Rabbi Larry Karol
What Weddings Can Teach Us About Community
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
Song as an Expression of Faith and Spirit
Song is powerful as an expression of faith and spirit, adding an extra dimension to well-worded prose, whether in the Bible or other sacred texts, and even in our daily lives.
A Portrait of American Jews: Who We Are and Who We Can Be
It’s not impossible, but it is difficult this year to avoid calling the beginning of Hanukkah by its special, one-time name: Thanksgivukkah!
Listening to the Harmony of Life, Even While Losing My Hearing
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
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