Rabbi Londy Sermon: October 20

Happy Purim! Jewish life was never meant to be only serious or only fun. We need both. The rabbis share this wisdom with this simple teaching. Yom Kippur and Purim are the same word. What!? Yom KipPur(im)! Together, the two teach us that joy and reflection live side by side. Purim is fun for kids. The […]

The Importance of Community Shabbat reminds us that Judaism is not practiced alone but together. In a world that pulls us toward isolation, community calls us back into relationship. We share prayer and care for each other. We celebrate one another’s joys and hold one another through sorrow. We learn across generations and act beyond […]

This week’s Torah portion, Yitro, gives voice to a core Reform Jewish conviction: Torah was never meant to be static. Even before Sinai, authority is shared, limits are named, and human judgment matters. The rabbis later imagine a Torah so expansive that even Moses cannot recognize its future forms—yet God still calls it “from Sinai.” […]