Rabbi Larry Karol

Rabbi Larry Karol serves Temple Beth-El in Las Cruces, NM. He blogs at RabbiLarryKarol.blogspot.com.

 

What Weddings Can Teach Us About Community

Rabbi Larry Karol

Mishpachah (family). K’dushah (holiness). Ahavah (love). 

These elements comprise the essence of every life event, both joyous celebrations and times of sorrow. They are the ingredients of our most treasured relationships; they lie at the foundation of any

Listening to the Harmony of Life, Even While Losing My Hearing

Rabbi Larry Karol

The most important declaration of faith in our tradition is the Sh’ma, which means “Hear!” or “Listen!” When I chose my titles for my High Holiday sermons this year, every one included the word “listening.” This was, in part, an outgrowth of my congregation’s

No One Superior

Rabbi Larry Karol

Seven candles are lit on the candle table on the bimah at our congregation on Yom HaShoah, the day of Holocaust Remembrance for victims and heroes of that challenging and tragic time in human history.

At last year’s memorial program, congregants watched a