Shabbat Sermons
Israel: Her future is in all of our hands
Israel: Her future is in all of our hands Rabbi Ron Stern January 20, 2023 | 27 Tevet, 5783 Your browser does not support the audio element.
The Valley of Death and Just Civil Disobedience
The Valley of Death and Just Civil Disobedience Rabbi Josh Knobel Rabbi Josh Knobel asks a provocative question: How do we know when acts of civil disobedience should engender sympathy and which should engender condemnation and opposition? Through analyzing the events that led to Afghanistan's Korangal Valley to [...]
Come Together
Come Together Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Rabbi Sari Laufer In a Shabbat service that featured our Wise School students, Rabbis Yoshi and Sari discuss the last Torah portion of Genesis, wherein Jacob gives his blessings to his children. The richness of the portion leads to teachings about fatalism [...]
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 [...]