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The God Show Podcast With Pat McMahon - Ep. 282 Israel under attack. How could it happen?
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Veteran's Day Shabbat at Temple Chai- 2024
People often confuse Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. The difference between them is crucial. In fact, we might say that it’s the...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 9, 20243 min read
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Serious Enforcement of Background Checks, Mandatory Training and a Restriction on Possession of Assault Weapons
Serious Enforcement of Background Checks, Mandatory Training and a Restriction on Possession of Assault Weapons September 2, 2024 Rabbi...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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My Life in Quotes #2
My Life in Quotes - #2 "The only immovable point is the unlimited freedom to change, to preserve freedom without content."- Paul Tillich,...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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My Life in Quotes- #1
I love words. I love when a word exactly captures the moment, the feeling. How it precisely describes something that you experienced...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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WAIT: Why Am I Talking?
WAIT: Why Am I Talking? Rabbi Bonnie Koppell 1. WHY LISTENING IS IMPORTANT? Shema is the foundational prayer in Jewish life. We...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Oct 14, 20246 min read
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Thou Shalt Not Steal
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL Rabbi Bonnie Koppell I can summarize what I want to say to you tonight in four words- “Thou shalt not steal.” ...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Oct 14, 20249 min read
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Selichot: Time to Seriously Apologize
On Wednesday evening, our community will gather to usher in the year 5785. We traditionally read the parsha of Nitzavim on this Shabbat,...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 28, 20244 min read
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Shoftim: The Unsolved Murder
Towards the end of this week’s Torah portion, jam packed with 14 positive- thou shalt, and 27 negative- thou shalt not mitzvot, is the...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 28, 20244 min read
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Re'eh- Make a Decision!
This week’s parsha opens with one of those epic, profoundly moving, famous verses- (Deuteronomy 11:26)- “See, I set before you, today,...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Sep 6, 20243 min read
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Balak: Antisemitism 2600 Years Later
This week’s Torah portion. Balak, contains the well-known story of the talking donkey who tries to prevent the prophet Balaam from...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 21, 20244 min read
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Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments
Let me start off by saying that I am pro-10 commandments. In Jewish tradition, we classically have 613 commandments, but the top ten are...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 11, 20244 min read
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We Are NOT Grasshoppers - Korach 5784
In your Shabbat bulletin you will find a list of my 30 favorite verses in the Torah. I started off with a goal of 10, but the list quickly..
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jul 8, 20243 min read
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BaMidbar: Everyone Counts
The book of BaMidbar picks up where Exodus left off. Our Israelite ancestors escaped from slavery in Egypt, successfully passed through...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Jun 7, 20245 min read
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B’har: Do Not Oppress
This week’s Torah portion, B’Har addresses issues of economic justice and social equality, environmental stewardship...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
May 22, 20244 min read
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Passover Jewish News 2024
After perhaps too much preparation, we find ourselves in the midst of our Passover celebration. Perhaps the message of “Dayenu” has found...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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Passover Seder 2024
Why is this Passover different from all other Passover seders?
Passover celebrates liberation. It celebrates freedom...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Purim and Antisemitism 2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming holiday of Purim, a moment in our calendar characterized by much joy and not a small amount of..
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 20, 20244 min read
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Ki Tissa: The Half Shekel, Me and You
Check out these coins! Although it is a coin from the State of Israel, the notion of it goes back to this week’s Torah reading. As the...
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Mar 7, 20244 min read
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What is God’s Love Language?
Gold and silver and brass. Blue and purple and scarlet. Plus precious stones and fine oil and fabrics and skins. Terumah begins.
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Feb 16, 20244 min read
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Loneliness New Year’s Weekend 2024
Did you read where Dr. Ruth Westheimer has a new job? At the age of 95, she was just appointed as New York’s first “loneliness ambassador.”
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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