Midrash, Stories, and Poetry

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“I Have No Earthly Idea About God,” part two: Theology And Meteorology- Predicting The ‘Whether’ Of God
“I Have No Earthly Idea About God! ‘Sometimes I Pray,’ ‘Prayers Preceded God'” November 8, 2021
(Click here to view the text)
“Great, Mighty, And Awesome” October 25, 2021
(Texts are available here and here.)
“Prayer is Both the Key and the Lock to the Holidays” October 11, 2021
(Click here to view the text.)
“Presence In The Sukkah” September 27, 2021
“Taking Place: Blessings Within And Without” September 13, 2021
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Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time”

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“Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time” August 16, 2021
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Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Doors, Doorways, And Transitions”

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“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020
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“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“Miracles Behind the Door” February 8, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“Elijah and the Messiah at the Entrance” February 22, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“Elijah in the Doorway” March 8, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“Elijah: Bridging Worlds”March 22, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“Torah For All And Torah For Each” April 5, 2021
Related texts: “Torah Revealed to Each” and “Torah Not Yet Given.”
“The Door From Sinai To Sinai” April 19, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)
“‘Threshold’ Experiences of Revelation” May 3, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Torah From Heaven, Heaven From Torah”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020
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“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)
“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020
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About Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus

Rabbi Sager served as Beth El’s rabbi for 32 years. He is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and earned a Ph.D. in Rabbinic Literature at Duke University. Rabbi Sager has been a teacher, rabbinic advisor and mentor for students and graduates of the RRC, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Theological Seminary and the Rabbinical School of the Boston Hebrew College. Read more.

Check the calendar for Rabbi Sager’s upcoming conversations:

