Tag: rosh hashanah

Rabbi Robin S. Sparr: A year ago I stood before you, imploring you to be guided by social justice principles of Judaism as you stepped into the voting booth. I urged you to consider not just any single issue, but to focus on what it means to stand in support of a just and humane society. I further requested that, after you stepped out of the voting both, you would forgive and mend relationships with your friends and family who might have voted differently. It’s been a long year. (more…)...

Rabbi Robin S. Sparr: Shana tova! When I first began leading services, 25 years ago, our Shabbat prayerbook was Gates of Prayer. Over time, my book began to fall open to the pages I used every week. 318. 442. 446. 615. 629. I utilized these pages so often that, eventually, the binding of my book actually broke, and the book lay flat for those prayers. (more…)...