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Congregation Schaarai Zedek

by Congregation Schaarai Zedek

This podcast features sermons from Shabbat and holiday services at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida.Congregation Schaarai Zedek is a Reform Jewish congregation established in 1894. Today, our Temple family is made up of more than 3,000 adults and children spanning four generations. We have been very fortunate to have strong spiritual leadership and an active membership throughout our 100 year history. We are led by Rabbi Joel Simon, Rabbi Micahel Weiss, Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro, and Rabbi Emeritus Richard J. Birnholz.For more info about CSZ, please visit our website: www.zedek.org.

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Episodes

  1. "Lord, Prepare Me to Open the Gates

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, where you'll find live recordings of sermons, divrei Torah, teachings, and reflections from our Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. Whether you're listening on your commute, during a walk, or from home, we're glad to have you with us. This Episode…

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  2. Loyalty, Actually

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, where you'll find live recordings of sermons, divrei Torah, teachings, and reflections from our Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. Whether you're listening on your commute, during a walk, or from home, we're glad to have you with us. This Episode:...

  3. HinAIni: Keeping It Real in an Artificial World

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, where you'll find live recordings of sermons, divrei Torah, teachings, and reflections from our Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. Whether you're listening on your commute, during a walk, or from home, we're glad to have you with us. This Episode:...

  4. Responding to Ye: A Sermon on Accountability and Repentance

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, where you'll find live recordings of sermons, divrei Torah, teachings, and reflections from our Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. Whether you're listening on your commute, during a walk, or from home, we're glad to have you with us. This Episode:...

  5. Understanding Israeli Perspectives with Yossi Klein Halevi

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, featuring sermons, teachings, conversations, and special programs from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida. This Episode: Understanding Israeli Perspectives Recorded live on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek. In this special…

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  6. The Sinai Standing Between Haman’s Persia and the Ayatollah’s Iran

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, where you’ll find live recordings of sermons, divrei Torah, teachings, and reflections from our Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. Whether you’re listening on your commute, during a walk, or from home, we’re glad to have you with us. This Episode: “The...

  7. The Elixer of Life and the Deadly Poison – Yom Kippur 2025/5786 – Rabbi Michael Weiss

    The Elixer of Life and the Deadly Poison – Yom Kippur 2025/5786 – Rabbi Michael Weiss by Congregation Schaarai Zedek

  8. Nostalgia Isn’t What it Used to Be – Kol Nidre 2025/5786 – Rabbi Joel Simon

    Nostalgia Isn’t What it Used to Be – Kol Nidre 2025/5786 – Rabbi Joel Simon by Congregation Schaarai Zedek

  9. Holy Conversations in a Fractured World – Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786 - Rabbi Joel Simon

    Holy Conversations in a Fractured World – Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786 - Rabbi Joel Simon by Congregation Schaarai Zedek

  10. Standing on the Parted Shores of History – Erev Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786 - Rabbi Joel Simon

    Standing on the Parted Shores of History – Erev Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786 - Rabbi Joel Simon by Congregation Schaarai Zedek

  11. Shabbat Derech Eretz – A Path Home to Common Decency

    Welcome to the Schaarai Zedek Podcast, where you’ll find live recordings of sermons, divrei Torah, teachings, and stories from our Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. We know that life gets in the way, and that’s okay—Judaism isn’t just about what happens in the synagogue, but also how we…

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  12. Sh’mini – Living up to Expectations: In Leviticus, in War, and in our Homes

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on April 5, 2024. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  13. Bridging the Chasm on Israel

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on March 15, 2024. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  14. Yom Kippur - Our Children

    Kol Nidre sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 25, 2023. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  15. Kol Nidre - Getting The Assist: Lessons In Leadership And Life

    Kol Nidre sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 24, 2023. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  16. Rosh Hashanah - A Judaism To Build Your Life On

    Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 16, 2023. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  17. Why This Seder Should Be Different From All Other Seders – It’s Not The Way We’ve Always Done It

