As I mentioned in my first entry, I was asked yesterday (the day after Rosh Hashanah) how I pick my High Holiday sermons. Now, I must admit that there is no real scientific method. When I first started writing HH sermons, I would ask myself, “What are the 2 or 3 messages that I want to deliver to people (on the assumption that I only get these 2 or 3 opportunities)?” The truth is that – thanks to the internet – I get many more opportunities to reach out to many more people. That being said, the HH’s are still special.
So, as I thought about this question this year, I realized that I wanted to talk about the little things that we can do as both individuals and as a congregation to draw closer to God. On Day 1 of RH, I spoke about using instrumental music as a means of connecting with God for people who are struggling with the rhythm and language of Jewish prayer. On Day 2, I talked about partnering with God to bring about healing for ourselves and for others. (These sermons will be available on the website – hopefully before Yom Kippur!)
On Yom Kippur, I will continue with this overall theme of the things we can do to draw closer to God – but I won’t give away any more than that.
RAF.
