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Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City

Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City

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  • Our Changing Morality

    Posted by allerona97 on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

    “Is there anything which is right or wrong for all time and in all places?” In his sermon of April 17, 1966, Rabbi Olan begins his quest for a universal moral standard by acknowledging that …

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  • It Will Take a Miracle

    Posted by allerona97 on April 5, 2021April 4, 2021

    “Our day is very ominous and there are dark hours when we seem doomed to extinction. It will take a miracle to save us. But we no longer can expect a miracle. What hope is …

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  • If It Had Not Happened

    Posted by allerona97 on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021

    “We… will make decisions in our personal lives and for the nation…. Let us be as sure as we can possibly be that the consequences are those we want.” We have all played the game …

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  • On Being Unimportant

    Posted by allerona97 on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

    “Moses commanded the people, ‘And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it into the blood, and strike the lintels and the two side-posts of your houses.’” Rabbi Olan makes a simple point …

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  • Come Let Us Pray

    Posted by allerona97 on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

    “In the real issues of our lives, in facing grief or experiencing joy, in the presence of fear, or the need for hope, hard work and hard thought are not enough…Prayer can lead [us] to …

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  • Why Do People Live Double Lives?

    Posted by allerona97 on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

    We profess noble ideals but in practical life adhere to something far less. In this sermon of February 27, 1966, Rabbi Olan isn’t talking about a double life in the context of a marriage, but …

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  • Short-Cut to Success

    Posted by allerona97 on February 8, 2021February 7, 2021

    In his sermon of February 13, 1966, Rabbi Olan returns to a favorite theme that he had developed in “On Taking the Shortest Route” (January 31, 1965): he argues that God instructed Moses to lead …

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  • For a Time Like This

    Posted by allerona97 on January 25, 2021January 18, 2021

    The first half of this week’s sermon, written January 30, 1966, is about the end of the world, and with his usual timelessness, Rabbi’s Olan’s words feel at least as relevant today as they must …

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  • What a Beginning!

    Posted by allerona97 on January 4, 2021January 3, 2021

    “In a world that is never finished, there is always hope, and hope is the greatest good of all.” In his sermon of January 16, 1966, Rabbi Olan says that the creation of the world …

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  • On These Foundations

    Posted by allerona97 on December 28, 2020

    This week’s sermon finds us entering 1966 (January 9), still in the midst of the civil rights movement, as Rabbi Olan reminds us that the prophetic faith “begins with the declaration that each person is …

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