Previous Sermons
2012
- MAY 5, 2012 / SERMON ACHAREI MOT - KEDOSHIM
- APRIL 28, 2012 / SERMON TAZRIAH - "The Children Liberation Movement"
- APRIL 21, 2012 / SERMON SHEMINI
- APRIL 14, 2012 / SERMON YISKOR PASSOVER
- MARCH 31, 2012 / SERMAN SHABBAT HAGADOL - "On Passover, Women are Really Important!"
- MARCH 24, 2012 / SERMON VAYIKRA - "Good Leadership Knows How to Say I'm Sorry"
- MARCH 17, 2012 / DIALOGUE VA-YAKHEL~P'KUDEI - YEAR 2 - "Donations and Nudniks"
- MARCH 10, 2012 / DIALOGUE KI TISSA - "Leadership"
- MARCH 3, 2012 / SERMON T'ZAVEH - "The Oscars - The Thrill is Gone!"
- FEBRUARY 25, 2012 / SERMON T'RUMAH - "Will We Kill the Synagogues?"
- FEBRUARY 4, 2012 / SERMON BESHALACH - "Stop Kvetching!"
- JANUARY 28, 2012 / SERMON BO - ""Let the Sunshine In"
- JANUARY 21, 2012 / SERMON VAYEIRA - "Do You Have Gratitude?"
- JANUARY 14, 2012 / SERMON SH'MOT - "How do you say no to God?"
- JANUARY 7, 2012 / SERMON VA-Y'HI - "Beware the Anti-Christ in this Election!"
HIGH HOLY DAYS - 5772
2011
- DECEMBER 10, 2011 / SERMON VAYISHLACH - "A Little Humilty Please"
- DECEMBER 3, 2011 / SERMON VAYETZEI - Business is Business"
- NOVEMBER 19, 2011 / SERMON CHAYEI SARAH
- NOVEMBER 5, 2011 / SERMON LEKH L'KHA
- OCTOBER 29, 2011 / SERMON NOAH - "Subtle Forms of Evil"
- OCTOBER 22, 2011 / SERMON B'REISHIT - "A Tale of Two Questions"
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 / "Friends Don't Let Friends Drop Out"
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 / SERMON KI'TAVO - Consumption versus Community
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 / September 11th: Ten Years Later - Who is Winning? The Opening of a Shabbat Forum.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 / SERMON SHOF'TIM "Can't You Take A Joke?"
- AUGUST 27, 2011 / SERMON R'IEH "Are All Jews Friends?"
- AUGUST 20, 2011 / SERMON EKEV "Teach Them to Your Children"
- JUNE 18, 2011 / SERMON SHELACH "The Power of MUSIC"
- JUNE 11, 2011 / SERMON BEHALOTCHA - "Are we on the same page?"
- SHAVOUT YISKOR 2011
- JUNE 4, 2011 / SERMON NASO - "Does having make you happy?"
- MAY 28, 2011 / SERMON BAMIDBAR - "To err is human, to forgive is Divine"
- MAY 21, 2011 / SERMON BEKHUKOTAI
- MAY 7, 2011 / SERMON EMOR - "Was killing bin Laden "Justice"?"
- APRIL 30, 2011 / SERMON KEDOSHIM - "Jews do not stand idly by"
- YISKOR 2011 / "Before it's too late!" - a Yiskor Sermon
- APRIL 16, 2011 / SERMON ACHRAI MOT "Is my ego in my way?"
- APRIL 9, 2011 / SERMON METZORAH "This Sermon is Gross"
- MARCH 26, 2011 / SERMON SHMINI "Tribute to a great colleague, Rabbi Max Lipschitz of Blessed Memory"
- MARCH 19, 2011 / DIALOGUE ZACHOR "Haman is alive and living in the West Bank and Gaza"
- MARCH 12, 2011 / DIALOGUE VAYIKRA "To Cello or Not to Cello"
- MARCH 5, 2011 / SERMON PEKUDEI "Real Leadership"
- JANUARY 29, 2011 / SERMON MISHPATIM
- JANUARY 22, 2011 / SERMON YITRO "Take a Good Look at Yourself"
- JANUARY 8, 2011 / SERMON BO "Get Mad or Get Even!"
- JANUARY 1, 2011 / DIALOGUE VA'ERA "Taking Responsibility"
2010
- DECEMBER 25, 2010 / DIALOGUE SH'MOT "Reward"
- DECEMBER 11, 2010 / VAYIGASH
- DECEMBER 4, 2010 / HANUKKAH 2010 "So, what is Hanukkah all about?"
- NOVEMBER 20, 2010 / SERMON VAYISHLACH "How do we deal with a crises?"
- NOVEMBER 13, 2010 / DIALOGUE PARSHAT VAYETZE "It's Not Good to be a King!"
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010 / SERMON TOLDOT "Am I My Father's Son, Or My Son's Father?"
