HAPPY New Year Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Are you happy to be here this morning? I am! First of all, I’m happy that we can be together. Personally I am not yet so far past the trauma of the [...]
Do NOT Curb Your Enthusiasm! Rabbi Bonnie Koppel Labor Day- check. Selichot- tomorrow night. Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur- imminent. Are you ready for yet another holiday? And I don’t [...]
Jews and Labor Day Rabbi Bonnie Koppell On this Labor Day weekend, we can be so proud of the critical role of the Jewish community in supporting labor rights and union movements in this country. [...]
In Support of Medical Aid in Dying Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Let me tell you about Mary Cohen. A refined woman of Southern upbringing, she lived in a modest two-room apartment in an assisted [...]
Negotiation: What NOT to do (Chukkat-Balak) Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Listen to a little kid who wants to stay up to watch one more tv show. Or eat one more cookie. These children are experts at [...]
Pirke Imahot- A Tribute to the Wisdom of My Mom on Her 89th Birthday Rabbi Bonnie Koppell In the world of the rabbinate, we use the expression, “freedom of the pulpit.” It means that, [...]
Remembering America’s Rabbi- Rabbi Harold Kushner Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Looking around at the bookshelves in my office, there are only three authors of whom I have collected at least 7 of [...]
The Aloha Spirit Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Shalom Aleichem. How would you translate that? Peace be upon you. We know the word Shalom as we pray so often for that elusive sense of peace. [...]
Mishpatim: Trust, But Verify Rabbi Bonnie Koppell A Temple Chai member approached me at the nosh a couple of weeks ago with the words, “Rabbi, can I ask you to do me a favor?” I replied, [...]
Awe is Awesome Rabbi Bonnie Koppell As we come together for Kabbalat Shabbat, I want to talk about something really awesome. That is- the sense of awe itself. In Hebrew we use the term [...]
