What and how we count figures into our lives every day…. Every time someone is profiled and arrested we perpetuate a cycle in which 1 in 3 black men are removed from society and their children are left with single moms and the streets. For the rest of their lives we stop counting them….God commands us to count people and reminds us that all people are created b’tzelem Elohim, in God’s image. On this Shabbat, this Shavuot, and this Memorial Day, we must work harder to count everyone in our society. Every member of our community, every member of our city, and every member of country.
Category: Sermons
Leading a Values-based Life
I am standing in the middle of Cherry Creek State Park on a beautiful morning. I look west toward the mountains which sit enveloped in a summer haze. The green trees in the distance rustle in the wind. I pick up a shell from my pocket and drop it in the lower barrel of the…
For the Love of Judaism!
When I was a kid, my dad and I would put on our Cleveland Indians gear from head to toe and drive in our blue Toyota corolla to the gravel parking lot beside Cleveland’s Municipal stadium. I still remember when we would walk into the cavern that rarely saw attendance rise above 12,000 people. I…
Sermon – We are all created in God’s Image
The time for Marriage Equality is now. Take action: Join the Human Rights Campaign. Call your state and federal represenatives. Stand up for equality by treating others with kindness and respect. Be vocal about your support for equal rights for ALL people. Read or Listen to my sermon: Rabbi Immerman’s Sermon on Marriage Equality
Building community through the power of stories
On Yom Kippur morning I spoke about community organizing and encouraged members of our congregation to share their stories and find the time to listen as well. Through stories we can build a stronger community and create sustainable change as well.
Rabbi Brian Immerman 