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Year: 5768 or 2007-2008

14. AGRIPROCESSORS, THE LAW, AND THE JEWS OF IOWA
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Iyar 19, 5768
May 23, 2008


13. ISRAEL: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
written and printed in The Scribe by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
(originally intended for a sermon)
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
5 Iyar, 5758
May 9, 2008

12. Why Bring Out the Old Prayer Books?
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service

7 Nisan, 5758
April 11, 2008

11. INTRODUCING MISHKAN T’FILAH:
Our New Prayerbook

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service

24 Adar I, 5758
February 29, 2008


10. A BRIEF REFLECTION ON THE BIENNIAL CONVENTION
OF THE UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
3 Adar I, 5758, 5758
February 1, 2008


9. OSRUI REFLECTIONS
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
26 Shevat, 5758
February 1, 2008



8. PLAGUES: MORE THAN MERE MYTH
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
26 Tevet, 5758
January 4, 2008


 7. "TIS THE SEASON"
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
13 Tevet, 5758
December 21, 2007


6. YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2007
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5768
"I Just Saw Him"
September 22, 2007


5. YOM KIPPUR MORNING 2007
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5768
"Yom Kippur and the Caucuses"
September 22, 2007
 

4. YOM KIPPUR EVENING 2007
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5768
"Healing In Our Hands'"
September 21, 2007
 

3. ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2007
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5768
"And God Tested Abraham"
September 13, 2007
 

2. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2007
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5768
"Days of Fear"
September 12, 2007
 

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2007
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5768
September 12, 2007
 

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Year: 5767 or 2006-2007

11. GOD CONSCIOUSNESS
delivered by Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
May 25, 2007

10.
EVANGELIZING JEWS FOR JUDAISM
delivered by Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
March 23, 2007

9. EULOGY FOR DIANE MEADE
written by Henry Jay Karp, delivered by Cantor Gail Posner Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
January 12, 2007

8. THE TIP-OF-THE-OPINION-PAGE ICEBERG
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
January 5, 2007


7. YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE WORLD UNLESS YOU TRY
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
November 3, 2006
Cheshvan 13, 5767
 

6. YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2006
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5767
"Nothingness"
October 2, 2006


5. YOM KIPPUR MORNING 2006
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5767
"There's Always Next Year - NOT!"
October 2, 2006
 

4. YOM KIPPUR EVENING 2006
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5767
"The Sin of 'So What'"
October 1, 2006
 

3. ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2006
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5767
"The Dispute between the Wood and the Knife: A Midrash"
September 23, 2006
 

2. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2006
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5767
"Family Reunion"
September 22, 2006
 

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2006
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5767
September 22, 2006
 

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Year: 5766 or 2005-2006

9.
HOLDING ON TO HERITAGE
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
April 7, 2006

8.JEW AS JUGGLER
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
April 21, 2006

 

7. GOLDEN CALVES: THEN AND NOW
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
March 17, 2006


6.
YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2005
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5766
"IRREPARABLE & IRREPLACEABLE"
October 13, 2005

5. YOM KIPPUR MORNING 2005
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5766
"I WILL SIN AND REPENT:TRAVELING THE PATH TO TRUE REPENTANCE"
October 13, 2005


4.
YOM KIPPUR EVENING 2005
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5766
"
Darfur and the Jewish Question"
October 12, 2005


3.
ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2005
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5766
"Left Behind, Jewish Style"
October 4, 2005

2. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2005
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5766
"5415-5765: History, Legacy, Responsibility"
October 4, 2005

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2005
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5766
October 3, 2005

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Year: 5765 or 2004-2005

9.
HERE WE GO AGAIN:
Our Ever Changing Services

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
February 4, 2005

8. VISIT TO A BETTENDORF CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
A Horror Story With a Happy Ending, Maybe

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
November 12, 2004

7. EARNING THE ULTIMATE CRUISE TICKETS
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service
October 15, 2004


6.
YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2004
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5765
"Like Fine Wine"
September 25, 2004

5. YOM KIPPUR MORNING 2004
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5765
"Sinat Chinam: Hating Without Cause?"
September 25, 2004


4.
YOM KIPPUR EVENING 2004
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5765
"The Power of Forgiveness"
September 24, 2004


3.
ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2004
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5765
"Left Behind, Jewish Style"
September 16, 2004

2. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2004
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5765
"5415-5765: History, Legacy, Responsibility"
September 15, 2004

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2004
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5765
September 15, 2004


Year: 5763 or 2002-2003
10. WAR AND PEACE IN JUDAISM
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service Friday, 5763
March 21, 2003

9. ILAN RAMON: HERO, SYMBOL & MARTYR
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service Friday, 5763
February 7, 2003

8. ELECTION REFLECTIONS
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service Friday, 5763
November 1, 2002

7. THE POWER OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
October 4, 2002

6. YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5763
"Earth Upon a Shovel"
September 16, 2002

5. YOM KIPPUR MORNING
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5763
"People of Privilege
"
September 16, 2002

4. YOM KIPPUR EVENING
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5763
"Get a CHAI"
September 15, 2002

3. ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2002
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5763
"Sacrifice Mountain"
September 7, 2002

2. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2002
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5763
"Reflections on Sabbatical Shabbatot
and Other Stuff"
September 6, 2002

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2002
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5763
September 6, 2002

 


Year: 5764 or 2003-2004
11.
DYNAMIC WORSHOP:
OUR EVER CHANGING SERVICE

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat
April 2, 2004

10. PURIM: THE ANTI-SEMITISM HOLIDAY
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat
March 5, 2004

9. "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST”:
A Film of Faith or Prejudice?
Remarks for an Interfaith Dialogue

delivered at a symposium by the same name
Temple Emanuel
Davenport, Iowa
February 19, 2004

