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 [...]
National Day of Listening
National Day of Listening- Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Did you know that today is a holiday? And I don’t mean “Black Friday?” I only recently learned that StoryCorps has informally designated today, [...]
Purim and Anti-Semitism
This year at Purim, one verse of the Megillah especially resonated with me. In Chapter Three, Verse 8, Haman seeks permission from Achashverosh to destroy the Jewish people, denouncing us with [...]
Kaddish D’Rabbanan- Honoring Our Teachers
After we study a text, it is customary to say the Kaddish D’Rabbanan- the Rabbi’s or Teacher’s kaddish- probably the least known among the variations on the kaddish prayer. It is a special [...]