Reviving our Commitment to the Environment
Rabbi Rachel Kort Temple Beth Or, Everett Rosh HaShanah Morning 5781 There is something special about this sermon. I wrote it in the forest at Deception Pass. I did something I’ve never done before. I went camping by myself. Just me, my laptop and a really long extension cord. It was so nice to […]
A Teshuvah, A Return to Blessings of Gratitude
Rabbi Rachel Kort Temple Beth Or, Everett Erev Rosh HaShanah 5781 Once, a man named Isaac lived in Cracow. Isaac wasn’t a rich man. He had a family, a tiny house, and an old stove that kept his family warm through long Polish winters. One night, Isaac had a dream: there was a treasure buried […]
Rosh HaShanah – B’Nai Noach: We Are the Children of Noach
Do you think Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish holiday?i Yes, we are sitting here in the sanctuary. Tomorrow we’ll skip work, and miss school, separating ourselves from the non-Jewish world. But unlike other holidays we celebrate as a Jewish community such as Passover, Purim and Hanukkah which talk about our particular history as a Jewish […]
Building Community: Looking Back, Looking Forward, While Focusing on the Present
Building Community: Looking Back, Looking Forward, While Focusing on the Present [February 22, 2019 Installation Service] In the February edition of the ORacle, our monthly newsletter, I shared one of my favorite Jewish stories, Honi the Circle Maker, a Jewish Rip Van Winkle tale.[i] While traveling along a road, Honi the Circle Maker saw an […]
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