Once Upon a Time There was a Bunny …
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — A fluffy little bunny was scampering across a green field. Alone. With nothing special in mind to do this day. Enjoying the green of the field and the comfort of the...
View ArticleHappiness… and Holocaust
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — Joy-filled times of redemption and rebirth. Many of us just celebrated the holy days of Pesach (Passover) and Easter. Family time. Good food. Fancy new spring...
View ArticleA Palm Tree, a Ficus and Some Chimes
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — It was one of those unusual Sunday afternoons when not much was going on. The temperature was below average, and a cool breeze woke the hanging chimes prompting them...
View ArticleWords Hurt and Heal
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — A few years ago, I delivered a sermon expressing the need for civility, integrity and honesty in government. It seemed like a normal appeal to do right, speak...
View ArticleA Most Important Season
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — So here we are again. The season of Jewish High Holy Days and Festivals has concluded, with hope and joy. November brings us closer to another set of holidays,...
View Article2020 for Good — or Not?
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — As you read this column, the newest year 2020 has already arrived. It’s the year we will refer to in the phrase “hindsight is 2020.” So, if this newest year does...
View ArticleMusings for March 2020
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — With so much activity locally, nationally, globally speeding by us daily, I think it might be an appropriate time to take a few moments to sit back, relax and reflect...
View ArticleChoose Life… Yours, Theirs
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — I try to teach my granddaughter to “make good choices.” In my hospital visits I meet with patients and families who must make good choices to stay alive. In all our...
View ArticleLove Your Neighbor as Yourself … Really?!
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — On the internet, on the radio, on television, in the newspapers. We began our summer at the end of May 2020 and into June with reports and graphic images of violence,...
View ArticleDecisions 2020
By Rabbi Robert L. Kravitz, D.D. — Turmoil, Chaos, Illness and Death…everywhere. Watching Gestapo tactics against Americans. Mask up, wash up, stand up…apart. Decisions. … Standing or...
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