Rabbi Bonnie Koppell

Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Helping people celebrate life events in unique and creative ways that are personal and meaningful.

02/24/2026

Join Rabbi Bonnie Koppell for an inspiring discussion as she shares insights from The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margareta Magnusson.

02/10/2026
Parshat Yitro- beyond the 10 commandments
02/08/2026

Parshat Yitro- beyond the 10 commandments

         I recently received a gift from my daughter Jessie.  It was a belated Chanukkah gift that just arrived, but it was worth waiting for.  Jessie knows how much Ron and I like decks of cards that ask questions and stimulate conversation at our dinner table.  So she bought us this “...

https://azrabbi.com/bshallach-manna-from-heaven/
02/03/2026

https://azrabbi.com/bshallach-manna-from-heaven/

         This morning’s Torah reading is “B’Shallach,” and God sent, and it describes the moments after the exodus from Egypt as God sent the Israelites into the wilderness.  This Shabbat is also known as Shabbat Shirah, the Shabbat of Song, because in it we read the words that our ...

https://azrabbi.com/vaera-god-is-becoming-we-are-becoming/
01/18/2026

https://azrabbi.com/vaera-god-is-becoming-we-are-becoming/

Have you ever wanted to stop time—to freeze a moment before it slips away? That impulse feels deeply human. We crave certainty in an uncertain world, stability in the midst of constant change. But time doesn’t pause. Even what appears solid and still is, according to physics, always in motion. T...

On Rosh HaShanah, Rabbi Emily Segal and I shared perspectives on what we want to take with us from the year that is endi...
10/14/2025

On Rosh HaShanah, Rabbi Emily Segal and I shared perspectives on what we want to take with us from the year that is ending, and what we'd just as soon leave behind-

This year, in particular, has been a really hard year. Really hard. The ongoing situation in Israel has cast a huge cloud. I worry about the families who have lost loved ones. I worry about the hostages and their families, holding up after almost two years of uncertainty. I worry about the soldiers....

Kol Nidre sermon  2025-
10/14/2025

Kol Nidre sermon 2025-

Body and Soul KN 2025        It’s Kol Nidre.  Perhaps the holiest moment of the year.  You are about to embark on a luxurious journey that few people get to experience.  That is, the journey into yourself, into your own inner self, taking this sacred moment to step out of the hustle and b...

Beautiful wedding at the Desert Botanical Garden
10/07/2025

Beautiful wedding at the Desert Botanical Garden

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