by danya | Sep 21, 2007 | Blog
Here’s your happy blast for today.
by danya | Sep 18, 2007 | Blog
There’s a lot that I could say about this text, but I’m not going to. I’d rather leave it open. G’mar chatimah tovah. Rav said: You know the secrets of the universe. Shmuel said: Out of the depths of [my] heart…. Rabbi Yochanan said:...
by danya | Sep 18, 2007 | Blog
Well, the year is now new. My erev Rosh Hashana was lovely; I led part of services, gave a sermon, and went to a lovely dinner at friends’. Rosh Hashana morning, however, I woke up feeling… off. After five hours of davvening and leading Torah discussions...
by danya | Sep 17, 2007 | Blog
This is a sermon I gave a few years ago. On Joy and Yom Kippur Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Every year, a minyan I know in Jerusalem begins their Yom Kippur services at 6:30 in the morning, because they need time to Sing. Every. Word. It’s a lay-led congregation known for...
by danya | Sep 12, 2007 | Blog
This was a sermon I gave recently. UNE TANE TOKEF AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY By Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Recently, a prominent Israeli rabbi was quoted as saying, “Is it a wonder that soldiers who don’t observe the Torah, don’t pray every day and...
