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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted April 14, 2022

Honor/Kavod- Temple Chai Gala, 2022

Honor/Kavod- Temple Chai Gala, 2022 Rabbi Bonnie Koppell   Thoughts on the Humbling Gift of Being Honored   On October 5th at 5:55 p.m., Lea Plosker called to ask if I would accept the [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted April 10, 2022

Temple Chai Gala- #hatsoffrbk

   

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By Bonnie Koppell
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Posted April 6, 2022

Jews and Fools: A Rabbi’s Perspective on April Fool’s Day

Jews and Fools Rabbi Bonnie Koppell I’m not sure what the origin of April Fool’s Day is, and I AM sure that it’s NOT a Jewish holiday, but I am also sure that I am ready for some levity. We DO [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Holidays, Uncategorized
Posted March 12, 2020

Shabbat Parah: Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

March 26th will be the first day of the month of Nisan, the month in which Passover occurs.  That means that next Shabbat, March 21, is Shabbat Mevarchim, the Shabbat on which we will [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Holidays, Uncategorized
Posted February 20, 2020

I Know That Valentine’s Day is NOT a Jewish Holiday. . . .

I remember a few years ago- I was standing in the lobby, having just returned from a period of military service. I think I might have even been in uniform. I was definitely still in Army/Colonel [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Contemporary Life, Uncategorized
Posted January 28, 2020

Judaism By The Numbers

Talk delivered at Community Church of the Verdes, 27 January, 2020, Rabbi Bonnie Koppell          Well, it is a daunting task that you have set for [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted December 3, 2019

The Opposite of Thanksgiving

      Yesterday we celebrated Thanksgiving, the quintessential American holiday focused on gratitude and based on the Biblical holiday of Sukkot. What destroys gratitude [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted November 27, 2019

Two Inspiring Stories

SAM AND DEDE/LAURAL AND ARNIE This is the story of Laural and Arnie Sigal and Dede and Sam Harris- how they became friends, how that friendship grew, and how we can all be inspired by their [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted November 27, 2019

Mussar and Mindfulness

           Rosh HaShanah- what a gift! What a luxury! What a joy! Looking around this room, we are each so grateful for the blessing of our physical well-being that enables us to be here, and for [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted November 27, 2019

Remember Me Like This

            We could all die tomorrow, or, in fact tonight. The reality is that we don’t know and so it is easy to avoid thinking about. On this holiest of nights, we peel back the façade and [...]

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