Month: September 2017

Rabbi Jared H. Saks Yom Kippur 5778. September 30, 2017 – 10 Tishrei 5778. Relationships are hard. They take a lot of work. I would venture to say that few if any of us in this sanctuary this morning would say that we have even one relationship that is perfect, one without strife, conflict, or … Read more

Rabbi Jared H. Saks Kol Nidre 5778. September 29, 2017 – 10 Tishrei 5778 You’ve probably heard of Mitch Albom’s book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, but what you may not heard of are the six questions you’ll be asked when you arrive. In Tractate Shabbat (31a) in the Talmud, the Sages give … Read more

Rabbi Jared H. Saks from the Chadashot Newsletter, September 2017 At the ‘other’ new year that we mark, when we change the secular year at the stroke of midnight, I often remark that it is not on that day that I make resolutions, but rather on the new year that occurs in the autumn. While the … Read more

by Jane Sloven The Kabbalists teach that everything we do stirs up a corresponding energy in other realms of reality. When we remain cognizant of this mystical system, we are careful about what we do, say, or even think, for we know that everything is interdependent; we know that a seemingly insignificant gesture could have … Read more