by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Oct 6, 2022 | D'var Torah
Rosh Hashanah Sermon – 5783/2022 Rabbi Heidi Cohen On June 24 we were all shocked yet not surprised. 50 years after Roe v Wade was passed, after the Supreme Court ruled that a woman had the right to her own reproductive care, it was taken away. It was as if...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Jul 2, 2022 | D'var Torah
Judaism exists because of freedom. Our text says often, ‘remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Eternal freed you.’ Shortly after our leaving Egypt and being free, we were given the responsibility of Torah and the 613 commandments. Our Jewish journey began...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Apr 21, 2022 | Musings
We would like to think that we live in a progressive times. We include our pronouns on our zoom names and signatures to emails. We respect and celebrate every person’s gender identity. We know that every family is unique and there is no one size/gender fits all. We...
by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Dec 16, 2021 | Newsletter
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by Rabbi Heidi Cohen | Nov 20, 2021 | Musings
This week, in our Torah portion, Vayishlach, we continue to see Jacob’s transformation. He comes from a family who shares a covenant with God. His mother made sure that he was destined to continue that line by helping him get the birthright blessing from his father,...
