Yizkor October 9, 2008 As is true of any year, many people died this past year. I don’t mean to sound harsh, cold, unfeeling, or unsympathetic, but that is the truth. Some were people we knew and loved, and some were people we only heard of, but it felt like we knew them. …
Yom Kippur Morning Octobrt 9, 2008 This past November when sitting shiva for my father I was asked, “So Rabbi, who comforts the comforter?” The answer was very clear to me, and I responded without hesitation, “The congregation comforts the comforter.” If I ever had any doubts about the power of shiva, and …