September 24, 2023
We take a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur from a UU lens, and also from the lens of climate crisis.
September 25, 2022
I explored the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah, and attempted to demonstrate some shofar blasts and their meanings. We had some difficulty with sound in this video.
November 28, 2021
During our “red light” conditions, we worshiped online-only. We discussed who we might be in the Hanukkah story.
September 26, 2021
I share about one of my favorite Jewish holidays, Sukkot!
December 13, 2020
The online-only, live service on December 13 was “Hanukkah Light”. If you watch on Youtube, click “Show More” to see the Order of Service.
September 27, 2020
This was the live worship service of First Church Unitarian in Littleton, Massachusetts, on September 27, 2020. If you watch on YouTube, click on “Show More” to see the Order of Service. The blue time stamps allow you to go directly to any particular worship element.
April 5, 2020
On April 5, 2020, the First Church Unitarian of Littleton, Massachusetts had its fourth online-only worship service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before this service started, we showed a video (with original music by our Music Director) for the gathering time. You can see that video here. The service was titled “Of Plagues, Hardened Hearts, and Wandering in the Wilderness”. The topic was chosen in honor of Passover, which our Jewish siblings, friends and neighbors would celebrate the next week. If you watch the video on Youtube and go to the description, click on “See more”. There, you will see blue time stamps that enable you to move forward and back to any individual worship element.
September 29, 2019
On September 29, 2019 at the First Church Unitarian, Littleton, MA, we had a “Unitarian Universalist Appreciation of Rosh Hashanah”. Together, we learned a few things about this important Jewish holiday and a few of its traditions. Here you will see a bit about the shofar and hear some brief remarks I made, ending with an excerpt (just the very beginning and ending) of a ritual inspired by the Jewish tradition of Tashlich, or “casting”.
December 2, 2018
This sermon is an appreciation of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah from my (inevitably) UU perspective. I consider the difference between what is a miracle, and what is mundane.