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Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi - Chapter 2

Shabbat Sermon: "Individually Yours"

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi

Shabbat Teaching: "Behukotai"

Shabbat Sermon: "Zman Simchateinu! Have Faith"

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi - Esther 1:18

Shabbat Teaching: "Emor: Perfection, Perception, Disability, and Ableism"

Shabbat Sermon: "The Mission of Grandparents"

Shabbat Teaching: Commentary on Parashat Kedoshim from Avodat Yisrael (The Maggid of Kozhnitz)

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi

Shabbat Teaching: "Moving from Oy to Joy"

Shabbat Sermon: "Comfort of Silence"

Yizkor Sermon: "Honoring Our Cycle of Forgetting with Memories”

Passover Sermon: "Four Questions for the Last Days of Pesach"

Shabbat Teaching: Shemini 5786 Shabbat Afternoon

Shabbat Sermon: "What Do We Do With Our Freedom"

Passover Sermon: “P’Tach Lo v’Lanu”

Passover Sermon: "Teiku—Three Ways to Enliven Tonight’s Seder"

Siddur Class #193 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Harold Kushner - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat HaGadol Learning

Shabbat Sermon: "How Does It Feel, To Be a Jew, Today."

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi

Siddur Class #192 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Harold Kushner - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Parsha Tzav - What The Divine Desires (Sacrifices & Us)

Shabbat Sermon: “I Want You to Want To”

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi - Class 5

Siddur Class #191 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Harold Schulweis - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Vayikra 5786 Shabbat Afternoon Teaching

Shabbat Sermon: "What Are We Building?"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi - Class 4

Siddur Class #190 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Harold Schulweis - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: "Divine Inspiration"

Shabbat Sermon: “A Parsha of Building Partnership"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny

Shabbat Teaching: Ad d’Lo Yada “Until it is Impossible to Know”

Shabbat Sermon: “Zakhor and Shamor: Remember and Keep our People Dwelling in Holiness"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi - Class 2

Siddur Class #189 - The Modern Era - Milton Steinberg - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Parsha Tetzaveh - The Stories Are in the Details (of Our Clothing)

Shabbat Sermon: The Joy of Working Together

Rashi Study: Megillat Esther with Rashi - Class 1

Shabbat Teaching: Reflections on TBAfrica Trip to Kenya and Uganda

Shabbat Sermon: Prisoners and Angels, A Sabbatical Send-Off

Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exodus: 12:50

Siddur Class #188 - The Modern Era - Milton Steinberg - Part 1

Israel at a Crossroads

Israel at a Crossroads

Shabbat Teaching: Surviving Sinai: Finding the דרך When the Road is not Paved

Shabbat Sermon: "10 Examples of Good Communication to Live By"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exodus: 12:47

Siddur Class #187 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 9

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Shira Seudah Shelisheet Teaching - The Sounds of Celebration (and Creation), part 2

Shabbat Sermon: “From Uganda to Minnesota: The Disappointment of Humans and the Glory of God”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Siddur Class #186 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 8

Shabbat Teaching: "Song of the Sea - Snacks of the Sea"

Shabbat Sermon: "The New Jew"

Shabbat Teaching: "Let There Be Light"

Shabbat Sermon: "Listen to Leave Slavery"

Siddur Class #185 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 7

Shabbat Teaching: "Prayer and the Pray-er"

Shabbat Sermon: "Say Their Name"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exodus 12:43

Siddur Class #184 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 6

Shabbat Teaching: Shemot Shabbat PM 5786

Shabbat Sermon: “When The Eyes Are Closed”

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exodus 12:42

Shabbat Teaching: "(Yaakov's) Life, And Perspective"

Shabbat Teaching: "Praying Through Unbearable Truth"

Shabbat Teaching: Vayyigash 5786 Shabbat PM

Shabbat Sermon: “Many Dreams, One Dream”

Shabbat Teaching: Mikketz Shabbat PM 5786

Shabbat Sermon: "Lowering the Light: A Judaism Within Reach"

Siddur Class #183 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 5

Shabbat Teaching: V'tein tal u'matar Seudat Shlishit, December 6th

Shabbat Sermon: "Wrestling with Our Selves"

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exodus 12.40

Siddur Class #182 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: "Jacob, Esau, Fear and Freud" - in Memory of Dr. Michael Kligfeld z"l

Shabbat Sermon: “Stranger Things: Extraordinary Distractions"

Siddur Class #181 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 3

Shabbat Teaching: "Planting Seeds Of the Divine: Torah Commentaries to Cultivate Your Spiritual Practice."

