Tisha B鈥橝v, by forcing us to recognize a trail of tragedy and a psychology of division, is the crucial first step toward transformation and transcendence.
Tisha B鈥橝v, by forcing us to recognize a trail of tragedy and a psychology of division, is the crucial first step toward transformation and transcendence.
In preparation for Yom Kippur, we are so happy to share with you these words from our dean, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, where he paints the shofar as a perfect symbol for our Judaism, with its broad bell pointed out to the wider world!
Join Rabbi Artson, and the members of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California, for our dean鈥檚 annual Rosh Hashanah sermon. This year, Rabbi Artson, re-frames the High Holidays as a 鈥渨ake up call鈥 to the innumerable miracles in our lives that we might otherwise let slip by unnoticed
Join our Ziegler students for this semester鈥檚 first open mic Q & A session with our Dean, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson. Topics covered in this session range from politicians in Talitot, to questions for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, to God鈥檚 favorite languages and the physical characteristics of angels!
鈥淲hat does it mean to locate nighttime as the beginning of our festivals and Shabbatot?鈥 Listen in, and prepare for Yom Kippur, as our dean explores the deeper meaning of this anomalous Jewish tradition with the Temple Sinai community on the eve of Rosh Hashanah!
In his Rosh Hashanah sermon at Temple Sinai, Rabbi Artson calls our American Jewish Community to come together as a loving family, and repair a relationship that has been deeply wounded by the many painful words that have been spoken during the past months.
In this final 鈥淟unch and Learn鈥 teaching before Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Artson closely examines the 27th Psalm, a staple of the season鈥檚 liturgy, and guides us through an individual journey to face our own darkest foes with God as a companion and source of courage.