	November 2021
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2 Jewish Book Month Speaker Series Jewish Book Month Speaker Series November 2, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Ben Freeman, Jewish Pride Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83730607914?pwd=Rko3Vkt3NVFEZVc2SnJvc3ZlYWZsZz09 See more details •	3	4 Virtual Healing Yoga Virtual Healing Yoga November 4, 2021 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88494115770?pwd=SzBYZzMza1dVZ29DRFJaUE13UEFpUT09 See more details Rosh Chodesh Gathering with Eliana Rosh Chodesh Gathering with Eliana November 4, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rosh Chodesh, the marking of the new month, has traditionally been a time for women to gather, reflect, and celebrate the divine feminine. Join us for Rosh Chodesh Kislev as we explore light and sacred space. We invite you to bring your full self to our sacred circle and commit to presence as much as you are able. All female and nonbinary-identifying folks are welcome to join! See more details • •	5 Kitah Zayin class meeting Kitah Zayin class meeting November 5, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details DurhamISH First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat DurhamISH First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat November 5, 2021 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Beth El Synagogue, 1004 Watts St, Durham, NC 27701, USA See more details • •	6 Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager November 6, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am Beth El or Virtual To join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87960861588?pwd=OUdXNTA1Vk5wT2tGRllSSG9aZDRXUT09 See more details Virtual Healing Yoga Virtual Healing Yoga November 6, 2021 9:45 am - 10:45 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88494115770?pwd=SzBYZzMza1dVZ29DRFJaUE13UEFpUT09 Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88494115770?pwd=SzBYZzMza1dVZ29DRFJaUE13UEFpUT09 See more details Tot Shabbat with Eliana Light Tot Shabbat with Eliana Light November 6, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Family Service with Eliana Light Family Service with Eliana Light November 6, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details • • • •
7 Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein November 7, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Virtual This course is designed for beginning students and will focus on learning to read basic Hebrew. We will explore the entire alphabet in print and script, and focus on learning skills to read more fluently for Shabbat Services. This is open to beginners and students who want to improve their reading skills by reviewing the alphabet. See more details •	8 Yeshiva Week Yeshiva Week November 8, 2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/yeshiva-week-2021.html See more details Discussions with Rabbi Sager Discussions with Rabbi Sager November 8, 2021 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969946893?pwd=TWNwVHMzOGUxdHowQmJReDhQY25vdz09 Click here for the text: https://betheldurham.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/From-Time-To-Time-Fashioning-The-Fashioner.pdf I Have No Earthly Idea About God! "Sometimes I Pray," "Prayers Preceded God" Once, a very nervous Bar Mitzvah parent sat on my couch and bemoaned that she could not add to the study of a Torah portion:exclaiming, "I have no earthly idea about God" It struck me that she had identified an important and common problem. Earthly ideas about God are precisely what we need rather than sophisticated and deep abstractions. Join us as we listen to how our sages and poets help us to stay "grounded"! See more details • •	9 Yeshiva Week Yeshiva Week November 9, 2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/yeshiva-week-2021.html See more details Jewish Book Month Speaker Series Jewish Book Month Speaker Series November 9, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Francine Prose, The Vixen Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83730607914?pwd=Rko3Vkt3NVFEZVc2SnJvc3ZlYWZsZz09 See more details Va'ad Hachinuch Meeting Va'ad Hachinuch Meeting November 9, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm See more details • • •	10 Yeshiva Week Yeshiva Week November 10, 2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/yeshiva-week-2021.html See more details Board Meeting Board Meeting November 10, 2021 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm See more details Ramah Parents Q&A Ramah Parents Q&A November 10, 2021 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88619111690?pwd=aldRcDJneHUrVTdUcE5FQ1NWY3d4Zz09 See more details • • •	11 Yeshiva Week Yeshiva Week November 11, 2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/yeshiva-week-2021.html See more details CANCELLED: Virtual Healing Yoga CANCELLED: Virtual Healing Yoga November 11, 2021 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Sneak-Peek Song Circle with Eliana Light Sneak-Peek Song Circle with Eliana Light November 11, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Come and learn music for the upcoming song circle! This informal space will give us a chance to dive deeply into new repertoire and get to know the other musically-minded folks in our community. No previous experience required- just the joy of song! See more details • • •	12 Yeshiva Week Yeshiva Week November 12, 2021 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/yeshiva-week-2021.html See more details Kitah Zayin class meeting Kitah Zayin class meeting November 12, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • •	13 Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager November 13, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am Beth El or Virtual To join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87960861588?pwd=OUdXNTA1Vk5wT2tGRllSSG9aZDRXUT09 See more details Song Circle and Havdalah with Eliana Light Song Circle and Havdalah with Eliana Light November 13, 2021 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm There is depth, joy, and spirit to be found in group singing. Let’s raise our voices together, as we say goodbye to Shabbat with sacred song, do Havdalah together, and sing some more! Bring your instruments (chords will be provided), your voices, and your presence. See more details • •
