Parashat Shemot

January 14, 2012 / 19 Tevet 5772

Vivian Clayton

Exodus 1:1 - 6:1

I want to dedicate this drash to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Parashat Shemot

January 14, 2012 / 19 Tevet 5772

Vivian Clayton

Exodus 1:1 - 6:1

I want to dedicate this drash to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Parashat Vayechi

January 7, 2012 / 12 Tevet 5772

Peter Dale Scott

Genesis 47:28 - 50:26

Parashat Vayigash

December 31, 2011 / 5 Tevet 5772

Nurit Novis-Deutsch

Genesis 44:18-47:27

Shabbat Shalom.

Ever since the book of Bereshit begun, we’ve been reading stories. Why would a religious book want to fill itself with so many stories?

Parashat VaYetze

Dec. 9, 2011 / 14 Kislev 5772

Katya Gerwein

(Mini Drash given at Friday evening service)

Yom Kippur Drash
5772 Oct. 8, 2011 / 10 Tishrei 5772
Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Better than Truth

This is quite a moment. Look around you. There are many hundreds of people here tonight, all taking turns holding their breath, sometimes finding themselves holding their breath at the same time as others around them. Kol Nidrei does that.

Yom Kippur Drash

5772 Oct. 8, 2011 / 10 Tishrei 5772

Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Better than Truth

This is quite a moment. Look around you. There are many hundreds of people here tonight, all taking turns holding their breath, sometimes finding themselves holding their breath at the same time as others around them. Kol Nidrei does that.

Parashat Noach
October 29, 2011 / 1 Cheshvan 5772
Josh Gressel

Genesis 6:9 - 11:32

Rosh HaShannah
Sep 28, 2011 / 1 Tishrei 5772
Rabbi Menachem Creditor

 A Loving Call

On Rosh HaShannah, after hearing the Shofar each of the three times during Musaf, we recite these words:

Rosh HaShannah

Sep 30, 2011 / 2 Tichrei 5772

Dan Schifrin

Our Mistakes

I’ve made a terrible mistake. I shouldn’t be here. I should have said no when I was asked to do this. But it wasn’t really an ask, was it? It was a demand. Or, in the end, did I have a choice?