Shabbat Sermon: "How Do We Harmonize Our Physicality With Our Spirituality?"

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exdodus 12.39

Siddur Class #180 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: "Toldot - Losing the Birthright of Torah"

Shabbat Sermon: "Camels—A Love Story.”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Study: Shemot/Exdodus 12.37

Scholar In Residence: Etgar Keret

Shabbat Teaching: Burial is a Life Cycle: Hevra Kadisha is a Mitzvah

Shabbat Sermon with Guest Scholar and Author, Etgar Keret

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Shabbat Teaching: Vayera - (Re)Visiting the Akedah

Shabbat Sermon: “Kaddish and Chosen-ness"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:35

Siddur Class #179 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Joseph Soleveitchik - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Lekh L’kha, 2025 / פרשת וזאת הברכה, תשפ״ו God’s Call of Lekh Lekha–Is/Was It About Us? Or God?

Shabbat Sermon: "Multilingual and Asking Questions"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:34

Shabbat Teaching: Mincha Noach 5786

Shabbat Sermon: “What’s Next?”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny

Yizkor Sermon: “A Time to Seek Counsel; A Time to Tell Stories?”

Shabbat Teaching: "The End and the Beginning"

Shabbat Sermon: "Coming Out of Our 2-year-old Sukkot, Shattered and Heavy with Honor"

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:32

Sukkot Sermon: Sukkat Shalom: A Sukkah of Peace?

Sukkot Sermon: Extending Our Unity

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Oct. 4, 2025

Shabbat Sermon: Parashat Ha’azinu

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

State of the Congregation: Temple Beth Am President Jacqui Jacobs

Yom Kippur Sermon: "Reclaiming Life and Liberty in the Pursuit of Happiness"

Yom Kippur Sermon: "Nothing Stays, Everything Matters: On the Preciousness of Stuff "

Kol Nidre Sermon: “Is It Worth It? Make It Worth It!”

Shabbat Teaching: Yocheved Enters the Promised Land: Her Legacy or Was She 250 Years Old?

Shabbat Sermon: "Loving Each Other, Across the Cracks"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "It is Better to be Nice Than Right"

Rosh Hashanah Mini-Sermon: "To Search for God or to Share God?"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Play: That's What It's All About!"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: “Israel/Gaza/War—Enough Tears"

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Embrace the Limitations"

Shabbat Teaching: "Maimonides’ Approach to Repentance: Regret, Confession & Commitment"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Siddur Class #178 - The Modern Era - A.J. Heschel - Part 6

Shabbat Teaching: "Preview to Selichot - Awakening to Our Missteps (But Not Drowning in Them)"

Shabbat Sermon: "Sweeten the Lives of Others"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Siddur Class #177 - The Modern Era - A.J. Heschel - Part 5

Shabbat Teaching: "Destiny, Teshuva and Free Will"

Shabbat Sermon: "Walking Away, Walking Toward"

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:30

Siddur Class #176 - The Modern Era - A.J. Heschel - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: Ki Teitze: Returning Lost Objects

Shabbat Sermon: “Standing in Front of the Mirror of Justice”

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:29

Siddur Class #175 - The Modern Era - A.J. Heschel - Part 3

Shabbat Teaching: "Judges and Policemen: Ancient and Modern Rules, Roles and Wisdom."

Shabbat Sermon: "Finding Rest and Creating Comfort"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:29

Siddur Class #174 - The Modern Era - A.J. Heschel - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Re'eh 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "Shema In Our Lives"

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:27

Siddur Class #173 - The Modern Era - A.J. Heschel - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Parashat Eikev: Deuteronomy 8

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Nahamu 5785

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:24

Siddur Class #172 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Irving Greenberg - Part 3

Shabbat Teaching: “Shiva B’Oktober—Israeli Poetry in the Wake of Oct. 7”

Shabbat Teaching: “Looking Outward. Looking Inward."

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:22

Siddur Class #171 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Irving Greenberg - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: "Devarim 1:1 - Why *These* Things?"

