Rabbi’s Writings
Election Day is Over, What’s Next?
This has been an extraordinary year, culminating now in a period of waiting as the dust settles after a tumultuous election season. But what remains crystal clear is that the challenges that our country faces, challenges that deeply divide us as a nation, will not magically disappear when all the votes are counted. This means […]
Yom Kippur, 5781: Rabbi Greg Wolfe
Lessons Squeezed From Lemons: What Life Can Teach Us in Challenging Times Rabbi Greg Wolfe’s Yom Kippur Sermon https://youtu.be/mou1_sGSw_w A beautiful lemon tree stands in our yard. Quiet and unassuming, this little tree produces more lemons that we could ever use, or even give away. The great irony, however, is that our lemons ripen in […]
Rosh HaShanah, 5781: Rabbi Greg Wolfe
The Shofar’s Cries to Arise: Breaking Our Hearts on the Way to Wholeness Rabbi Greg Wolfe’s Rosh Hashannah Sermon https://youtu.be/8Hel-cyi20Y Even in today’s modern world, fires can ravage entire communities, well we know, leaving lives uprooted in the wake of terrible destruction. So you can only imagine, long ago and far away, in the days […]
Every Voice, Every Vote
The Elections are coming and never before has more been at stake. Never before has such anxiety and uncertainty swirled around our national elections. Never before have we needed each other to be in solidarity together to ensure that every voice is heard and every vote counted. I have been meeting weekly over the last few […]
Special Announcement from Rabbi Wolfe
Dear Haverim, When I was a young boy, I dreamed of becoming a veterinarian and coming to UC Davis to study. Well, life can be funny that way. I really did end up coming to Davis, not to study though, but to serve. When I arrived in Davis 25 years ago with Julie, and our […]
It Takes A Village
L’shanah Tovah, to everyone! Every year in the Fall, our community comes together to observe the sacred Days of Awe, a time of renewal, reflection and recommitment. The High Holy Days are always a tremendous communal effort, requiring so many wonderful individuals in our congregation to join forces to create these special experiences that make […]
