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By Bonnie Koppell
In Relationship, Torah
Posted October 24, 2022

Bereyshit- Let There Be Light

Bereyshit- Let There Be Light Rabbi Bonnie Koppell I recently read that “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” (Carl [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Holidays, Relationship
Posted October 6, 2022

What Unenforceable Rule is Driving Your Grievance Story?

What Unenforceable Rule is Driving Your Grievance Story? Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Kol Nidre, Temple Chai, 2022     Tonight we begin our Yom Kippur journey.  This time is a gift we give [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Friendship, Relationship, Torah
Posted February 2, 2022

Mishpatim: Friends & Enemies

Mishpatim:  Friends & Enemies Rabbi Bonnie Koppell We all have people to whom we are naturally attracted, perhaps for reasons that are not even obvious to us.  There is just something about [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Mussar/Soul Traits/Character, Relationship, Spirituality
Posted September 19, 2021

What I’ve Learned in 40 Years as a Rabbi

What I’ve Learned in 40 Years as a Rabbi Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Kol Nidre, Temple Chai, 2021 I am going to name 10 things, and I’d like you to tell me what they all have in common: The number [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Mussar/Soul Traits/Character, Relationship, Torah
Posted January 6, 2020

Vayigash: “Being Right/Being Happy”

A couple of weeks ago, Ron and I were pondering a challenging situation, and he said something that I can’t stop thinking about.  His comment was-  “I don’t need to be right, I just [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Friendship, Relationship, Spirituality
Posted March 13, 2018

Friendship and Holiness

Welcome back and I trust that you are enjoying a wonderful day of friendship and community. It’s great to see friends on Facebook, and even better to see our friends’ faces in person!  The Rabbis [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Holidays, Relationship
Posted September 1, 2013

Love Means Having to Say You’re Sorry

         One of the more memorably ridiculous lines in literature comes from a work that was popular in my childhood- Love Story– in which the author famously wrote, “Love means never [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Relationship
Posted September 22, 2011

Listen Up!

What does a good conversation feel like? Your partner is looking right at you, giving you undivided attention. They paraphrase what you are saying so that you know you have been heard and [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Calendar, Holidays, Relationship
Posted May 21, 2011

The Jewish Lifecycle

    Birth The birth of a child is a time for joyous celebration for the family and community.  “A baby,” wrote Carl Sandburg, “is God’s opinion that the world should go on.”  In [...]

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