Below is the sermon delivered by Rabbi Sarah Bassin on Friday, February 8, 2019. Parshat Teruma 5779: Tearing Down Anti-Semitism, Not Each Other A few years ago, when I was… Read more »
This was originally posted on JWeekly.com January 7, 2019. I am a rabbi — here’s why I’m going to the Women’s March I have learned one thing from the coalition… Read more »
What will Judaism look like over the course of the twenty-first-century? How will your children practice Judaism when they become doctors, lawyers, engineers, artists, and chefs? These questions are at… Read more »
It’s no secret that our society is experiencing a crisis of civility — that the mechanism in our culture that enabled debate for a greater purpose has given way to… Read more »
We are very excited to share the brand new Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills website with all of you! TEBH.org is better than ever, updated with a cleaner design, more… Read more »
It was an honor to give the ordination speech to the 2018 graduating class of rabbis at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Below is a speech I am very… Read more »
This is originally posted on April 5, 2018 on KuglerCast.com. Our guest today is Rabbi Sarah Bassin. After Sarah’s performance—it was interesting in that she was joined on the stage… Read more »
I have no idea how to fix Syria. Most Middle East experts admit they don’t either. It’s complicated. The Middle East is littered with the failed good intentions of our… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on February 15, 2018 T’Rumah, Exodus 25:1−27:19 As with any good architectural design, this Torah portion offers precise instructions. Parashat T’rumah lays out… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on February 2, 2018 Well, which is it? You can look to almost any sacred text in any tradition, and find those passages… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 26, 2018 Yitro, Exodus 18:1–20:23 Jews are good at nostalgia. We remember with fondness the tenements of the Lower East Side… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 26, 2018 B’shalach, Exodus 13:17−17:16 If we as Jews believed in a hell, Amalek would have a special place in it…. Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 20, 2018 Bo, Exodus 10:1−13:16 Think big. As a society, we value those who step beyond the status quo, who push… Read more »
Va-eira, Exodus 6:2−9:35 High school wasn’t great for me. I functioned at the periphery of social groups, laying low and laughing at jokes made at my expense so as not… Read more »
This piece was originally published at ReformJudaism.org on January 1, 2018. Sh’mot, Exodus 1:1−6:1 We take control. We lose control. Sometimes things are beyond our control. There is as much… Read more »
The Amidah Our standing prayer that allows for our silent moments of more personal prayer—it opens and closes with some of the most compelling words of poetry from King David…. Read more »
Betterment It is hard to believe that I have already been part of the TEBH community for two months and already feel at home. Over the past two months, as… Read more »
Core of Goodness There are lots of ways to describe the phenomenon of self-doubt, that you have “psyched yourself out” or that “your head is not in the game”. … Read more »
Authenticity I am so excited to officially join the community at TEBH! Leading up to this moment many people have asked me: “How will your journey to… Read more »
Dear Rabbi… I’m finding myself so busy, with work emails, to-do lists, meetings, and family time—I’m not making any time for any sort of meditation or re ection for myself…. Read more »