Shabbat Teaching: "Naming our Itinerary and Preparing our Destination"

Shabbat Sermon: "Building Holiness All Around You"

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:21

Siddur Class #170 - The Modern Era - Rabbi Irving Greenberg - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: "The Age and Wisdom of the Daughters of Tzlofhad"

Shabbat Teaching: "The Blessing and Burden of Helping Others Reach Their Potential"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Exodus 12:20

Shabbat Sermon: "Forever Be A Blessing"

Shabbat Sermon: "Turn It Into A Story"

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Balak 5785

Shabbat Teaching: "You Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone - Miriam and the Tears They Didn't Shed"

Shabbat Teaching: "The Torah of Torah"

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 17 - Hamas

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 8

Shabbat Teaching: "How To Kvetch"

Shabbat Teaching: "Seeing is Believing?"

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 16 - The 20th Century

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 7

Siddur Class #169 - The Modern Era - Rav Kook - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: "Standards over Israel: Being a Jew on Flag Day"

Shabbat Teaching: "A Time for Speech and a Time for Action"

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 15 - The Islamic World - Part 2

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 6

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 14 - The Islamic World

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Sh'lishit Beha'alotekha 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "God’s Light—In The Next World, And In This One"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:19

Shavuot/Yizkor Sermon: Life is Short. Life is Long."

Shavuot Sermon: “ Gleaning With Ruth.”

Shavuot Tikkun Learning Session - Hevruta: "The Will to Build: Cultivating Ratzon/Soul Desire Through Chevrutah."

Shavuot Tikkun Learning Session - Hevruta: "Living, Learning, Becoming Together."

Shavuot Tikkun Learning Session - Hevruta: "Through the Eyes of my Beloved."

Shavuot Tikkun Plenary Session - "Being a Jew Right Now - and How We Got Here"

Shabbat Teaching: Pirkei Avot Chapter 6: The Additional Perek (Beraitot or Kinyan Torah)

Shabbat Sermon: "Wandering In/With Wilderness”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:17

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 5

Siddur Class #168 - The Modern Era - Rav Kook - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Omer "Learning Through Pirkei Avot"

Shabbat Sermon: "The Power of Seven"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 13 - Martin Luther - Part 2

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 4

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:16

Shabbat Teaching: Behar-Behukkotai Seudah 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "The Past, Present, and Future of Shabbat."

Shabbat Sermon: “Choosing. Including The Choice To Not Have A Choice.”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 3

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:15

Siddur Class #167 - The Modern Era - Mordecai Kaplan And The Reconstructionist Siddur - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Pirkei Avot 1

Shabbat Sermon: "A Life of Holy Partnership: Love is Love."

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 12 - Martin Luther

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 2

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:15

Siddur Class #166 - The Modern Era - Mordecai Kaplan And The Reconstructionist Siddur

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "Living in our Liminal Spaces”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 11

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Second Series - Class 1

Shabbat Teaching: "Spiritual Dermatology"

Shabbat Sermon: "Crossing Boundaries—Leaping Toward Ecstasy”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:14

Siddur Class #165 - The Modern Era - Mordecai Kaplan

Passover-Yizkor Sermon: "I’ll Carry You In My Bones"

Passover/Shabbat Teaching: "Ashkenazim and Kitniyot"

Shabbat/Passover Teaching: "A Holiday of Nostalgia"

Passover Sermon: “Scheduling Holy Time"

Passover Sermon: "Despite It All, Choose Life"

Shabbat Teaching: Siyyum on Tractate Beitzah / סיום על מסכת ביצה

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:13

Siddur Class #164- Hasidism -- The Piaseczner Rebbe

Shabbat Teaching: "Nir Tamid & Aish Tamid"

Shabbat Sermon: "Yaknehaz"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:13

Siddur Class #163 - Hasidism --- R' Nachman on Hitbodedut

Shabbat Teaching: "Halachot of Pesach: Spiritual or Practical?"

Shabbat Sermon: “Building Community Together”

Siddur Class #162 - Hasidism - Routine and Distraction in Prayer - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: "Copper Mirror: Who Is the Most Handsomest of Them All?"

Shabbat Sermon: "Take a Step Back - and Rest!"

