Continue Reading »

Martin Luther King Jr. Invocation 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022

The Children: My Heroes of 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021

As we approach the end of another calendar year, alongside holiday celebrations, we have a new tradition of celebrating individuals as heroes or people of the year. Most prominently we Continue Reading »

WILA Thanksgiving Welcome

Posted on December 9, 2021

Click above to listen to Cantor Hollis and Rabbi Danny’s welcome at the Wayland Interfaith Leaders Association (WILA) Interfaith Communal Thanksgiving Service!

Remembering the Tree of Life attack, three years on

Posted on October 30, 2021

I don’t remember much about the specifics of the Shabbat service that morning, what I do remember is that my phone kept vibrating in my pocket. While this has become Continue Reading »

ACE Fall Hike

Posted on October 27, 2021

Despite the limitations of COVID, our Adult Community Engagement Committee continues to plan fun activities for the adults of our community! Recently, they went on a hike up Mt. Kearsarge Continue Reading »

The Beauty of a Rainbow

Posted on October 21, 2021

Rabbi Danny’s Remarks at Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremony

Posted on October 13, 2021

As a Jewish community the importance of a people’s connection to their land is at the center of our Torah, our sacred text, and so I am grateful to Andre Continue Reading »