Sermons

Worship and Lifecycle

SPECIAL SERVICES

Rabbi Lara's June 22, 2018 sermon, "A Safe Life," delivered during Shabbat services following a chaotic week of immigration policy.

Stories of immigration told during the October 12, 2018 HIAS Shabbat services.

Mac Dollinger: Navigating Jewish Life in These Difficult Times

HIGH HOLY DAYS

2019/5780 High Holy Days sermons

Rosh Hashanah

"Whose Life is This Anyway?" by Rabbi Lara Regev . text | audio
"We Define Ourselves" by Rabbi Stacy Friedman . text | audio
"Weaving Wounds Into Wisdom" by Rabbi-Cantor Elana Rosen-Brown . text

Yom Kippur
"What Are You Doing Here?" by Rabbi Stacy Friedman . text | audio
"There is Nothing So Whole as a Broken Heart" by Rabbi Elana Rosen-Brown . audio
"My Mother and the Complexities of Love, Grief, and Memory" by Vivien Braly . text

2018/5779 High Holy Days sermons (text and audio):

Rabbi Elana, erev Rosh Hashanah: text | audio
Rabbi Stacy, Rosh Hashanah: t ext | audio
Rabbi Elana, Rosh Hashanah: text
Rabbi Stacy, Kol Nidre: text | audio
Rabbi Lara, Yom Kippur: text | audio
Lisa Newmark, Rosh Hashanah Grief Reflection
Jamie Weinstein, Rosh Hashanah Reflection

2017/5778 High Holy Days sermons (text and audio):

Rabbi Stacy, erev Rosh Hashanah: Anti-Semitism and Our Power Over It
Rabbi Lara, Rosh Hashanah: The Gifts You Bring Can Change the World
Rabbi Elana, Rosh Hashanah: On Anger: An Invitation to Explore and Discuss
Rabbi Stacy, Kol Nidre: Turning a Heart of Stone to a Heart of Flesh
Rabbi Elana, Yom Kippur: Seeing the Whole Elephant: Finding the Truth in a Post-Truth World

2016/5777 High Holy Days sermons (text):

2015/5776 High Holy Days sermons (audio):

2014/5775 High Holy Days sermons (text):

Rabbi Stacy Friedman's Kol Nidre sermon