Seeing New Possibilities, Renni S. Altman, DD
“Seeing New Possibilities”A Sermon for Erev Rosh HaShanah 5783Rabbi Renni S. Altman, DDVassar Temple How many of you have seen images from the James Webb Space telescope? Pretty awesome, right? I have...
View ArticleWhat Angell Will Stay our Hands? Renni S. Altman, DD, Rosh Hashanah morning
“What Angel Will Stay Our Hands?”A Sermon for Rosh HaShanah Morning 5783Rabbi Renni S. Altman, DDVassar TempleEvery year I cringe as we approach the Torah reading on Rosh Hashanah. I hope that young...
View ArticlePresident Lisa-Sue Quackenbush’s RH Address, 2022
President’s Rosh Hashanah Address 2022 In the September Bulletin, I wrote about being present. I was referring to being mindful, focussed, and in the moment. This is one definition of being present...
View ArticleA “Victim-Centered” Approach to Teshuvah
A Sermon for Kol Nidrei 5783 Rabbi Renni S. Altman, DD Vassar Temple Video technology, such as zoom has had many positive impacts on our lives, including our ability to connect with so many people for...
View Article“Saving Lives and Protecting Religious Freedom”
A Sermon for Yom Kippur Morning 5783 Rabbi Renni S. Altman, DD Vassar Temple The news reports of the start of a new Supreme Court term this week may well have triggered feelings of anger, fear, and...
View Article“Carrying Forward the Vision and Adaptability of Our Founders” A Sermon for...
The year was 1848 – 72 years after the American Revolution, 13 years before the start of the Civil War. It was the year the Mexican American War ended and Wisconsin became the 30th state. It was the...
View Article“Embracing the Jewish Connected”: A Sermon for Rosh Hashanah Morning
Barry grew up in an active, engaged Jewish home. His family belongs to a Reform congregation where his parents have held leadership positions. Barry and his siblings went to religious school through...
View Article“Yom Kippur: Our ‘One More Day’” A Sermon for Kol Nidrei 5784
Five times a day my phone alerts me to a message; that message says “Remember: You are going to die.” No, this is not a threat, it is a promise, a reality. The app, appropriately entitled, “We...
View Article“Hugging and Wrestling: Supporting Israel Through a Time of Crisis” A Sermon...
Do you remember Yom Kippur fifty years ago? One must be of a “certain age” to have clear memories of that day, of services being interrupted when someone got a message to the rabbi who then announced...
View ArticleOur Family History at Vassar Temple
Our Family History at Vassar TempleA talk delivered by Joel Kelsonat the L’Dor V’Dor (Generations) and Membership Shabbat Serviceon December 1, 2023Our family history in Poughkeepsie and with Vassar...
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