Our guest preacher this Sunday, May 5th, is Rabbi Stephanie Alexander. Charleston’s first female rabbi, Rabbi Stephanie Alexander, received her B.S. from Tulane University. She earned ordination, and a Masters degree from Hebrew Union College, and served Temple Beth El in Dubuque, Iowa, before joining historic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in July 2010. Rabbi Alexander is an asset to the Lowcountry’s faith community and will likewise grace our pulpit. She talked to us this morning about our presence in life, and how sometimes just showing up can be the most important thing we do.
Special musical note - the beautiful piano prelude this service was performed by our own young Max Hunt.
Our book this week is a personal favorite, Lifecraft: The Art of Meaning in the Everyday
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by Patrick J Carnes. Exploitive relationships can create trauma bonds–chains that link a victim to someone who is dangerous to them. Divorce, employee relations, litigation of any type, incest and child abuse, family and marital systems, domestic violence, hostage negotiations, kidnapping, professional exploitation and religious abuse are all areas of trauma bonding. All these relationships share one thing: they are situations of incredible intensity or importance where there is an exploitation of trust or power.