Wrestling With Our Moral Identity
July 25, 2025 As Jews, we are wrestlers. From the moment Jacob wrestled a mysterious being in the night and became Yisrael—“one who wrestles with God”—we have been a people […]
Some Days I’m Not Legal
July 18, 2025 Watch Rabbi Rick Kellner’s Sermon (starting at 52.25): Rabbi Rick Kellner’s Personal Meeting Room – Zoom In late January of 1948 Woody Guthrie awoke one morning and […]
A Vision for the Future of Jewish Life (6 of 6)
July 18, 2025 Throughout the summer I have written to you with thoughts about our congregation, Jewish life, and how we as a community can navigate our way through this […]
The Power of Summer Camp
July 11, 2025 Summer camp has shaped my life; I do not think I would be the person I am today without summer camp. The truth is that one perk […]
One Life, One World
July 1, 2025 Rabbi Rick Kellner’s Speech at the Community HIAS Vigil in Support of Immigrants & Refugees One morning in the fall, I had an epiphany. I had spent […]
A Vision for the Future of Jewish Life: Kehillah (5 of 6)
July 4, 2025 Shabbat Shalom and Happy 4th of July! Several weeks ago, I wrote to you during the 12-day war with Iran. At the time, three of our young […]
A Vision for the Future of Jewish Life: Peoplehood (4 of 6)
June 27, 2025 As I sat in the Charlotte airport Wednesday evening, patiently awaiting a flight home that was significantly delayed, I turned to my right and there were two […]
A Vision for the Future of Jewish Life: Zionism (3 of 6)
June 20, 2025 It continues to be a challenging moment for the Jewish people. In addition to being on faculty at camp, tending to work emails and commitments from afar, […]
Pride Shabbat Sermon
June 13, 2025 Rabbi Rick Kellner’s Sermon starts at 9:58
A Vision for the Future of Jewish Life: Loving Our Neighbor & The Stranger (2 of 6)
June 13, 2025 Last evening, we learned that the Israeli Air Force, launched a preemptive defensive military strike on Iranian nuclear sites along with Mossad efforts to disable Iran’s ballistic […]