This week has been a traumatic time for the American people. On our televisions, cell phones, and iPads, we have seen images that previously would have been unimaginable with the Capitol building in Washington, D.C being attacked and trashed by an unruly and vengeful mob. We have read in history...
Eternal One our God, We join together in prayer for our country. Help us to be strong at this dangerous moment of infamy. Strengthen our resolve to uphold our democratic principles even as they come under violent assault. Teach us the true meaning of freedom and protect us from insurrection...
As many of you know, I am a Civil War buff. My interest in the War Between the States began when I was six years old. In 1960, the United States was celebrating the Centennial of the Civil War. Living in Baltimore, I was in easy driving distance of Gettysburg,...
Grateful At this precise moment As the season of Thanksgiving begins I am grateful for so many things and blessings I am unsure I can list them all But feel compelled to enunciate as many of them as possible. I am grateful for all those who have taken care of...
Family They call us the nuclear family But we are not protons, electrons or neutrons. We are just people Living in relationship with one another Sometimes connected by DNA, Others linked by promises and vows Of different types from marriage to adoption. We are family. And when just one of...
Until Then Until then Until the day when we really have to say goodbye forever, Until then Let us live tomorrow as a perfect promise of what we still hope to achieve today. Until then Fill us with the love we need like oxygen to breathe life in fully. Until...
Prayer from Rabbi Sussman May We Be Healed May we be healed by those who attend to us. May their experience, knowledge and kindness help restore our bodies and spirits. May the genius of modern science work hand-in-hand with the ancient wisdom of the human heart. May the doctors, nurses...
I have always loved watching movies and since March 2020 have probably watched more online movies than in any other comparable six-month period in my life. Like everyone else, I go to Netflix or Hulu and begin my search for a “good watch” by going to a “Genre” and proceed...
Along with Louis Brandeis, Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares the distinction of being one of the two most important Jews in American history. While Brandeis was the first Jew appointed to the court, was the leading champion of Progressivism and led the American Zionist movement, Ginsburg was the judicial pioneer for...
In the Temple Judea Museum’s 2012 exhibition, Engaged with Democracy – Our Passions, Our Visions we chose to look at political life, specifically the campaign process, through the lens of a biblically established Jewish affinity to be involved in processes that shape our governance. Now in 2020, during this current...