- OCTOBER 30, 2010 / SERMON CHEYAH SARAH "It's All About Perspective"
- OCTOBER 23, 2010 / SERMON VAYERA "Liar, Liar! Pants on Fire!"
- OCTOBER 16, 2010 / SERMON LECH LECHA
- OCTOBER 9, 2010 / SERMON NOACH
- OCTOBER 2, 2010 / SERMON BERAYSHIT SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 / HA'AZINU
- APRIL 10, 2010 / SERMON SHIMINI
- APRIL 3, 2010 / SERMON YISKOR PASSOVER
- MARCH 27, 2010 / SHABBAT HAGADOL
- MARCH 20, 2010 / SERMON VAYIKRAH
- MARCH 13, 2010 / SERMON HA'HODESH
- MARCH 6, 2010 / SERMON KI TISA
- FEBRUARY 27, 2010 / SERMON PORTION ZACHOR
- FEBRUARY 13, 2010 / SERMON PORTION MISHPATIM
- JANUARY 30, 2010 / "IRAN OR US?" / SERMON PORTION BESHALLACH
- JANUARY 23, 2009 / SERMON PORTION BO
- JANUARY 16, 2009 / SERMON PORTION VA'ERA
- JANUARY 9, 2009 / SERMON PORTION SH'MOT
HIGH HOLY DAYS - 5771
2009
- DECEMBER 19, 2009 / "Jewish Woman Arrested at the Wall Wearing a Tallit. What's Up With This?"
- DECEMBER 5, 2009 / SERMON VAYISHLACH - "Anti-Semitism: Why and What to do About It."
- NOVEMBER 14, 2009 / SERMON CHAYE SARAH
- NOVEMBER 7, 2009 / SERMON VAYERA
- OCTOBER 31, 2009 / LECH LECHA
- OCTOBER 24, 2009 / NOAH 2009
- OCTOBER 17, 2009 / BEREYSHIT 2009
- OCTOBER 10, 2009 / YIZKOR 2009
- OCTOBER 3, 2009 / SUKKOT 2009 - 1st DAY
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 / YOM KIPPUR 2009: 'GOLDIE, WHO AM I?'
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 / KOL NIDRE 2009
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 / ROSH HASHANAH - DAY 2
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 / ROSH HASHANAH - DAY 1
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 / NITZAVIM
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 / KI TAVO
- AUGUST 29, 2009 / KI TEITZEI
- AUGUST 22, 2009 / SHOFTIM
- AUGUST 15, 2009 / RE'EH
- JUNE 20, 2009 / SHELACH LECHA
- JUNE 13, 2009 / BEHA'ALOTECHA
- JUNE 6, 2009 / NASO
- MAY 30, 2009 / YIZKOR SERMON - SHAVUOT
- MAY 23, 2009 / SERMON BAMIDBAR - "Every Head Counts"
- MAY 16, 2009 / SERMON BEHAR
- MAY 9, 2009 / TORAH DIALOGUE EMOR - "Us, Them & Vegas "
- MAY 2, 2009 / KEDOSHIM
- APRIL 16, 2009 / YIZKOR
- MARCH 28, 2009 / VAYIKRA
- MARCH 21, 2009 / VEYAKHEL - PEKUDEI
- MARCH 7, 2009 / SHABBAT ZACHOR
- FEBRUARY 21, 2009 / MISHAPATIM
- FEBRUARY 14, 2009 / YITRO
- JANUARY 24, 2009 / VAYERA
- JANUARY 17, 2009 / SHEMOT - The Inauguration
- JANUARY 3, 2009 / VAYIGASH
2008
- DECEMBER 13, 2008 / VAYISHLACH
- DECEMBER 6, 2008 / VAYEITZEI
- NOVEMBER 22, 2008 / CHAYEH SARAH
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008 /LECH LECHA
- NOVEMBER 1, 2008 / NOAH
- OCTOBER 21, 2008 /YISKOR SHEMINI ATZERET 2008
- OCTOBER 18, 2008 /SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED/SUKKOT 2008
- YOM KIPPUR
- KOL NIDRE
- 1st DAY ROSH HASHANAH
- 2nd DAY ROSH HASHANAH
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 / TORAH DIALOGUE PORTION NITZAVIM
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 /TORAH DIALOGUE PORTION KITETZIAH
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
- AUGUST 30, 2008
- AUGUST 16, 2008
- JUNE 21, 2008
- JUNE 14, 2008
- MAY 31, 2008
- MAY 24, 2008
- MAY 17, 2008
- MAY 10, 2008
- APRIL 12, 2008
- APRIL 5, 2008
- MARCH 29, 2008
- MARCH 22, 2008
- MARCH 15, 2008
- MARCH 8, 2008
- MARCH 1, 2008
- FEBRUARY 23, 2008
- FEBRUARY 16, 2008
- FEBRUARY 2, 2008
- JANUARY 19, 2008
- JANUARY 12, 2008
- JANUARY 5, 2008
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