Shabbat Sermons
Our Clergy’s “Jewish Best of 2022” List
Our Clergy's Jewish Best of 2022 List Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Rabbi Ron Stern, Rabbi Sari Laufer, and Rabbi Josh Knobel giving their "best of" list for 2022 December 30, 2022 | 6 Tevet, 5783 Your browser does not support the audio element.
Power and Patriarchy: The Judith Story
Power and Patriarchy: The Judith Story Rabbi Josh Knobel and Rabbi Sari Laufer in conversation Rabbi Josh Knobel and Rabbi Sari Laufer teach about Hanukkah hero Judith. Despite being written down just about 75 years after the first Hanukkah, the story of Judith is a Hanukkah story that [...]
The Why and How of Antisemitism
The Why and How of Antisemitism Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi David Woznica in conversation Stephen Wise Temple Senior Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi David Woznica pick up the threads of Rabbi Woznica's sermon from several weeks ago and discuss the origins of antisemitism, how and why it has evolved [...]
Angels on the Ladder
Angels on the Ladder Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Sari Laufer in conversation Last week, instead of a sermon, Rabbis Yoshi and Sari brought the congregation into a discussion about the Torah portion that gives us the story of Jacob's Ladder. Rabbi Sari sets the scene by looking [...]
Teaching Gratitude on a Full Stomach
Teaching Gratitude on a Full Stomach Rabbi Ron Stern Rabbi Ron Stern teaches about how we instill the value of gratitude not just in our children, but in each other. He asks: What's the connection between satisfaction and blessings? How do we teach and inspire gratitude? And, most [...]