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Sermons & Writings
Temple Shalom
A Reform Jewish Congregation
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Sermons & Writings from Temple Shalom
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Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach
A Thundering Silence:  In Memory of Rabbi David J. Forman
May 21, 2010 - Parashat Naso

Between Choice and Chance - Shaping History or Being Shaped By It
March 19, 2010 - Parashat Vayikra

Clean Hands and a Pure Heart - Reactions to the Revelations Concerning our Torahs
February 19, 2010 - Parashat Terumah

Return and Restore
September 28, 2009 - Yom Kippur Morning 5770

A Place Called Hope
September 27, 2009 - Kol Nidrei 5770

Second Life: Avatars and Imaginations
Septembor 19, 2009 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5770

Facing the Facebook Challenge: Who Are You and What Do You Believe?
September 18, 2009 - Erev Rosh Hashanah 5770 Late Service

The Secret of Jewish Survival
Reform Judaism Magazine, Winter 2008.

“In Different Words”: Jewish Identity, Interfaith Marriage and Rabbinic Officiation
October 9, 2008 - Yom Kippur Morning 2008/5769 [Full version]

“If It’s Not Fun…” Obligation and Identity: To Be “Clean” Before God and Israel
September 29, 2008 - Erev Rosh Hashanah 2008/5769

“Every Generation…” (on genetic research)
September 15, 2008 - From chapter in book.

Whose Heart So Moves (on same-sex marriage)
February 8, 2008 - Parashat Terumah

Wikijewdia: Objectivity, Obligation, and Community in a Get-What-You-Want World
September 21, 2007 - Kol Nidrei 5768

“I am Jewish,” Explorations of Identity in the Secret Recesses of the Heart
September 13, 2007 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5768

Jimmy Carter and the Betrayal of History
January 12, 2007 - Shemot

The Days of Our Lives
November 16, 2006 - Chayei Sarah

Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
October 1, 2006 - Kol Nidrei 5767

Adventures in Moving
September 23, 2006 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5767

Letter from Rabbi Feshbach on Israel [pdf]
August 2006 - A message from our Senior Rabbi - includes links on how you can help Israel right now!

Against a Sea of Troubles: The Storm of a Century and the Questions of our Lives
October 3, 2005 - Erev Rosh Hashanah 5765

A Sea of Troubles: When Bad Things Happen to Good Planets (and What We Can Do In Response)
February 27, 2005 - Keynote Address to the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life

Standing Still, Diving Deep: Sign, Symbol and the Torah of our Lives
December 24, 2004 - Vayichi

The Meaning of the Miracle of Chanukah
December 18, 2004

Letter from a Murderer
October 8, 2004 - Bereshit

Land That I Love
September 16, 2004 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5764

The Tears That Are Not Murder: Judaism and Abortion
March 19, 2004 - Vayakhel-Pekudei

A Covenant Cocktail: The Messianic Idea in Judaism
January 23, 2004 - Va'era

Harry Potter and the Order of Our Lives: “The Magical Power of Shabbat”
October 5, 2003 - Kol Nidrei

In Praise of Junior Partners: “The Game of Myst and the Journey of the Soul”
September 27, 2003 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5764

Ties That Bind: Autonomy and Obligation in Reform Judaism Today
September 7, 2002 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5763

The Kaddish and the Grateful Dead
March 2002 - Jewish Views About Life After Death

Lo Nafsik Lirkod: We Will Not Stop Dancing
September 17, 2001 - Erev Rosh Hashanah 5762

Jerry Falwell and Judd Hirsch: Things Happened for a Reason
September 16, 2001 - Rosh Hashanah Morning 5762

A Minute to Midnight: Leaving a Legacy of Life
September 26, 2001 - Kol Nidre 5762

Dust and Ashes: The Spirituality of Imperfection
September 27, 2001 - Yom Kippur Morning 5762

To Dream Tomorrow
November 2001 - Installation Response

Challenge and Change: Openness and Awe
August 2001

Boxes and Bridges to the Other Side of Life
August 2001 - Introductory Sermon

Rabbi Bruce Kahn