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on March 31, 2023. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  18. Be Strong, Be Strong

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 29, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  19. Eikev – Finding Fulfillment While Wanting More

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 5, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  20. Tu B'Av And The Gift Of Loving Each Other

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 12, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  21. Eikev – Finding Fulfillment While Wanting More

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 19, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  22. Shoftim - GPS To A Better World And A Better Us

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 2, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  23. Roleplaying Your Way To A Better Self

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 9, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  24. Rosh Hashanah - Curating A Gallery Of One’s Life

    Rosh Hashanah sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 26, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  25. Kol Nidre - A Fiddler In The Storm

    Kol Nidre sermon by Rabbi Joel SImon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 4, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  26. Yom Kippur - Moving Beyond Warm And Welcoming

    Yom Kippur sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 5, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  27. The Torah of Misunderstanding

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on April 29, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  28. Flight or Fight: In Ukraine or In Our Own Lives

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on March 4, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  29. Life in Our Stories/In Silence, Death

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on January 28, 2022. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  30. "When a Chicken Crosses the Road" Yom Kippur Sermon (5782)

    Rabbi Michael Weiss' sermon entitled, "When a Chicken Crosses the Road," from Yom Kippur Service on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek.

  31. "Israel: My Motherland" Kol Nidre Sermon (5782)

    Rabbi Joel Simon's sermon from Kol Nidre on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek.

  32. "Space Enough for Us to Pray" Rosh Hashanah Sermon (5782)

    Rabbi Michael Weiss' sermon entitled "Space Enough for Us to pray" from Rosh Hashanah Morning Service on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek.

  33. "It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again " Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon (5782)

    Rabbi Joel Simon's sermon from Erev Rosh Hashanah Service on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek.

  34. It’s as Easy as A-B-C

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 27, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  35. Ki Teitzei – Giving Our Best and Burying Our Worst for the Sake of the Community

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 20, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  36. Elul - Meeting the King in the Field

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 13, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  37. Re’eh - Expanding Our Personal Borders and Setting Our Own World Records Every Day

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 6, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  38. Less Than Perfect

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 30, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  39. Escaping Nostalgia

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 16, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  40. Listening Before Judging

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 9, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  41. Guest Speaker Dr. Lupovitch

    During the last few years, and especially during the last several months, three aspects of Anti-Semitism have especially challenged and confounded us as American Jews: distinguishing between Anti-Semitism of the right and Anti-Semitism of the left, where and how to draw a line between…

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  42. Acknowledging the Serpent in the Room

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on June 18, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  43. Shabbat Service Honoring Rabbi Birnholz

    June 6, 2021, marked a milestone in the life of our beloved Rabbi Emeritus Richard Birnholz as he celebrated 50 years in the rabbinate. During Shabbat worship, we honored Rabbi Birnholz and celebrated 50 years of his rabbinate.

  44. Rabbi Simon Remarks on Current Situation in Israel

    Rabbi Simon of Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Israel speaks about the current situation in Israel

  45. Joining One Holy to Another

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on May 7, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  46. The Corners of Our Fields

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on April 30, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  47. Acharei Mot/Kedoshiim – “Talking Serious” with our Children and with Ourselves

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on April 23, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  48. My Jerusalem, Our Israel

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on April 16, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  49. A Pig in Kosher Clothing

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on April 9, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

  50. Visions of Perfection

    Shabbat sermon by Rabbi Michael Weiss from Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on March 19, 2021. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This podcast features sermons from Shabbat and holiday services at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida.Congregation Schaarai Zedek is a Reform Jewish congregation established in 1894. Today, our Temple family is made up of more than 3,000 adults and children spanning four generations. We have been very fortunate to have strong spiritual leadership and an active membership throughout our 100 year history. We are led by Rabbi Joel Simon, Rabbi Micahel Weiss, Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro, and Rabbi Emeritus Richard J. Birnholz.For more info about CSZ, please visit our website: www.zedek.org.

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