Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, August 17, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, August 17, 2019 D’var from Saturday, August 17, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings

Vacation Greeting

A quick message to you as I spend time with my family back east. This Shabbat, we have the juxtaposition of two events. One is the beginning of the book of Deuteronomy, and the other is the 9th of Av, or Tisha B'av. Tisha B'Av represents the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, as it commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temple.

Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, August 3, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, August 3, 2019 D’var from Saturday, August 3, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings

A Democracy of the Dead

GK Chesterton was an extremely prolific author of over 80 books, and a highly influential Christian thinker. His best books are demanding and chewy. He died in 1936; while he had a profound influence on another Christian author, CS Lewis (author of the Narnia series), my suspicion is that Chesterton is not widely read anymore.

Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, July 27, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, July 27, 2019 D’var from Saturday, July 27, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings

WHEN THE UNTOUCHABLES ARE BEATEN

At 4:37 am this morning, Portland Police responded to a report of an assault in the 400 block of Northwest 13th Avenue. A woman who had been sleeping on the street was attacked by a man, who then fled the scene. She was hospitalized.

Shabbat Service Recordings: D’var Torah, July 20, 2019

Recording from Shabbat Services, July 20, 2019 D’var from Saturday, July 20, 2019 – Rabbi David Kosak   *If you would like to download the recording and listen later, right click on the link then click “Save as” and it will save onto your computer for later listening. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus. Click here for an archive of past recordings