The very idea of preaching a single doctrine seems misguided, even though it’s far superior to preaching on neat themes that intrigue the consumers out there. So I didn’t expect to like reading ...

Rabbi Howard Jaffe recently reflected upon the difficulty he had preparing his first High Holiday service several years ago. "When I was in rabbinic school, I had a very difficult dissolution of a ...

what to say during Yom Kippur sermons. “I have no clue,” he said Tuesday with a sigh. Sermons for the holiest Jewish holiday that are sometimes written weeks or ...