The Beginning of the Beginning

by Rabbi David Zaslow August, 2012 Judaism is not merely a religion, but a nature-based montage of spiritual practices we call mitzvot intended to elevate consciousness, and to…

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Time is a Mystery

by Rabbi David Zaslow August, 2012 Time is a mystery. Time is precious. Time is a precious mystery.  The unusual word “anamnesis” describes memory as an actual recall…

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The Shot Heard ‘Round the World…Again!

by Rabbi David Zaslow Beloved 85 year old Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Ralph Branca is an active Catholic. Last week he’s told by the reporter who wrote his biography…

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Peak Experiences

by Rabbi David Zaslow Just as there are certain times in our lives when we have peak experiences, so there are certain times of the year when nature…

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Noah’s Ark

by Rabbi David Zaslow My friend and teacher Avraham Sand cites Tatiana Rona: “Do as Noah did and build an ark. An ‘ark’ in Hebrew is taiva –…

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G-d, Boys, and Brooklyn

by Rabbi David Zaslow Good evening and welcome. I was born in 1947, and moved to Ashland to complete my graduate studies in 1970. When I first arrived…

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Oppressor and Oppressed

by Rabbi David Zaslow Rev. Martin Luther King used to teach that the liberation from racism was not just for Black Americans, but for white people as well. The…

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Highway of Holiness

Sermon delivered to Trinity Episcopal Church by Rabbi David ZaslowSeptember 10, 2006 In one of your prophetic readings this week (Isaiah 35:4) the prophet Isaiah instructs us on…

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Israel’s Obligation to Arabs

by Rabbi David Zaslow and Rabbi Victor Gross Spring, 2009 As the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel assures its citizens (Jewish and non-Jewish) the same rights…

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Why I Support AIPAC?

by Rabbi David Zaslow In the past year and a half I have approved of the insertion of a series of full-color brochures for our synagogue newsletter which…

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