Yom Kippur – Yizkor 5779 September 18, 2018 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen You Never Know? I admit it, I’ve had a hard time sitting down to write this sermon. Usually, my Yizkor sermon is one of the first I write. It’s the personal, kishke sermon that seems to flow. But this year, this year […]
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Rabbi Cohen’s Yom Kippur 5779 Sermon – Is it Black or is it White?
Kol Nidrei 5779 September 18, 2018 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen Is it Black or is it White? Two old Jewish men were sitting on a park bench, friends for many years. One looks at the other and says, “Oy”. The other looks back and says, “Oy”. The other replies, “Oy”, to which the response […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Kol Nidrei 5779 Sermon – Courage, Shame and Vulnerability
Kol Nidrei 5779 September 18, 2018 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen Courage, Shame and Vulnerability There are times during services when it’s easy to go on autopilot. We know many of the words by heart as we recite them often. Hence we take for granted the translations within in our prayer books or the words […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Rosh Hashanah 5779 Sermon – Finding God is a Journey
Rosh Hashanah 5779 September 10, 2018 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen Finding God is a Journey We are a people who love to ask questions, especially questions about God and the existence of God. Every year in Confirmation and sometimes with our B’nai Mitzvah students, there is always at least one student who says, ‘I […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Erev Rosh Hashanah 5779 Sermon – Engaged or Empowered?
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5779 September 9, 2018 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen Engaged or Empowered: How We DO Jewish In 1943, during World War II, 25 families of Jewish merchants would gather together in downtown Santa Ana on Friday evenings for Shabbat services, establishing themselves as the first Jewish congregation in Orange County. They first […]
Selichot Dinner, Program and Services
Join us Saturday, September 1 for our Selichot Program 6:00 pm | Dinner catered by Cooking it Personally – Denise Stephens Menu Mediterranean Chicken Dinner – Boneless chicken baked and then topped with artichoke hearts, asparagus, olives, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and white wine, served over lemon, fettuccine noodles. Vegetarian Option (Only available if it is […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Yom Kippur Yizkor 5778 Sermon – Let Me Not Die While I am Still Alive
Yom Kippur Yizkor Sermon 5778 September 30, 2017 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen Let Me Not Die While I am Still Alive “Let me not die while I am still alive,” a prayer possibly uttered by Hannah when she prayed in the Temple of Shiloh for a child. So desperate and inconsolable in her grief of […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Yom Kippur Morning 5778 Sermon – TBS as a Community of Social Justice
Yom Kippur Morning 5778 September 30, 2017 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen TBS as a Community of Social Justice On Rosh Hashanah we listened to the shofar blast. Over and over we are taught that the shofar is a reminder to us to wake up and pay attention to what we are doing in our lives, […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Rosh Hashanah 5778 Sermon – The Lessons Our Daughter Taught Us When She Went to College
Rosh Hashanah Morning 5778 September 21, 2017 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen The Lessons Our Daughter Taught Us When She Went to College I love our hakafah. It’s the time when I walk around this entire sanctuary and see everyone who is here. I purposefully turn off my mic to make sure that I can say […]
Rabbi Cohen’s Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 Sermon – Who Are You?
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 September 20, 2017 Rabbi Heidi M. Cohen Who Are You? Who are you? In many ways, this is a very easy question to answer, at least on the surface. You meet someone new, extend your hand and introduce yourself, ‘Hi, I’m Rabbi Cohen’ or ‘Hi, I’m Heidi,’ depending on the […]
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