Rashi: Shemot/Exodus 12:11

Siddur Class #161 - Hasidism - Routine and Distraction in Prayer - Part 3

Shabbat Teaching: "Crafting Shabbat: Betzalel and the Rabbis."

Shabbat Sermon: "Carving Out Torah for Ourselves"

Rashi: Shemot/Exodus 12:10

Shabbat Teaching: "Purim: Finding a Deeper Meaning"

Shabbat Sermon: "Dress to Impress...Who?"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:8

Siddur Class #160 - Hasidism - Routine and Distraction in Prayer - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Refugee Shabbat 2025: A Jewish Textual Exploration of Immigration and Refugees

Shabbat Sermon: "Living As Big As You Can Possibly Live"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:8

Siddur Class #159 - Hasidism - Routine and Distraction in Prayer

Shabbat Teaching: "This Too is Prayer: An Exploration of the Kaddishes"

Shabbat Sermon: "I'm Still Here"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:7

Siddur Class #158 - Hasidism - Katnut and Gadlut

Shabbat Teaching: "Mishpatim 5785 - Shabbat Afternoon Putting the Fear of God in You"

Shabbat Sermon: Parents Are Demi-Gods. Actually, We All Are!"

Shabbat Sermon: Parashat Yitro: A Refresher on Wisdom

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:6

Siddur Class #157 - Hasidism - Words And Letters Of Prayer

Shabbat Teaching: An Unexpected Leader Parashat Yitro - Seudah Shlishit 2025

Shabbat Sermon: "The Nile and the Sea – Two (Conflicting) Views of Redemption"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 10

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Final Class

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:5

Shabbat Teaching: "Rock of Meribah & Miriam’s Well"

Shabbat Sermon: "In the Thicket, Between Sinai and Auschwitz"

Shabbat Sermon: Parashat Bo: "What is the Change that Happens at Twilight?"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 9: The Middle Ages - Part 2

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 8

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:4

Siddur Class #156 - Hasidism - God's Omnipresence

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Parshat Bo 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "Where Are You Standing in the Audience."

Parenting Through the Parsha: Vaera

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Siddur Class #155 - Hasidism - Devekut

Rashi Class: Shemot 12:3

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Va'Era, 2025 / פרשת וארא, תשפ״ה

Shabbat Sermon: "Earthly Angels and a Little Help!"

Parenting Through the Parsha: Shemot

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 8: The Middle Ages - Part 1

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 7

Shabbat Teaching: "Pay Attention"

Shabbat Sermon: "WAKE UP FOR A MOMENT OF ECSTASY"

Parenting Through the Parsha: VeYechi

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 7: The The Early Church Part 5

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:2

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 6

Siddur Class #154 - Medieval Kabbalah - The Arizal

Shabbat Teaching: "Like Fishes"

Shabbat Sermon: “For What and Whom Do We Cry?—Reflections From My Israel Trip”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Parenting Through the Parsha: Miketz

Shabbat Teaching: "Men with Big Feelings"

Shabbat Sermon: “The Hanukkah Stories: More Than Miracles”

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 5

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 6: The The Early Church Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: “Are Ephraim and Menashe Jewish?”

Shabbat Sermon: “What Do You Seek? – Reflections on my Trip to Israel”

Parenting Through the Parsha: VaYeshev

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 5: The The Early Church Part 3

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 12:1

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 4

Shabbat Teaching: "Kislev Month of Dreams."

Shabbat Sermon: “Who are We When No One is Looking?”

Parenting Through The Parsha: VaYislach

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 4: The Early Church Part 2

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 3

Shabbat Teaching: Kavannah: Preparing for the Ladder of Holiness

Shabbat Sermon: "Navigating Our Own Allyship"

Parenting Through The Parsha: VaYeitzei

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 11:9

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Sh'lishit Vayeitze 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "'A Simple Man' - Who Sits in Tents vs. 'A Man of the Field.' Who to Emulate?"

