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Lauren Grabelle Herrmann
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Jan 11

Messy, Imperfect Forgiveness: Parshat Vayechi 2023/5783, Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann

Messy, Imperfect Forgiveness: Parshat Vayechi 2023/5783, Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann The theme of forgiveness is a predominant one in the Joseph narrative. Joseph’s revelation of his true identity and move to meet Judah’s initiative and approach, in last week’s Torah portion, offers one of the most dramatic moments in the…

Torah

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Torah

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Oct 26, 2022

Sounding the Shofar in a Post-Roe World, 2022/5783

By Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All Tekiah. One blast. Pay attention. This is not a test. Shevarim. Three sounds, the sound of weeping. The weeping of a pregnant child forced to carry a baby to term. The weeping of a person for whom it was not…

Abortion

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Abortion

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Oct 10, 2022

“True Teshuva:” Being in the Same Place and Acting Differently

Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann About a month ago, my mother said something on a phone call that took my breath away. While she did not necessarily intend this comment as hurtful, it nonetheless bruised almost instantaneously. …

Teshuvah

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Teshuvah

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Oct 6, 2022

Seeing and Lifting the Sparks in Ourselves & Others

Yom Kippur 2022/5783, Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann I begin with a story (of an unknown source:) When God was ready to create human beings on the 6th day of Creation, God decided to give the human beings a special gift. …

Self Improvement

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Self Improvement

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Sep 27, 2022

A New Blessing Every Day for the New Year, Rosh HaShanah 5783

A New Blessing Every Day for the New Year, Rosh HaShanah 5783 From The Curse of Blessings, adapted from Mitch Chefitz There was an Officer of the Law, and he was as proud as you can imagine. He loved showing off his perfect blue uniform with brass buttons and sword…

Blessings

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Blessings

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Sep 27, 2022

Choose How to Lose: Throwing “Rightness” to the Ground

An Intention given during Rosh HaShanah Services 5783 There is a midrash, a creative interpretation, on the Creation of humankind that goes like this: When God began to create the first human being, not all of God’s ministering angels were so clear this was a good idea! …

Judaism

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Judaism

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Sep 27, 2022

Stigma & Shame: Breaking the Silence on Mental Illness

Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, Rosh HaShanah 2022/5783, delivered at SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All In the Unetaneh Tokef Prayer, the liturgist writes: “On Rosh HaShanah, all people pass before (you) God like sheep to a shepherd.” This image has always resonated with me. Though some people take this metaphor…

Judaism

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Stigma & Shame: Breaking the Silence on Mental Illness
Stigma & Shame: Breaking the Silence on Mental Illness
Judaism

11 min read


Jun 17, 2022

Sharing the Burden: Building Transformative Jewish Spiritual Community & Why What we Do Matters

Address to the SAJ Congregational Meeting, June 15, 2022, Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann In this week’s Torah portion, B’ha’alot’cha, Moses hits a breaking point after the people take to kvetching once again, weeping and crying “if only we had meat to eat!” and remembering all the “good things” that they…

Community

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Community

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Mar 6, 2022

Don’t mess with our Kids, Texas.

Protecting Trans Kids and Trans Families March 5, 2022, Parshat Pekudei If I were living my exact same life: working as a rabbi, partnering and raising my children, but I happened to live somewhere in the state of Texas, there is…

Transgender

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Transgender

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Jan 30, 2022

At a Turning Point in History: SAJ at 100 Years

Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, Saturday, January 29, 2022 When Dr. Mordecai Kaplan began the SAJ 100 years ago, the Jewish community and the world were at a turning point. In the Jewish community, he saw, on the one hand, a refusal among traditionalists to integrate new understandings of science and…

Reconstructionism

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Reconstructionism

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Lauren Grabelle Herrmann

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