Rabbi's Corner

Shalom, and welcome to the Rabbi's Corner of the Beth Shalom website!

I hope that you had a meaningful High Holy Day experience, and that you are entering 5785 renewed and inspired to see growth in the year ahead. Below you will find a bibliography from my Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur sermons in case you would like to do any further reading about some of the subjects that came up in my sermons. 

Rosh Hashanah Day 1:  Finding and Cultivating Awe

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner

Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence by Shai Held

Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Finding Hope in What You Don't Know

Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by Jamil Zaki

Yom Kippur: Showing Up to Say "Amen"

The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World by Sharon Brous

Yom Kippur Neila Story

The Traveler by Daren Simkin