14 Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein November 14, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Virtual This course is designed for beginning students and will focus on learning to read basic Hebrew. We will explore the entire alphabet in print and script, and focus on learning skills to read more fluently for Shabbat Services. This is open to beginners and students who want to improve their reading skills by reviewing the alphabet. See more details Chanukah Bazaar Chanukah Bazaar November 14, 2021 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Pre-order here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/chanukah-bazaar-orders-2021.html See more details Unveiling for Larry Berger Unveiling for Larry Berger November 14, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm See more details Info Session: Interfaith Trip to Israel Info Session: Interfaith Trip to Israel November 14, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Virtual Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3526723818 Join Rabbi Greyber and Rev. Katie Crowe for a Beth El—Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church Interfaith Trip to Israel June 13-23, 2022 See more details Interfaith Session with Gerald Postema on the Book of Job Interfaith Session with Gerald Postema on the Book of Job November 14, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm To whom or what can we turn for help in finding meaning in suffering? What kind of message are we likely to find comforting? The biblical Book of Job offers profound reflections on these questions. In two sessions, we will explore Job’s struggle with the help of Rabbi Harold S. Kushner’s book: The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happen to a Good Person. The sessions are on Nov. 14 & 21, 4-5 pm, at First Presbyterian Church (305 E. Main St.), as well as being accessible on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87372211056). Attendees are encouraged to read the biblical book of Job (two especially good contemporary translations: by Robert Alter and by Stephen Mitchel) and Kushner’s book. (Note this is different from Kushner’s other book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People.) See more details • • • • •	15	16 Baby and Me Baby and Me November 16, 2021 10:00 am - 11:30 am See more details Pop Up Coffee w/the Rabbi Pop Up Coffee w/the Rabbi November 16, 2021 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Cocoa Cinnamon, 2627 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705, USA See more details Jewish Book Month Speaker Series Jewish Book Month Speaker Series November 16, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Jonathan Boyarin, Yeshiva Days Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83730607914?pwd=Rko3Vkt3NVFEZVc2SnJvc3ZlYWZsZz09 See more details • • •	17 Presentation by Rabbi Sara Berman Presentation by Rabbi Sara Berman November 17, 2021 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83845647583?pwd=dk9qTmVzTFlNNmNZYytITHVudGtqQT09 "Monster Slayers: battling depression and overcoming stigma" Rabbi Sara Berman shares her personal story about living with depression. From hospitalization to ongoing treatment, she explores what it means as a rabbi, mother, and community leader to struggle with chronic mental illness. By sharing her story, she hopes to help end the stigma as well as give people tools on how to help others who are struggling. Rabbi Berman was ordained from Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in 2001. She is a board certified chaplain and works as a chaplain in an acute hospital setting in Los Angeles. Once a chaplain at UCLA neuropsychiatric hospital, she was later a patient there and shares her story in her book, Ben'Oni l' Benyamin, From Sorrow to Strength: my journey with Depression. See more details •	18 Lunch and Learn Lunch and Learn November 18, 2021 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89327152379?pwd=cVNTUUhuNEFhOXRCWGNrMnlIZmZWQT09 See more details Virtual Healing Yoga Virtual Healing Yoga November 18, 2021 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88494115770?pwd=SzBYZzMza1dVZ29DRFJaUE13UEFpUT09 See more details • •	19 USY Convention Bus Leaves USY Convention Bus Leaves November 19, 2021 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details •	20 Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager November 20, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am Beth El or Virtual To join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87960861588?pwd=OUdXNTA1Vk5wT2tGRllSSG9aZDRXUT09 See more details Chavurah Minyan Chavurah Minyan November 20, 2021 9:00 am - 11:30 am See more details Virtual Healing Yoga Virtual Healing Yoga November 20, 2021 9:45 am - 10:45 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88494115770?pwd=SzBYZzMza1dVZ29DRFJaUE13UEFpUT09 Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88494115770?pwd=SzBYZzMza1dVZ29DRFJaUE13UEFpUT09 See more details Shabbat Yachad Speaker, Malachi Hacohen, “The Remaining Camp Shall Survive” Shabbat Yachad Speaker, Malachi Hacohen, “The Remaining Camp Shall Survive” November 20, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm In person and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86523736286?pwd=TnUvNE51UERwRXYxOU1LZlVFYUlCQT09 See more details Va'ad Special Program Va'ad Special Program November 20, 2021 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm See more details • • • • •
