Contemporary Life

THANK YOU TO MY NON-JEWISH MILITARY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS-   Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote these powerful words-   “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, [...]

Bereshit and Justice Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   And so it begins again.  This week, Parshat Bereshit, we have the opportunity to open our Torah scroll to the very beginning and take it from the [...]

  Violating the Law of Land Warfare Rabbi Bonnie Koppell CH (COL) USAR- Retired War has been part of human history for as long as we know.  In the Torah, , by Genesis 14 Avram is doing [...]

Israel at War Simchat Torah 2023 Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   It was just last night, in the before time, that Alan Zeichick and I were chatting before our joyous Shabbat and Simchat Torah [...]

A Jewish Perspective on Artificial Intelligence Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Kol Nidre 2023 I want you to look at the Torah.  I want you to think about what the Torah is and what it means and has meant [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]