8. ISRAEL EMAILS
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat
December 26, 2003

7. THANKSGIVING IN THE
STRANGEST PLACES 2003

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Union Thanksgiving Service
"INSIGHTS INTO JONAH'S PRAYER
OF THANKSGIVING"
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
November 23, 2003

6. YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR 2003
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5764
"The Dash Between the Years"
October 6, 2003

5. YOM KIPPUR MORNING 2003
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5764
"Why Be Passionate About 'The Passion'"
October 6, 2003


4.
YOM KIPPUR EVENING 2003
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5764
"The Happiness Holy Day"
October 5, 2003


3.
ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2003
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5764
"Facing the Unanticipated"
September 27, 2003

2. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2003
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5764
"Why Do We Come Here?
A Rosh Hashanah Discussion on
What It Means To Be a Jew"
September 26, 2003

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2003
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5764
September 26, 2003


Year: 5761 or 2000-2001

Cantor Karp's Divar Torah: Emor

11. PASSOVER'S LIVING MESSAGE
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat Service
April 6, 2001

10. THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET:
REFORM JUDAISM AND THE BOY SCOUTS

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat Service
January 26, 2001

9. MIRACLES
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat Service
December 29, 2000

8. BEYOND THE HIGH HOLY DAYS
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat Service
November 3, 2000

7. AFTERLIFE
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yizkor, 5761
October 9, 2000

6. HEALING TIME
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yom Kippur Morning, 5761
October 9, 2000

5.Yom Kippur Eve: 
YOU'VE GOT MAIL, HA! HA!
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Sunday, October 8, 2000
Davenport, Iowa

4.Rosh Hashanah Morning: 
AND, NOW, THE REST OF THE STORY

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Saturday, September 30, 2000
Davenport, Iowa

3.Rosh Hashanah Eve: 
THE MAKING OF A NEW YEAR

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Friday, September 29, 2000
Davenport, Iowa

2.Rosh Hashanah Eve: Hunger Appeal
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Friday, September 29, 2000
Davenport, Iowa

1.High Holy Day Prep: It's a Mitzvah
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Friday, September 14, 2000
Davenport, Iowa

 

 

 

 


Year: 5762 or 2001-2002
11. AN ISRAEL REFLECTION 2002
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service, 5762
March 22, 2002

10. A HOLIDAY SERMON: PREACHING
TO AN EMPTY HOUSE

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service, 5762
December 28, 2001

9. SULLYING THE FLAG
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service, 5762
December 7, 2001

8. THE MARKETING OF TRAGEDY
AND CRISIS

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Shabbat Service, 5762
October 19, 2001

7. YOM KIPPUR YIZKOR
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Yizkor, 5762
"Loss and Loneliness"
September 27, 2001

6. YOM KIPPUR MORNING
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Morning, 5762
"
TESHUVAH: In Quest of Happiness"
September 27, 2001

5. YOM KIPPUR EVENING
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Yom Kippur Evening, 5762
" Poison to the Soul"
September 26, 2001

4. ROSH HASHANAH MORNING 2001
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5762
"One of the Hills"
September 18, 2001

3. ROSH HASHANAH EVENING 2001
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5762
"The Pursuer"
September 17, 2001

2. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL 2001
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5762
September 17, 2001

1. ROSH HASHANAH WELCOME:
IN THE SHADOW OF THE ATTACK ON AMERICA

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Iowa
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5762
September 17, 2001


 

Year: 5759 or 1998-1999
11. KOSOVO, PESACH, AND THE POWER
OF OUR HISTORY

by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
April 2, 1999

10. THE BLESSINGS OF ADULT JEWISH STUDY
by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
March 5, 1999

9. YOUR FATHER'S MOUSTACHE
by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
February 19, 1999

8. NO EASY ANSWERS: The Presidential
Crisis From a Jewish Point of View

by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
January 8, 1999

7. THANKSGIVING: Affirming Family Values
by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
November 26, 1998

6. KRISTALLNACHT: 60 Years Later
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
November 6, 1998

5. "THE RABBI WEARS A HAT":
The Next Generation

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yom Kippur Evening, 5759
September 29, 1998

4. STANDING BETWEEN INFINITIES
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yom Kippur Morning, 5759
September 30, 1998

3. INTERFACING: The Religious Right and Us Today
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5759
September 21, 1998

2. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5759
September 20, 1998

1. THAT ALL MAY WORSHIP
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5759
September 20, 1998


 


Year: 5760 or 1999-2000
11.10TH ANNUAL INTERFAITH 
THEOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Sunday, March 19th and March 26th, 2000
Davenport, Iowa 

10.REFLECTIONS ON BECOMING 
A DOCTOR OF DIVINITY

delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat, March 10, 2000

9. EULOGY FOR JACK FULLER
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport, Iowa
March 1, 2000

8. LIVING IN TWO WORLDS
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat, December 24, 1999

7. LECH LECHA
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Shabbat, October 22, 1999

6. PAIN
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yizkor, 5760
September 20, 1999

5. CAMPSITE CLEAN UP
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yom Kippur Morning, 5760        
September 20, 1999

4. THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Yom Kippur Evening, 5760
September 19, 1999

3.THE RUNAWAY TRAIN
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Rosh Hashanah Morning, 5760
September 11, 1999

2. SUMMER OF HATE; WINTER OF CHALLENGE
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5760
September 10, 1999

1. ROSH HASHANAH HUNGER APPEAL
delivered by Rabbi Henry Jay Karp
Rosh Hashanah Evening, 5760
September 10, 1999