Author Archives: rabbisteinman

If you prefer to read the sermon, you can find it here.

Here is a link to my sermon where I answer this question. To watch the sermon click here and go to 34:12 For our tribute to Dolly Parton click here and head to 53:05

We are deep in “the Yoms” — Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut, and Yom Herzl — and the Torah portions surrounding them carry a hidden sentence: Achrei Mot Kedoshim Emor, after death, speak of holiness. What does it mean to … Continue reading →

I am a text person. I don’t mean SMS messages. I mean the texts of our tradition. The Torah, the Jewish legal literature, midrash, theology, liturgy, Jewish fiction, and Jewish cookbooks. Maybe it is a professional hazard? Maybe it is … Continue reading →

Given the horrendous events in the world in the past 36-hours, my sermon from Friday night seems even more important to share. You can read it here.

Tonight as I lit the yartzeit candle the weight of 15 years without you, Mom, weighed me down. 15 years is a long time. You are missed and you are remembered so vividly. Your righteous indignation at the state of … Continue reading →

With humility, I share my High Holy Day sermons.

I invite you to read my sermon from Shabbat, click here.

Sacred Rituals: Texas BBQ & the Red Heifer, my sermon for Shabbat and the 4th of July can be found here.

Proud to partner with my friend and colleague Rabbi Josh Fixler on this op-ed opposing vouchers in the State of Texas published online today in the Austin-American Statesman. (This op-ed might be behind a pay wall. Apologies!)