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The Things We Carry
The Things We Carry
How do we decide when we are ready to let go of a difficult past?
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 29, 2020
Between a Heartbeat and a Breath: A Jewish Perspective on a Woman’s Right to Choose
Between a Heartbeat and a Breath: A Jewish Perspective on a Woman’s...
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin, 5.31.19 Parashat Bechukotai Congregation Beth Israel, Scottsdale, Arizona
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 1, 2020
We Didn’t Start The Fire
We Didn’t Start The Fire
I’ve got a bone to pick with you, God.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Feb 13, 2021
The Courage to Live with Uncertainty
The Courage to Live with Uncertainty
It’s where we find our faith
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
May 20
Jewish Unicorns
Jewish Unicorns
Or, how to pray for the impossible.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Mar 12
Anachnu Atzuvim: We Are Sad
Anachnu Atzuvim: We Are Sad
On the ground in Israel in a post-October 7th world
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Dec 24, 2023
In Order To Cope, Hold On To Hope
In Order To Cope, Hold On To Hope
We rise from our mourning as we continue to grieve.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Nov 12, 2023
Lech Lecha: As The Dread Descends
Lech Lecha: As The Dread Descends
How do we go forth?
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Oct 30, 2023
To Be The Light
To Be The Light
May the one who makes peace in the heavens make peace for us, for all Israel, and for all the world.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Oct 15, 2023
So Let’s Talk About God…
So Let’s Talk About God…
A Yom Kippur Message
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 26, 2023
These Are The Good Old Days
These Are The Good Old Days
A Rosh Hashanah Message
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 18, 2023
Fondue, Crystal Vases, and the Torah
Fondue, Crystal Vases, and the Torah
Using our Greatest Gifts
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
May 25, 2023
Be Mine
Be Mine
Welcoming the Jewish Adjacent
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
May 1, 2023
To Sit at the Head of the Table
To Sit at the Head of the Table
A tribute to my Zaide on his 11th Yartzeit
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Apr 18, 2023
A Stiff Necked Balancing Act
A Stiff Necked Balancing Act
Responding to Antisemitism like a Fiddler on the Roof
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Mar 14, 2023
Torah in the Hands of our Teens
Torah in the Hands of our Teens
As they bring holy lessons to Capitol Hill
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Jan 29, 2023
Ascending Jacob’s Ladder
Ascending Jacob’s Ladder
An Interfaith Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Dec 6, 2022
How Are You Burning?
How Are You Burning?
The answer to burnout is in the liturgy of the Jewish High Holy Days
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Oct 6, 2022
To do Jewish: And Love It
To do Jewish: And Love It
With all of our hearts, all of our souls, and all of our might
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 27, 2022
I Want You To Have It All
I Want You To Have It All
Can we commit to making schools safer for our children?
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
May 28, 2022
To Heal Our Trauma We Must Get Proximate
To Heal Our Trauma We Must Get Proximate
Reflections on travel with the Phoenix Black-Jewish Cohort
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
May 24, 2022
Crossing the Sea of Memory
Crossing the Sea of Memory
Yizkor Reflections from a Passover Seder
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Apr 22, 2022
We Wish You A Jewish Christmas
We Wish You A Jewish Christmas
And a secular New Year
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Dec 19, 2021
Remembering Who You Are
Remembering Who You Are
And in 2022, may you be blessed in all that you are.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Dec 15, 2021
A Story that Starts in the Middle
A Story that Starts in the Middle
On reports of discrimination, abuse, assault, and misconduct at Hebrew Union College.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Nov 20, 2021
A Blessing For All That You Are
A Blessing For All That You Are
Even on our darkest days.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Nov 9, 2021
Why Be Jewish?
Why Be Jewish?
Our symbol of our survival is also our hope for the future.
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 7, 2021
We Begin The Year With Apples
We Begin The Year With Apples
How will you enter 5782?
Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin
Sep 4, 2021
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