Rabbi Londy Sermon: January 21

Tickets for High Holy Day services have been mailed to members. As always, guests of current members or persons unaffiliated with The New Reform Temple are welcome to join our congregation for the High Holy Days. Guest tickets should be requested by contacting the Temple. There is a suggested donation of $180 per person (except […]

This Shabbat, I want us to think about something we do every day: talk about other people. Judaism calls harmful speech lashon hara. One thing that makes avoiding lashon hara difficult is that the words we say to another can be true and still cause harm. The question is not only whether our words are accurate. We also […]

This Shabbat, I want us to think about gratitude as more than something we feel when life goes our way. Jewish tradition asks us to make gratitude a way of living. The first words traditionally spoken each morning are Modeh Ani. “I give thanks before You.” We say them before we know what the day will bring. […]