Sermons: Rabbi Michael Siegel

God, Science, Albert Camus and the Plagues

Pesach | Rabbi Michael Siegel | April 9, 2020

Dam, Tzfardeah, Kinim, Arov, Dever…. Blood, Frogs, lice, wild beasts, cattle plague… As I say those words, I can feel my pinky twitching! As a little boy, I remember well the recitation of the plagues and taking a drop of wine out of my cup and putting it on a plate.  I can still remember Continue Reading »

Institution: The Symphony of Society

Terumah | Rabbi Michael Siegel | February 29, 2020

A quotation that has great meaning for me comes Yohan Wolfgang von Goethe, a great German writer and statesman. He once said: Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music. Goethe suggested that in the same way that great music can touch our souls and transform us, great architecture can shape us, our world view Continue Reading »