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 3: The Early Church

Shabbat Teaching: “What Thanksgiving Means to Us: Tracing the Holiday in Jewish and American Life"

Shabbat Sermon: "A Lifetime of Seeking"

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 2

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 11:8

Siddur Class #153 - Medieval Kabbalah - The Shechinah - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Chayyei Sarah 5785 Shabbat Afternoon

Shabbat Sermon: October 7th Survivors of Kibbutz Be’eri

Shabbat Sermon: “What’s Mine is Mine and What’s Yours is Yours: the Way to Nowhere”

Parenting Through The Parsha: YaYera

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 2: The Hellenistic Period

Let Justice Well Up Like Water — the Book of Amos - Class 1

It Takes Two To Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Debate Their Way Through the Torah

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 11:5

Siddur Class #152 - Medieval Kabbalah - The Shechinah - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: "How Good It Should Be To Dwell Together'

Shabbat Sermon: “The More You Know Yourself, The More You Might Know God.”

Parenting Through The Parsha: Lech Lecha

Antisemitism — The World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory - Session 1: Introduction

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 11:5

Siddur Class #151 - Medieval Kabbalah - Sefirot - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: “A Photographic Essay on the Abuyadaya Jews of Uganda”

Shabbat Sermon: ‘Good Enough For Now?’

Parenting Through The Parsha: Noach

Shabbat Sermon: "The Torah of the Raven"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 11:3

Siddur Class #150 - Medieval Kabbalah - Sefirot - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Noah Shabbat Minha 5785

Shabbat Sermon: "Time Capsules, Sacred Trash, and Buried Treasure"

Yizkor Sermon: "Existing Permanently In Our Temporary Lives"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Breishit

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 11:2

Shabbat Sermon: “For You. X 3”

Sukkot Sermon: "Every Single Time"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:28

Yom Kippur Mini-Sermon: "The Seoul Subway System as A Metaphor For Synagogues"

Yom Kippur Sermon: "Eulogy of the Year"

Kol Nidre Sermon: "Productive Hypocrisy"

President's Address: "Let Temple Beth Am Be Your Light"

Yom Kippur Mini-Sermon: "In Lieu of Avinu Malkeinu"

Shabbat Teaching: “Emerging Liturgy from Wartime in Israel"

Shabbat Sermon: "Monster Spray and Open Hearts: The Tools We Need For 5785!"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Walking With Fear"

Rosh Hashanah Mini-Sermon: Introduction to Day 1 Torah Reading

Rosh Hashanah Mini-Sermon: "“Isaiah…Ezekiel…Hatikvah…101 Blasts”

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Teshuvah: A New Perspective"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: “If You Are Going To Do It, Then With A Smile.”

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Now"

Siddur Class #149 - Medieval Kabbalah - Zohar Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: "People of the Book, Or People of the Song."

Parenting Through The Parsha: NItzavim

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:27

Siddur Class #148 - Maimonides on Prayer - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: "Trying To Be Good."

Shabbat Sermon: "Tzedakah: Not Just A Nice Thing to Do."

Shabbat Sermon: "Choosing Gratitude."

Siddur Class #147 - Maimonides on Prayer - Part 3

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Ki Tavo 5784

Shabbat Sermon: "Open Your Senses To Mystery"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Ki Teitzei

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:22

Shabbat Teaching: "Careful the Things You Say: Understanding Jewish Ideas Around Damaging Language."

Shabbat Teaching: "Holding, Writing, and Repairing our Personal Torah"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Shoftim

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:21

Shabbat Sermon: "Come Together"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Re'eh

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 10

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:18

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 9

Siddur Class #146 - Maimonides on Prayer - Part 2

Parenting Through The Parsha: Eikev

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 9

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 8

Siddur Class #145 - Maimonides on Prayer - Part 1

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:15

Parenting Through The Parsha: Vaetchanan

Shabbat Teaching: "Jewish Responses When We Think It's The End Of The World.”

Shabbat Sermon: "I Know Ten"

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 8

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:14

Shabbat Teaching: V’ethanan: Can We Influence God?

Shabbat Teaching: "Seeing is Comforting"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Devarim

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 7

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 7

Siddur Class #144 - Tisha B'Av

Shabbat Teaching: "Deuteronomy and Valediction: Goodbyes from the Other Side of the Jordan to Yankee Stadium"

Shabbat Teaching: "Navigating Our Roadmap"

Siddur Class #143- Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 27 - Maimonides: Adon Olam and Yigdal

Shabbat Teaching: "Taking a Stand in the Hardest Times"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Pinchas

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 6

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 6

Siddur Class #142 - The Fast Of The 17th Of Tammuz

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 5

Shabbat Teaching: "Enveloped In Blessing: How Simple Mindfulness-Moments Can Change Our Lives"

Shabbat Sermon: "Finding Our Voice"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Balak

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 5

Siddur Class #141- Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 26 - Maimonides Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: "Why Does Rashi Hate Balaam?"

