(talk delivered on Kol Nidre 5775 with the Tikkun Olam Chavurah, meeting in Germantown Mennonite Church in Philadelphia, PA) I want to talk to you tonight about why we’re all here to listen to and recite a prayer that is actually more a kind of contractual statement in a language almost none of us speak … Continue reading Elliott’s Talk for Kol Nidre 5775 – Fringes and the Future of Judaism
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Judaism Next – Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s vision of a vastly-reformed Judaism
For Torah study in our November service we began a discussion about the article below. In the face of Jewish Institutional Life despair about Jews intermarrying and not joining synagogues, Rami puts forth a vision of a Jewish future that accounts for our multi-cultural, modern lives even while valuing the story of our particular tribe. … Continue reading Judaism Next – Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s vision of a vastly-reformed Judaism