Letting Go
C.S. Lewis said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.” It's also a piece of Giving Up and Letting Go - Thomas F...
Rabbi Alon C Ferency
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Sermons and divre Torah, delivered at Heska Amuna Synagogue, Knoxville, Tennessee, made possible through the generosity of the Hecht and Messing families.
Covid Lessons
Returning to our Heska Amuna Synagogue, what lessons can we begin to piece together? What do we keep and what do we give up?
Meditation: ”Merest Breath”
Inhale your authentic self, and exhale your superficial self. Based on Robert Alter's translation of Ecclesiastes, "Merest breath."
Allies and Partners
Is "Brit" a (a) compact, (b) contract, (c) covenant, or (d) none of the above?
Meditation: ”A New Year”
Good for Rosh HaShanah, or any time you need to release past regrets or future worries!
The Acme of Success
In trying times, we ought to rewrite our definition of success. Sometimes, surviving and thriving is its own blessing.
A Recipe for Joy
In trying times, what can our tradition teach us about remaining buoyant, agreeable, and content?
Toxic Individualism
Narcissism is a plague of that age - how might the practices of Deuteronomy salve that?
The Rule of Law
Law binds us together as a society, but the cords can become frayed. How do we pursue justice with mercy and humility?