May 5, 2024/27 Nisan 5784

My sermon delivered Friday night, May 3, on the Encampments, War, and Our Mission:

Yesterday, Rabbi Prass and I stood across the street from Stevenson High School for a couple of hours, wanting to make sure that if our Jewish or allied students, parents, or teachers needed us on the day of the planned 4th-period pro-Palestinian student walk-out, we would be there.  

Rabbi Prass and I were not there to protest the walkout; we also were not there to join in the pro-Israel counter-protest that was planned and attended by Israeli flag-waving, Am Yisrael Chai singing folks; we were also not there to join in solidarity with the Chabad presence who neither talked to women nor asked them if, they too, would like to put on tefillin.  Our mission was simple: Rabbi Prass and I took these hours out of our day because our kids, teachers, and parents needed support. And we wanted to be there. Click here to continue reading.

B’Shalom,

Rabbi Bellows