Rabbi Julie’s sermon for Parshat Vayechi, February 6, 2025 (more…)

Rabbi Julie’s sermon for Parshat Bo, February 1, 2025

Exodus 13:9, 16

“And it shall serve you as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead – in order that the Teaching of the Lord may be in your mouth – that with a mighty hand the Lord freed you from Egypt…And so it shall be a sign upon your hand and as a symbol on your forehead that with a mighty hand the Lord freed us from Egypt.” (more…)

Rabbi Julie’s sermon for Parshat Vayechi, January 11, 2025

When I was in college, my grandmother would write to me every few weeks. Her letters were handwritten on stationery in an elegant, loop-filled cursive that embodied a penmanship common for someone born at the turn of the century, in the early 1900’s. Though my hand-writing was a paltry simplification of hers, I knew how to write a handwritten letter. (more…)

Rabbi Julie’s sermon for Parshat Vayeshev, December 21, 2024

I once heard a story about a freshman at the University of Colorado, Boulder who was struggling with her intro to chemistry class.  The story probably stuck with me because I struggled with my intro to chemistry class in college.  In fact, for many, many years afterwards I would have anxiety dreams involving the periodic table.  This young woman, named Libby, was in the chemistry lab late one night, trying to follow the instructions of the experiment, but struggling to get it right. (more…)

Rabbi Julie’s sermon for Parshat Lech Lecha, November 9, 2024

When I first decided to speak about the 2024 presidential election this Shabbat, I wasn’t sure we would know the final outcome of the election.  I am grateful that there will be a peaceful transition of power.  I know we have a variety of feelings about the election, ranging from despair and numbness to jubilation and optimism. (more…)