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Podcast of Sermons, Readings and Jewish Resources from Rabbi Jim Egolf
Shalom, it has been a long time. We also celebrated our oldest becoming Bar Mitzvah at his camp. In this podcast are some reflections about...
Happy Hanukkah! Let us pause for a moment and consider one element we often take for granted.
Before our president speaks, I wanted to offer some Jewish perspective on the situation in Syria.
So if you remember AAA Trip-Ticks, this weeks parasha contains one of these. The Israelites wander for many years and an entire chapter is d...
Remember the TV show Alice? Apologies for swiping Flo's second most famous catch phrase, but it seems to fit with this week's Torah portion....
This week's Parasha tells of Moses' final 'sin' that will excluded him and Aaron from entrance into the Promised Land. Yet, Moses' response...
This weeks Torah portion carries the name of a person. I always teach that if you have a name for a Torah portion, either the person did som...
The Torah portion this week speaks to the episode in the wilderness when the Israelites are ready for their first attempt to enter into the...
Looking at B'ha-alotkha we find an observance from the Torah that might drive many of us to plan long trips during a certain Spring holiday....
For all of us affected by the storms in Oklahoma, a reflection, a biblical reminder and a prayer. II Kings Chapter 2
In the aftermath of the recent shootings in our country, I felt that we needed to rethink how we react/respond to these horrible events. As...
With the events in Newtown, Conn. in hearts and minds I wanted to look to Torah. There in the portions that surround parashat Miketz, the To...
I delivered this sermon at Kol Nidre this year. It was sparked by several events including the scandal at Penn State during this past year....
Is it just in our nature to be fearful of the stranger or the 'other' in our society? What happens when Jews forget acceptance and understan...
Shannah Tovah U'Metukah! A sweet and happy Jewish New Year to all of you. This podcast is my Rosh Hashannah evening service and in it we wil...
Shalom and thank you for listening. This week we are going to look at Parashat Shoftim, a Torah portion that speaks to the qualities we are...
This podcast is a reflection on our trip to Washington, DC with our confirmation class. While we were there we had a chance to tour the Supr...
The Torah portion this week continues with God's charge to Moses to continue to mission of freeing the Israelites. Even after speaking from...
Recently I had the honor to write the Devar Acher for the URJ's 10 Mintues of Torah . I want to share my reading of this passage with you th...
I'd like to have an argument... Among the things we don't know about the Torah we can include what the dispute was about in the week's Torah...
So the bad guy is dead...now what? While several rush to attach a meaning to bin Laden's death, what does it really mean or is his death mea...
The images from this week were truly amazing. Royal weddings, massive destruction, and this week we read the Torah portion concerning how Go...
I was not alive for the McCarthy hearings, but they seemed to have the effect of turning Americans against Americans which is something most...
When we think of our sacred structures, (synagogue, mosque, church) we often think of them as ends in and of themselves. This week's Torah p...
The Empty Chairs we have in our lives can signal many things. For Jacob it must have been difficult to see a place empty of Joseph every tim...
When we hurt we often don't focus on the choices before, rather we focus on the pain. Jacob is wounded in this week's Torah portion, yet at...
I grew up in Monroeville, Alabama . The only claim to fame that Monroeville has is that it is the setting for the fictional town presented i...
When it comes to the issues facing the United States on the topic of religion, it has become very difficult to have conversations without em...
It is hard to imagine, but at several points in history Jews and Arabs have managed to come together and do sacred work. It started when Isa...
This Rosh Hashannah I wanted to share the idea that our values are the real foundations of our homes. As we go through life, we often take o...
The recent events off the coast of Israel and Gaza have bothered many. In this podcast I will explore our moral and religious duty to the is...
How do we wrestle with the idea of meaning? While we all believe that we understand the concept, for many it is elusive at best. On the holi...
This week saw a series of horrible headlines between Israel and the United States play out on the front pages of too many newspapers. The sc...
In an attempt to learn Hebrew after a trip to Israel, I found myself listening to a podcast about a Purim party. What does a Purim party hav...
Terumah is the Torah portion that describes the first call for a sacred space in the Israelite community. Interestingly some believe that th...
Dear listeners, As you know, I usually don't ask for money unless there is a significant cause. This is one of those days where I feel the n...
These are the comments at our last Bridges program. Bridges is the program that speaks to the transitions in life and how we address these m...
This podcast will focus on the the issues surrounding Laban, Iran and Israel. How could these be connected (you might ask)? Let's just say t...
This week I am going to explore the most prominent non-Jew in our Torah portion, Ishmael and ask us to consider what he teaches us about our...
The name for an angel and a human messenger has never been clear in Hebrew texts. This makes some wonder why the Torah and Jewish literature...
This Yom Kippur saw the end of a 104 history of a synagogue where I once served as the 'traveling rabbi.' Beth-El of Lexington Mississippi c...
Kashrut, or keeping kosher, is often something we don't think about in Reform Judaism. Yet, perhaps we as Reform Jews need to be at the fore...
Coming to terms with the reality of our lives is often difficult. We want to believe in the fantasy of the fairytale ending, but more often...
So, if you have never heard of Chelm , you have missed out on laughter and on the stories that make us laugh at ourselves. This past year we...
What happens when a leader sets a vision? We can arrive at a new place. What happens when broken maps and foolish concepts continue to conta...