The first time I officiated at a wedding it was at a beautiful hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The wedding canopy was set up by a waterfall at the center of a lush garden full of trees and flowers. Just before…
Torah Thoughts – Yom Kippur – “Going Below the Surface”
Right after being ordained as a rabbi, I traveled off to the far east to spend a few weeks away from everything. There in the beaches of Thailand, I decided to try my hand at scuba diving. The course was…
Torah Thoughts – Ha’azinu – Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52 – “Two Poems for the Road”
Every year when we reach this week’s Torah portion, Ha’azinu, I use it as an opportunity to share a few poems. Ha’azinu is one of the oldest Biblical poems, attributed to Moses, it is a summation of all the Israelites…
Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein High Holy Days Sermons 5784 / 2023
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