Rabbi Moshe Tom Heyn is a musician, pastoral care professional and spiritual activist who practices and teaches a synthesis of humanism and mysticism. He is also the Spiritual Leader of the Coastside Jewish Community, which is celebrating a spiritual renaissance along the breathtakingly scenic 40-mile stretch of the Pacific Coast just south of San Francisco.
On April 12, 1963, eight Alabama clergymen published an open letter, “A Call for Unity,” in a Birmingham newspaper in response to
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This week’s Torah portion is Sh’lach L’cha ( Num 13:1-15:41) in which the Israelites must decide if they will respond out of courage or out of fear. Our history is replete with instances of moral reckoning, including the present moment. Leaders of the
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Editor’s note: This was originally presented as a Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Moshe Heyn of the Coastside Jewish Community on Sept. 6. We felt that the themes would speak to the
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Not since the 1960s has the United States been as racially charged as it is today. The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has forced Americans to confront centuries of systemic
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On April 12, 1963, eight Alabama clergymen published an open letter, “A Call for Unity,” in a Birmingham newspaper in response to civil rights protests taking place in the area at the
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Who isn’t exhausted by the news coming from our nation’s capitol? Who isn’t saddened and angered by the riotous mobs — and those who emboldened and incited them? The insurrection that took
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Described as the world’s oldest virus, anti-Semitism seems to be increasing along with COVID-19. Most recently, anti-Semitic remarks by several high-profile athletes and entertainers reminded us that these are particularly dangerous times. The
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This week’s Torah portion is Sh’lach L’cha ( Num 13:1-15:41) in which the Israelites must decide if they will respond out of courage or out of fear. Our history is replete with instances of moral
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