Sermons
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: text | 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):
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Rabbi Stacy, erev Rosh Hashanah: Anti-Semitism and Our Power Over It
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Rabbi Lara, Rosh Hashanah: The Gifts You Bring Can Change the World
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Rabbi Elana, Rosh Hashanah: On Anger: An Invitation to Explore and Discuss
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Rabbi Stacy, Kol Nidre: Turning a Heart of Stone to a Heart of Flesh
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Rabbi Elana, Yom Kippur: Seeing the Whole Elephant: Finding the Truth in a Post-Truth World
2016/5777 High Holy Days sermons (text):
- Rabbi Stacy Friedman's Kol Nidre sermon
- Rabbi Elana Rosen-Brown's Rosh Hashanah sermon
- Rabbi Michael Lezak's Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon
- Rabbis Lara and Yoni Regev's Yom Kippur sermon
2015/5776 High Holy Days sermons (audio):
- Rabbi Michael Lezak's Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon
- Rabbi Elana Rosen-Brown's Rosh Hashanah sermon
- Rabbi Stacy Friedman's Kol Nidre sermon
- Rabbi Lara Regev's Yom Kippur sermon
2014/5775 High Holy Days sermons (text):