Rev. Mary Foran, preaching Worship Leader: Ellen Beeler It’s Spring. It’s Passover. It’s Easter. Eggs and bunnies, matzo and tombstones. Exodus from slavery and resurrection. Through stories and songs we will reclaim the sacred from the commercial and search for the connections among the Jewish, Pagan and Christian traditions. Spring finery of hats and flowers encouraged. Egg hunt to follow. [...]
Posted in 2012, April 2012, Past Services • Comments Off
Jewish Mystic Wisdom Speaker: Judith Goleman Worship Leader: Berkley Sturgeon Judaism has a very rich mystical tradition – optimistic, grounded, joyful. This aspect of Judaism permeates Jewish prayer life and even Jewish cultural attitudes. The concepts held by Jewish mysticism, however, are not well know by American Jews, nor, of course, are they well known [...]
Posted in 2011, Past Services • Comments Off
“High Holy Days” Worship Leaders: Joyce Tischler, Ellen Beeler and Michael Iritz
Posted in 2008, Past Services • Comments Off
“Passover” Guest Speaker: Ellen Beeler Worship Leader: Mike Iritz From the origins of our faith to its inclusion as one of many Spring rites from around the world, Passover reminds us to break free from that which might enslave us: the dregs of Winter, debt or even an addiction to our favorite foods. Spring renews [...]
Posted in 2008, Past Services • Comments Off
“Living From the Crossroads — Choose Carefully” Guest speaker: Kent McKusick, ministerial student Worship Leader Diana Spaulding Kent McKusick invites us to consider the Hebrew Bible story of Abram and Lot (Genesis 13) when they come to a crossroads (and a decision) on their journey to the Promised Land. As Unitarian Universalists, how might this [...]
Posted in 2008, Past Services • Comments Off
“The Cycle of Simchat Torah”: Worship Associate: Michael Iritz Many outside of the Jewish faith know about some of the more popular Jewish holidays, but how many have heard of Simchat Torah? This holiday is known among observant Jews as the most celebratory – but the reasons for the “party” atmosphere apply to a number [...]
Posted in 2007, Past Services • Comments Off
Yom Kippur Regular Guest Minister: Leland Bond-Upson
Posted in 2005, Past Services • Comments Off
Sermon by: Elisabeth Hathaway Worship Associate Elisabeth Hathaway offers a discussion on generosity, blending the eight-step Ladder of Charity, a progression of giving used in the Jewish tradition, with a bit of editorializing and comparison with Emerson’s notions on the subject. She uses the hierarchy and tradition as defined by the 12th century physician, philosopher [...]
Posted in 2004, March 2004, Past Services • Comments Off
Last January at the first UUP service of 2003 we thought about our hopes and resolutions for the year, and wrote ourselves letters that will be mailed a week before the year ends. Today we gather to reflect upon the close of this year and the beginning of 2004, and to consider rededicating ourselves to [...]
Posted in 2003, December 2003, Past Services • Comments Off
