by Emily Kaufmann | Dec 27, 2021 | Rabbi Brett Krichiver, Sermons
This week we begin the book of Shemot, or Exodus with the birth and upbringing of Moses. For a character that will occupy such a large place in our collective imagination, scarcely anything is mentioned about who he is, or where he is from. “A Levite man and woman...
by Emily Kaufmann | Dec 20, 2021 | Rabbi Brett Krichiver, Sermons
Judaism has many gifts to offer the world. The Sabbath, the Psalms, centuries of musical legacy, and of course, bagels. But our most important contribution is a concept called, “machloket l’shem shamayim.” The phrase comes from the ancient rabbinic literature....
by Emily Kaufmann | Sep 20, 2021 | Rabbi Brett Krichiver, Sermons
Finding Tears of Strength Almost two years ago we gathered together at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church to support one another in the aftermath of a terrible attack on a church in Sri Lanka. The interfaith community had been so kind and responsive to all of us...
by Emily Kaufmann | Sep 9, 2021 | Rabbi Brett Krichiver, Sermons
A New Look At Old Commandments I remember the discomfort I first felt, when I was told there was a stained glass window of Moses holding the Ten Commandments in our building. These days it is somewhat out of the way, hidden from direct view, but long-time IHC’ers...
by Emily Kaufmann | Sep 9, 2021 | Rabbi Brett Krichiver, Sermons
A Most Difficult Year There are two great bodies of water in the holy land of Israel. They could not appear to be more different, and yet they are both nourished by the very same Jordan river. When visiting the North of Israel, no trip is complete without visiting...
by Sonja Kantor | Sep 27, 2020 | Rabbi Brett Krichiver
In one of the most well-known Talmud stories, a man comes to the famous sage Shammai to ask if he might convert. The man says, “If you can teach me the entire Torah while standing on one foot, I will convert.” Shammai proceeds to beat the man with a stick. What is...
