by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Feb 27, 2024 | D'var Torah, Exodus
וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת לְדֹרֹתָם בְּרִית עוֹלָם Every week, we sing these words from Parshat Ki Tisa: “V’shamru v’nei Yisrael et hashabbat.” The people of Israel shall keep Shabbat, observing Shabbat throughout the ages...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Jan 22, 2023 | D'var Torah, Exodus
Below is the sermon that I delivered at The Reform Temple of Rockland on 1/20/23 on Parshat Va’Eira: “But the Eternal stiffened the heart of Pharoah, and he would not heed them.” Parshat Va’Eira brings up for me year after year the question of free-will. ...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Dec 26, 2021 | D'var Torah, Exodus
This was sermon for Parshat Sheimot (Delivered via Zoom 12/24/21) In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Shemot, we read that “a new king arose who did not know Joseph.” Because he did not know, learn or...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Apr 17, 2021 | Judaism
A little over a year ago, we started in fear and panic. Stores closed and those that remained open were out of essentials. If we ventured out of doors at all, we crossed the streets to avoid faceless, masked strangers. There was fear, death, isolation,...
by Cantor Sally L. Neff | Feb 12, 2021 | Creative Writing
I’ll take that flag back now You cannot claim it anymore. Don’t wear it on your hats, your t-shirts, your bandanas. Don’t hang it from your car Or in front of your home. You have forgotten what it stands for And your waving of it is a lie. That flag should be freedom...