21 Talmud Torah Parent Stay 'n Schmooze Talmud Torah Parent Stay 'n Schmooze November 21, 2021 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein November 21, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Virtual This course is designed for beginning students and will focus on learning to read basic Hebrew. We will explore the entire alphabet in print and script, and focus on learning skills to read more fluently for Shabbat Services. This is open to beginners and students who want to improve their reading skills by reviewing the alphabet. See more details 5th grade B'nei Mitzvah Meeting 5th grade B'nei Mitzvah Meeting November 21, 2021 11:30 am - 12:30 pm See more details Virtual Latke Cooking Masterclass Virtual Latke Cooking Masterclass November 21, 2021 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/latke-class-2021 Sponsored by Beth El's MoB (Men of Beth El) In the latke masterclass, we’ll get to the root of your latke issues and help you make your next batch absolutely spud-tacular! This masterclass will teach you oil you really need to know to make the perfect latke - one that is golden brown, crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. The class will be conducted via zoom live from Israel, direct to your kitchen. At the start of the cooking class Chef Harry Rubenstein will give an introduction where he briefly explains the history of what we are making and go over the ingredients (ingredients / supplies list will be emailed to registered attendees a week prior to the event). Then we dive into the cooking! Chef Harry is patient and happy to answer all questions during the class at any point. During the class, Harry also tells stories, explains the origin of the ingredients and more. Chef Harry will keep the class fun and interactive, allowing for questions, etc. Meet our Chef and Instructor, Harry Rubenstein: Harry Rubenstein is an Israel based pastry chef, culinary guide, storyteller, outdoor market obsessive, and a self-proclaimed expert on Jewish baked goods — sweet and savory. He’s been shopping and eating at Israel’s markets for over 20 years and is happy to share his experience and knowledge in hands-on virtual cooking classes. See more details Interfaith Session with Gerald Postema on the Book of Job Interfaith Session with Gerald Postema on the Book of Job November 21, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm To whom or what can we turn for help in finding meaning in suffering? What kind of message are we likely to find comforting? The biblical Book of Job offers profound reflections on these questions. In two sessions, we will explore Job’s struggle with the help of Rabbi Harold S. Kushner’s book: The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happen to a Good Person. The sessions are on Nov. 14 & 21, 4-5 pm, at First Presbyterian Church (305 E. Main St.), as well as being accessible on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87372211056). Attendees are encouraged to read the biblical book of Job (two especially good contemporary translations: by Robert Alter and by Stephen Mitchel) and Kushner’s book. (Note this is different from Kushner’s other book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People.) See more details • • • • •	22 Discussions with Rabbi Sager Discussions with Rabbi Sager November 22, 2021 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969946893?pwd=TWNwVHMzOGUxdHowQmJReDhQY25vdz09 Topic: "I Have No Earthly Idea About God," part two: Theology And Meteorology- Predicting The 'Whether' Of God See more details •	23	24	25 Office Closed Office Closed November 25, 2021 See more details CANCELLED: Virtual Healing Yoga CANCELLED: Virtual Healing Yoga November 25, 2021 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm See more details • •	26 Office Closed Office Closed November 26, 2021 See more details •	27 Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager Mishnah Study with Rabbi Sager November 27, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am Beth El or Virtual To join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87960861588?pwd=OUdXNTA1Vk5wT2tGRllSSG9aZDRXUT09 See more details •
28 Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein Beginning Hebrew with Donna Goldstein November 28, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am Virtual This course is designed for beginning students and will focus on learning to read basic Hebrew. We will explore the entire alphabet in print and script, and focus on learning skills to read more fluently for Shabbat Services. This is open to beginners and students who want to improve their reading skills by reviewing the alphabet. See more details Zoom Menorah Lighting Zoom Menorah Lighting November 28, 2021 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89218269874?pwd=VWRlOFVGaUZia2pLcUVkbDd2VGpOdz09 See more details • •	29	30

