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Congregation Schaarai Zedek — 124 episodes · page 1 of 2
"Lord, Prepare Me to Open the Gates
Loyalty, Actually
HinAIni: Keeping It Real in an Artificial World
Responding to Ye: A Sermon on Accountability and Repentance
Understanding Israeli Perspectives with Yossi Klein Halevi
The Sinai Standing Between Haman’s Persia and the Ayatollah’s Iran
The Elixer of Life and the Deadly Poison – Yom Kippur 2025/5786 – Rabbi Michael Weiss
Nostalgia Isn’t What it Used to Be – Kol Nidre 2025/5786 – Rabbi Joel Simon
Holy Conversations in a Fractured World – Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786 - Rabbi Joel Simon
Standing on the Parted Shores of History – Erev Rosh Hashanah 2025/5786 - Rabbi Joel Simon
Shabbat Derech Eretz – A Path Home to Common Decency
Sh’mini – Living up to Expectations: In Leviticus, in War, and in our Homes
Bridging the Chasm on Israel
Yom Kippur - Our Children
Kol Nidre - Getting The Assist: Lessons In Leadership And Life
Rosh Hashanah - A Judaism To Build Your Life On
Why This Seder Should Be Different From All Other Seders – It’s Not The Way We’ve Always Done It
Be Strong, Be Strong
Eikev – Finding Fulfillment While Wanting More
Tu B'Av And The Gift Of Loving Each Other
Eikev – Finding Fulfillment While Wanting More
Shoftim - GPS To A Better World And A Better Us
Roleplaying Your Way To A Better Self
Rosh Hashanah - Curating A Gallery Of One’s Life
Kol Nidre - A Fiddler In The Storm
Yom Kippur - Moving Beyond Warm And Welcoming
The Torah of Misunderstanding
Flight or Fight: In Ukraine or In Our Own Lives
Life in Our Stories/In Silence, Death
"When a Chicken Crosses the Road" Yom Kippur Sermon (5782)
"Israel: My Motherland" Kol Nidre Sermon (5782)
"Space Enough for Us to Pray" Rosh Hashanah Sermon (5782)
"It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again " Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon (5782)
It’s as Easy as A-B-C
Ki Teitzei – Giving Our Best and Burying Our Worst for the Sake of the Community
Elul - Meeting the King in the Field
Re’eh - Expanding Our Personal Borders and Setting Our Own World Records Every Day
Less Than Perfect
Escaping Nostalgia
Listening Before Judging
Guest Speaker Dr. Lupovitch
Acknowledging the Serpent in the Room
Shabbat Service Honoring Rabbi Birnholz
Rabbi Simon Remarks on Current Situation in Israel
Joining One Holy to Another
The Corners of Our Fields
Acharei Mot/Kedoshiim – “Talking Serious” with our Children and with Ourselves
My Jerusalem, Our Israel
A Pig in Kosher Clothing
Visions of Perfection
Seeing Is Not Always Believing
Breaking Our Patterns
Passover Drive-Thru Audio Tour
Pre-Thanksgiving Message
Wisdom for the Journey
To be Noah’s Neighbor
Yom Kippur Sermon
Living L’shem Shamayim – For the Sake of Heaven
Creating Cultural Humility In Our World
Building A Home Sanctuary
True or Not – Creating a Narrative We Want to be Remembered
The Sound of Silence
Carving a Path to the Talmud: In Honour of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
I'm Still Hungry... Mind Over Milkshakes
Measure for Measure
The Synagogue on the Hill
Lest We Forget
An Unlikely Teacher
Divine Compromise In A Flawed World
A Message from Rabbi Simon
Counting Up to Uncertainty
Sermon from Rabbi Farb
Preventing Impatience from Becoming a Golden Calf
Leadership that Illuminates
The Wine and the Water Tower
Kabbalat Shabbat: Receiving the Sabbath
New Year’s Resolutions to Look Good on Parchment
Finding Meaning in Difficult Times
Three Lies and a Truth
Sermon by Rabbi Farb
"Amen"
A Story by Rabbi Farb
23andMe: Mishpachah
Schaarai Zedek's 125th Anniversary - Sermon by Rabbi Birnholz
A Eulogy for the Minyan: Remembering the Victims One Year Later
The Etrog and the Pumpkin
A Snowbird Sukkah? Making a Fall Festival Relevant during a Florida Summer
Yizkor Sermon - Rabbi Birnholz
The Heroes of Interfaith Families
Don’t Drop the Torah! A Story of Fear and Awe
Planting a Legacy of Hope
Rabbi Joel Simon - Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon
Re'eh - Look
Sermon by Rabbi Simon
Finding Words When There Are None
Women of the Wall and the Modern Temple
A Cookie Thief, a Talking Donkey, and Bad Faith
Speech vs Action: Water from the Rock
Jacob’s Dream and the American Dream
Sermon by Rabbi Simon