Ripples

Yom Kippur  Afternoon Service 2012 by Lara Hart

A/N: Just to say that I used props for this sermon. On the lecturn I had a large jug half filled with water, at the bottom of which there were a number of white and brown stones, pile of small stones and a small jug of coffee/hot chocolate.  Certainly woke people up before I started, lololol.

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, can I be anything? Anything at all?

Here we are, the High Holy Days that special time when we are encouraged, indeed commanded, to engage in a time of self-reflection; to look within ourselves and examine what we find there. The phrase, “Take a good hard look at yourself.” springs to mind.

It was this phrase that tugged ( Read more... )

Yom Kippur Sermon 5771 (2010)
Lara Hart
Delivered at South London Liberal Synagogue, Streatham.

“Again”

Here we are again, Yom Kippur [1] afternoon. We’ve celebrated the coming of a new year, again; tasted the sweetness of the apples and honey, again; wished each other Shanah Tovah [2], again; spent the last 10 days in contemplation of our actions ( Read more... )