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Author: Marc Rudolph

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Setting off on the Journey / Parasha Bamidbar

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:June 22, 2022
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Our parasha opens with Israel encamped around Mt. Sinai. It has been 25 months since the Exodus from Egypt and they have been at Mt Sinai for a year and…

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A Reflection on the Texas School Shooting

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:May 26, 2022
  • Post category:Rabbi Marc Rudolph's Sermons

      Yet once again the nation is shuddering and reeling after the massacre of 19 elementary school children, second, third and fourth graders, and two of their teachers, on May 24,…

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Be Mindful and Multiply (Parasha Tazriah/5782)

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:April 7, 2022
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 I am going to do something tonight that I have never done before when delivering a sermon. I am going to deliver a sermon I have delivered before. Well, that…

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The Hidden Meaning of Keeping Kosher? Parasha Shemini/5782

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:March 29, 2022
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 In one of our most beloved prayers at Friday night services, Ahavat Olam, we sing the following: “Torah u-mitzvoth, chukim u-mishpatim, otanu limadetah” – “You teach us torah, mitzvoth, chukim and mishpatim”.…

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The First Bat Mitzvah/Parasha Tzav

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:March 20, 2022
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Mental Health Shabbat/Parasha Ki Tissa

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:March 8, 2022
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As we approach the 2-year anniversary of life with COVID, mental health statistics    reflect that the pandemic has had a profound impact on our minds, bodies, hearts, and souls. Depression,…

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Gathering for the Good of Ukraine פּרשׁה ויקהל

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:February 27, 2022
  • Post category:Rabbi Marc Rudolph's Sermons

Our Parasha for this week begins with the words, “Moses gathered all of the people of Israel.” The word used for “gather” is “Va-yakhel”, [ויקהל] in Hebrew. The three-letter root of…

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Sermon on Antisemitism / February 4, 2022

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:February 20, 2022
  • Post category:Rabbi Marc Rudolph's Sermons

Shabbat Shalom. It is good to be back after my month-long Sabbatical.  I spent a lot of time reading, practicing my guitar, reaching out to friends, colleagues, and old teachers. And of…

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Teach Your Children: Part ll (Parasha VeYechi)

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:December 19, 2021
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 It is the final chapter of the Book of Genesis. Jacob, reunited with his family in Egypt, is about to die. Before he does, he gathers his children around his…

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Teach Your Children Well (Parashah Miketz)

  • Post author:Marc Rudolph
  • Post published:December 14, 2021
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 This past Sunday Naperville Community Television visited our Congregation as part of a segment they were producing on “Chanukah in Naperville”. The NCTV reporter visited with Jen Weiner and her…

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