Shabbat Teaching: Hukat. "From The Death Of Miriam."

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Parenting Through The Parsha: Chukat

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 4

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:11

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 4

Siddur Class #140 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 25 - Maimonides

Shabbat Teaching: Parashat Chukat: "What Really Happened at the Rock."

Shabbat Sermon: "Navigating Tension Within Community’"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Korach

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 3

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:10

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 3

Shabbat Teaching: "From Prejudice to Pride - LGBTQ Challenges and Advances in Israel "

Shabbat Sermon: "Spying Out the Land"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 2

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 2

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:8

Shabbat Teaching: Tractate Gittin

Shabbat Sermon: Tractate Gittin

Parenting Through The Parsha: Beha’alotcha

Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 1

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:6

Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 1

Shabbat Teaching: Sotah Ritual “Understood?”

Shabbat Sermon: The Weinstock Teen Awards

Parenting Through The Parsha: Naso

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Shavuot Yizkor Sermon: "Learning To Forget"

Shavuot Sermon: "נעשה ונשמע - Na'aseh V'nishma: Receiving The Torah"

Siddur Class #139: The Poem Akdamut on Shavuot

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Naso, 5784--"To Be Or Not To be...Commanded"

Shabbat Sermon: "On Anger. And Passion. And Jerusalem."

Parenting Through The Parsha: Bamidbar

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:4

Siddur Class #138 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 24 - Overview and Review

Meaningful Discussions Based on THE THIRTEEN PETALLED ROSE: "Prayer"

Shabbat Teaching: "Honoring our Teachers"

Shabbat Sermon: “Do Not Be Jewish, Or Be Human, By Accident.”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Parenting Through The Parsha: Bechukotai

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:1

Siddur Class #138 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 24 - The Afterlife

Shabbat Teaching: "Order of Our Time" – The IDF’s Objective: Restoring “Neighborhood” Deterrence

Shabbat Sermon: "Go On Giving, And Also Go On Living"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Behar

Siddur Class #137 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 23 - Reward And Punishment

Meaningful Discussions Based on THE THIRTEEN PETALLED ROSE: "Unique Jewish Experiences”

Shabbat Teaching: Plant-Based Sabbatical - Taking Time to Ground Ourselves

Shabbat Sermon: "The Endurance of Endurance”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Parenting Through The Parsha: EMOR

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 10:1

Shabbat Teaching: "How Fixed Are God's Times?

Shabbat Sermon: Parashat Kedoshim: "Be Holy? But How?”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:33

Meaningful Discussions Based on THE THIRTEEN PETALLED ROSE: "Created In The Image of G-d. Really?"

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Kedoshim / פרשת קדושים - “Your Well-Being Involves Others’ Well-Being”

Shabbat Sermon: "Twisted Rebellions and Missing The Mark"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:31

Yizkor Sermon: "Old Grief. New Grief."

Passover Mini-Service Day 7

Shabbat Teaching: "Or HaHayim On Aharei Mot"

Shabbat Teaching: "4 Days of the Omer Which Is 203 Days"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Passover Mini-Service

Shabbat Teaching: "Marking Our Brokenness"

Shabbat Sermon: "Traveling with Despair and Hope"

Parenting Through The Parsha: Metzora

Passover Learning Series: The 5th Child: Seeing Ourselves as Every Child

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:31

Siddur Class #136 - Hallel

Meaningful Discussions Based on THE THIRTEEN PETALLED ROSE: "Is Bacon Holy? - Class 3

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Metzora / פרשת מצורע “Sustaining Humility and Contrition”

Shabbat Sermon: "Kashrut Of The Mouth"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:27

Meaningful Discussions Based on THE THIRTEEN PETALLED ROSE: "My Soul Is On Fire" - Class 2

Parenting Through The Parsha: Shmini

Shabbat Teaching: "What Bread Has To Do With Tzara'at"

Shabbat Sermon: “Method Acting & Miracles”

