I‘ve heard many sermons so far in my life and spoken many to others and to myself. But the one sermon that changed my life more than any other was spoken by Tom Steffen. Tom was my pastor in high school and beyond and served Second Congregational Church here for many years.
A few years ago I challenged myself to write a sermon in 18 sentences for Rosh Hashanah, one of the Jewish High Holy Days.
BENNINGTON — Congregation Beth El has announced it High Holiday Schedule for the year 5782It runs as follows:
I’m told that when we start in life we do not see ourselves as separate from the whole of life. We and Life are One.
Shabbat morning schedule at Congregation Beth El
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Sometimes we experience beautiful, loving events, like the birth of a baby, that make our hearts sing! We are stirred to believe in the overwhelming power of goodness and love. Other times agonizing suffering, or centuries-long injustices rub our faces in the reality of evil. These experienc…
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Death was waiting for me when I was born. My brother Robert was my parents’ first child, born 2 years before me. But tragedy struck my young parents. Six weeks before Robert was to be born my mom contracted German measles, and my brother died within her womb. I cannot imagine her grief. Robe…
Last week, Joseph Borgen, a Jewish man, was attacked in New York City. While people can argue that the violence last week in Gaza motivated the attack, one reality is certain: Borgen’s yarmulke – his skullcap – identified him as Jewish to someone who wanted to hurt a Jewish person. His yarmu…
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The lockdowns that almost every state went into in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 interrupted nearly every aspect of Americans’ lives. Businesses were shuttered, schools closed and social groups stopped meeting as scientists rushed to understand the pathways thr…
A few years ago at the end of yoga class my teacher brought her hands together in front of her, fingers pointing upward as in prayer. She bowed to us and said. “Namaste”. Everyone else returned the blessing. Everyone except me. I had no idea what she was doing, and it felt threatening. Then …
Recently, someone asked me if religious work to convert cultures around the world could be considered a form of religious extremism. Questions like this open doors to uncomfortable rooms. We enter them at our own risk.
