Post your Jewish Dream

On Rosh Hashanah morning, I gave a sermon in which I articulated and explained my dream as a rabbi.

I said, “My dream as a rabbi is to create a kehillah kedoshah which creates Torah study opportunities for all its members and is always mindful of the Jewish people’s responsibility to pursue justice.”

Then I gave everyone an assignment to articulate his or her Jewish dream and to post it to the following website: http://groups.google.com/group/myjewishdream. Here are some questions to get you going.

• What are your most positive Jewish experiences?

• What are the Jewish texts that resonate with you every time you read them?

• What are the rituals that truly elevate your spirit?

• What is the activity here at Temple Emeth that you would certainly make time to partifipate in if only it existed and you knew about it?

• What do you gain by attending services on the High Holy Days?

• If you have children or grandchildren, why do you hope they will grow up as proud, identified Jews?

• How do you think you can change Judaism for the better and how can Judaism change you for the better?

Whether you post your own dream or not, I invite you to peruse the dreams that are posted and to offer comments. In this way, our online discussion adds richness to our community.

–Rabbi Steven Sirbu