Hope in a Challenging Time
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson I offered the following message about hope at this year’s community seder, and I wanted to share it with the entire community. Having grown up during […]
The Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 2
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson What were the Jewish origins of the spiritual and moral values that guided the fashioning of my vision of Kehilla Community Synagogue? Four prominent modern Jewish […]
Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 3
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson As important as social justice was to my teacher, Abraham Joshua Heschel, he would not have labeled himself a “political activist.” He saw his activism as […]
A Universal Embrace: The Faith Trio’s Interfaith Art Show
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson A version of the talk below was delivered by Rabbi Burt at the opening of the Interfaith Art Show at the Northern California Islamic Cultural Center […]
Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values Abraham Joshua Heschel – Part 1
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson What were the Jewish origins of the spiritual and moral values that guided the fashioning of my vision of Kehilla Community Synagogue? Four prominent modern Jewish […]
Transforming the Fear of Death
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson These last years have been immensely challenging for me as my body has been experiencing its inevitable decline and I feel myself moving inexorably toward death. […]
Mending Our Souls
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson The Ba’al Shem Tov was a mystic who was able to ascend to higher spiritual realms through ecstatic worship, experiencing the underlying radiance, mystery and oneness […]
Wisdom of the Ba’al Shem Tov
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson NOTE: This is the first of a series of articles that articulate the wisdom of the Ba’al Shem Tov. The pieces come from my new book, […]
On the Origins of Kehilla
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson Note: This is the thirteenth and final essay in a series devoted to the beginnings of Kehilla. Re-Visioning the American Synagogue The phrase “Jewish Renewal” came […]
On the Origins of Kehilla
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson Note: This is the twelfth of an ongoing series of personal essays on the beginnings of Kehilla. Each article shares the origins of one or more […]