FROM RABBI LIEBERMAN
Lessons (to date) From the Pandemic
Lessons (to date) From the Pandemic 1) Joy delayed is not joy diminished. As I write these words in early October, we are two-fifths of the way through this year’s b’nei mitzvah “season”, five consecutive Shabbat mornings when we celebrate a young person’s coming-of-age and their being called to [...]
The Story of the East End Meeting House
The Story of the East End Meeting House June, 2021 In November, 2020 Rabbi Lieberman took part in a history project organized by Falmouth Public Library in which local “historians” were asked to speak about specific postcards and images in the library’s “Falmouth Postcards” collection. In his segment, Rabbi [...]
Half-a-million gone…..
Half-a-million gone... For over a month now, the lyrics of a Joni Mitchell song—“Woodstock”—have been running through my head: By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration... That song is something of a Baby Boomer anthem, a [...]
Narrow Bridge
Narrow Bridge November, 2020 I began writing this column on Election Day and it is quite possible that this issue will go to press before the results of the presidential election have been resolved. Like many of us, over the past few weeks I have grown increasingly anxious, distracted [...]
My Father & the Coronavirus
I’ve been thinking of my father, of blessed memory, lately. He was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1911 and died in 1988. Two particular aspects of his childhood captivated me when I was young: the fact that his daily walk to and from school had him pass by the [...]
God in hiding
Purim, that spring revel-of-a-holiday that is always touched with a suggestion of anarchy, falls on March 9/10 this year. If your memory needs refreshing, Purim brings us the story of an ancient Persian Jewish community that, overnight, finds itself facing a genocidal threat. Scholars are generally of the opinion [...]