Is the World Still Good? Yom Kippur Morning 5780

Rabbi Beth Kalisch, Beth David Reform Congregation 10 Tishrei 5780 / October 9, 2019 The universe was nothing but chaos and darkness, and God said, “Let there be light” – and there was light. Vayar Elohim et ha-or ki tov: And God saw that the light was good. God gathered the primordial waters to create …

Forgive and Forget? – Rosh Hashanah Evening 5780

Rabbi Beth Kalisch, Beth David Reform Congregation 1 Tishrei 5780 / September 29, 2019 The letters started slowly, but soon, Chris Quinn, the online editor for Cleveland.com, the online home of the newspaper the Cleveland Plain Dealer, started noticing that he was getting more and more of them. “The article below [from your website] appears at …

In the Image: Rosh Hashanah Morning 5780

Rabbi Beth Kalisch, Beth David Reform Congregation1 Tishrei 5780 / September 30, 2019 And on the 6th day of creation, after that first primordial light had been spoken into being, after water had been separated from water to create heaven and earth, after seed-bearing plants and the fish of the sea and the birds of …