Our time to rejoice

Rabbi René’s sermon for Sukkah 5782 You may be familiar with this saying attributed to…

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We are Jonah

Rabbi René’s sermon for Yom Kippur 5782 The Machzor, the other name for the prayer…

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Is it easy to forgive?

Rabbi René’s sermon for Kol Nidre 5782 The great Oscar Wilde once said, “Always forgive…

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The Silences in the Akedah

Rabbi Rene’s Rosh Hashanah sermon What is there left to say about the Akedat Yitzhak,…

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Healing is in the Return

Rabbi René’s Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon Levi Isaac of Berditchev, a Chasidic master who lived…

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Reflections from Rabbi René – What can we do to find peace?

We would like the situation to be different We are witnessing with great worry a…

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How do we mend what is broken?

Reflections from Rabbi René on this week’s Torah portion – and Yom HaShoah Parasha Shemini…

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Freedom in lockdown?

Rabbi René’s reflections for Pesach 5781/2021 There is something utterly comforting in the endless cycle…

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Where are the broken tablets?

Rabbi René’s sermon on Parasha Terumah – Shabbat Zachor Have you ever wondered what happened…

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Reflections from Rabbi René – We are Stronger Together

Thoughts as we approach Purim 2021 There is something utterly comforting in the endless cycle…

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