A Taste of Romemu

When the heart is open, we can listen. When the heart is open, we can feel. When the heart is open, we can say Yes. May the Holy One of Blessing, strengthen us to honor our true inner rhythm. To have faith in the winters, to sensitize ourselves to flow of life within us and […] The post #SapRising! (Va’eira, Tu Bishvat 5773) appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

May we each have the courage to open our hearts to the world, to each other and to all who yearn for a world where everyone is rightly called, Bat Yah, Ben Yah, a Child of G-d. Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Shmot. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Adopting the World: The Story of Bat Pharaoh (Shmot 5773) appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

Jewish time always faces an open future. The last chapter is not yet written. The messiah has not yet come. Until then, the story continues \’97 and we, together with God \’97 are its co- Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat VaYechi. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Open, Closed, Open: Faith in the Unresolved Future (Vayechi 5773) appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

May we be strengthened to be children of Judah, to find voice and power to change this world into a world free of suffering and violence. Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Vayigash 5773. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Judah and Joseph: Changing Destiny – Vayigash ויגש appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

Rabbi David Ingber on Parsha Mikeitz. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Hiding In Order To Be Seen – Mikeitz מקץ appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

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May the One who blessed our ancestors, and gave them the stubborn need to find light in a dark world, bless us to find our jar of oil, our jar of hope against despair, forgiveness against holding grudges, understanding and love against judgment and hatred. Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Vayeishev. For more information please […] The post Jacob’s Silence, Judah’s Moment and Reclaiming Joseph – Vayeishev וישב appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

Make Our Hearts Like the Womb of Rebecca (Vayishlach) by romemu. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Make Our Hearts Like the Womb of Rebecca (Vayishlach) appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

We are not trying to escape this world, but rather to engage it. We are not to reconcile ourselves to a future world or alternate reality that is more blissful or more loving. We are enjoined to ground ourselves in compassion and justice and from that realization, work and struggle to pull the world towards […] The post Wrestling in the Night: Jacob, Confrontation and Resiliency (Vayishlach) appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

How many of us gloss over current relationships, pining for someone or something that is long gone, all the while missing what is right in front of our eyes? Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Vayeitzei 5773. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post You Stole My Heart: Jacob’s Lost Opportunity appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

For all of those who don\uc0\u8223 t abandon. Who make a promise to be with, to hold to stand for and up. May the Source of Life strengthen the hands of those who seek to undo suffering and pain. May we be a source of inspiration to one another as the Dark Days approach. Rabbi […] The post I Will Not Leave You: Jacob’s Dark Night – Vayeiztei ויצא appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

Children are the most obvious blessing we can witness, the most inspiring challenge we can accept and the most profound promise we can make to the Universe. Rabbi David Ingber at West End Presbyterian Church on November 21, 2012. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Children: Our Stairway to Heaven – an Interfaith Thanksgiving Sermon appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

We pray for that day, when all of G-d\’91s children will know they are chosen. Chosen to live lives of holiness and sacred attunement to the One Who Is Beyond All Nationalities and Beyond All Labels. Rabbi David Ingber on Toldot. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Crying and Lentil Soup: Jacob, Esau and Multiple Perspectives – Toldot תלדות appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

Rabbi Jill Hammer on Parshat Chayyei Sarah. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post I Will Go: Rebecca and the Journey of Lovingkindness – Chayyei Sarah חיי שרה appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.

Après le dèluge, after the natural disaster, begins the race among readers of holy texts to say something stupid regarding the “reason” for suffering. Rabbi David Ingber on Parshat Vayeira after super-storm Sandy. For more information please visit romemu.org. The post Open Doors, Look Out, Look Back and Move Forward: Responding to Destruction – Vayeira וירא appeared first on A Taste of Romemu.