Midrash, Stories, and Poetry

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“I Have No Earthly Idea About God,” part two: Theology And Meteorology- Predicting The ‘Whether’ Of God

“I Have No Earthly Idea About God! ‘Sometimes I Pray,’ ‘Prayers Preceded God'” November 8, 2021
(Click here to view the text)

“Great, Mighty, And Awesome” October 25, 2021
(Texts are available here and here.)

“Prayer is Both the Key and the Lock to the Holidays” October 11, 2021
(Click here to view the text.)

“Presence In The Sukkah” September 27, 2021

“Taking Place: Blessings Within And Without” September 13, 2021
(Click here to view text.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time” August 16, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Doors, Doorways, And Transitions”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Miracles Behind the Door” February 8, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah and the Messiah at the Entrance” February 22, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah in the Doorway” March 8, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah: Bridging Worlds”March 22, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Torah For All And Torah For Each” April 5, 2021
Related texts: “Torah Revealed to Each” and “Torah Not Yet Given.”

“The Door From Sinai To Sinai” April 19, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“‘Threshold’ Experiences of Revelation” May 3, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Torah From Heaven, Heaven From Torah”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

About Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus

November 2021

Hebcal Shabbat and Holiday Times

Midrash, Stories, and Poetry

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“I Have No Earthly Idea About God,” part two: Theology And Meteorology- Predicting The ‘Whether’ Of God

“I Have No Earthly Idea About God! ‘Sometimes I Pray,’ ‘Prayers Preceded God'” November 8, 2021 (Click here to view the text)

“Great, Mighty, And Awesome” October 25, 2021 (Texts are available here and here.)

“Prayer is Both the Key and the Lock to the Holidays” October 11, 2021 (Click here to view the text.)

“Presence In The Sukkah” September 27, 2021

“Taking Place: Blessings Within And Without” September 13, 2021 (Click here to view text.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time” August 16, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Doors, Doorways, And Transitions”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“Miracles Behind the Door” February 8, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah and the Messiah at the Entrance” February 22, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah in the Doorway” March 8, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah: Bridging Worlds”March 22, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“Torah For All And Torah For Each” April 5, 2021 Related texts: “Torah Revealed to Each” and “Torah Not Yet Given.”

“The Door From Sinai To Sinai” April 19, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

“‘Threshold’ Experiences of Revelation” May 3, 2021 (Click here to view texts.)

Conversations with Rabbi Sager: “Torah From Heaven, Heaven From Torah”

Click on the bold sessions below to view a recording:

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020 (Click here to view texts.)

About Rabbi Steven G. Sager, Rabbi Emeritus

November 2021

Hebcal Shabbat and Holiday Times

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“I Have No Earthly Idea About God! ‘Sometimes I Pray,’ ‘Prayers Preceded God'” November 8, 2021
(Click here to view the text)

“Great, Mighty, And Awesome” October 25, 2021
(Texts are available here and here.)

“Prayer is Both the Key and the Lock to the Holidays” October 11, 2021
(Click here to view the text.)

“Taking Place: Blessings Within And Without” September 13, 2021
(Click here to view text.)

“Holiday Seasons: Judaism While Standing On One Foot–At A Time” August 16, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Doors, Doorways, and Transitions” October 19, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Teacher In The Door” November 2, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Doors have Soul” November 16, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“God is a Doorway” November 30, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“In Light Of The Door: The commandment of the Hanukkah light is to light it in the doorway closest to the public thoroughfare in order to publicize the miracle…” December 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Giving in the Doorway” December 28, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Opportunity Knocks: The Poor At The Door” January 11, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Miracles Behind the Door” February 8, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah and the Messiah at the Entrance” February 22, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah in the Doorway” March 8, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Elijah: Bridging Worlds”March 22, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“Torah For All And Torah For Each” April 5, 2021
Related texts: “Torah Revealed to Each” and “Torah Not Yet Given.”

“The Door From Sinai To Sinai” April 19, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“‘Threshold’ Experiences of Revelation” May 3, 2021
(Click here to view texts.)

“My Father Was God and Didn’t Know It” June 29, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“All Were Present at Sinai Except For One” July 13, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“The Threatening Mountain and Loving Shelter” July 27, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Only Once Saw God’s Face and Forgot” August 10, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“Moses Received Torah from Sinai and It Became Three Things” August 24, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)

“A Mystical Master and a Modern Poet Receive Torah for a New Age!” September 14, 2020
(Click here to view texts.)