Passover Learning Series: The 5th Question: Welcoming Our Curiousity to the Seder

Siddur Class #135 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 22 - The Chosen People

Passover Learning Series: The 5th Seder Item: Adding Impossible Meat to Our Plate

Shabbat Teaching: "Something's Fishy: Shemini 5784"

Shabbat Teaching: "Great Is Peace"

Passover Learning Series: The 5th Child: Passover and My American Identity – Similarities and Conflicts

Parenting Through The Parsha: TZAV

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 11

Siddur Class #137 - Intro To Jewish Theology - God's Complexity: Moses's Torah

Meaningful Discussions Based on THE THIRTEEN PETALLED ROSE: "Is There Life Outside Our Universe" - Class 1

Shabbat Teaching: "Remembering to Forget - Purim 2024 - Really?"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 10

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 49 For A House Of Mourning (Part 2)

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:26

Siddur Class #136 - Intro To Jewish Theology - God's Complexity: Revelataion

Shabbat Sermon: "It Takes Everybody"

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 9

Parenting Through The Parsha: Pekudei

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:24

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 49 For A House Of Mourning (Part 1)

Siddur Class #135 - Intro To Jewish Theology - God's Complexity: Multiple Manifestations

Shabbat Teaching: Pekudai 5784 - Shabbat Afternoon

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Parenting Through The Parsha - Vayakhel

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 8

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:23

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 34 (Part 3)

Siddur Class #134 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 21 - God's Complxity: Multiple Manifestations

Shabbat Teaching: Brachot of Gratitude and Wonder/ ברכות הנהנין

Shabbat Sermon: "Pah-neem El Pah-neem: Face To Face"

Parenting Through The Parsha

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 7

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 34 (Part 2)

Siddur Class #133 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 20

Shabbat Teaching: "V'Shamru, Our Extra Soul, and Havdallah"

Parenting Through The Parsha

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 6

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 34 (Part 1)

Siddur Class #132 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 19

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:18

Baruch Link Scholar in Residence Weekend - Sunday, February 18, 2024 - Author Yaniv Iczkovits

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Tetzaveh / פרשת תצוה “Like Oil”

Shabbat Sermon: "Reflections on TBA's Solidarity Mission to Israel"

Parenting Through The Parsha

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 5

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:16

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 29

Shabbat Teaching: V'haya Ehad: Parshat Terumah 5784 Shabbat Afternoon

Shabbat Sermon: Samson Nderitu, Rabbinical student from Uganda

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 4

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalms 19 and 29

Shabbat Teaching: Refugee Shabbat 2024

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 3

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 19

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:14

Siddur Class #131 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 18

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat B’shalah, 2024 / פרשת בשלח, תשפ״ד Honor Your Parents…But How?!

Shabbat Sermon: "Music as a Whole"

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 2

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalms 12 and 13

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:12

Siddur Class #130 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 17

Psalms That Pack a Wallop! - Psalm 8

Shabbat Teaching: Guest Speaker Rabbi Samuel Rosenbaum

Bible 101: Reading the Bible Through 21st Century Glasses - Class 1

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:9

Shabbat Teaching: "Still Small Voices"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:8

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Va’era, 2024 / פרשת וארא, תשפ״ד

Shabbat Sermon: "Flying the Jewish Flag at Full Mast!"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:5

Shabbat Teaching: "New or Just Changed?"

Shabbat Teaching: Niggun & Nourishment with Rabbis Kligfeld & Schatz

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 9:2

Shabbat Sermon: "From Hanukkah To Purim"

Siddur Class #129 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 16

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Vayiggash, 2023 / פרשת ויגש, תשפ״ד

Shabbat Sermon: "Close to Home"

Siddur Class #128 - Maoz Tzur

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:25

Shabbat Teaching: "The Hanukkah Storie(s)"

Shabbat Sermon: "Hanukkah is Evergreen"

Siddur Class #127 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 15

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:23

Shabbat Sermon: "Reflections On My Recent Trip To Israel"

Siddur Class #126 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 14

Shabbat Teaching: "Shabbat Afternoon Learning Vayishlakh"

Shabbat Sermon: "Opening Our Eyes To Wonder"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Shabbat Teaching: "Hodu LaShem and Turkey Too!"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:22

Shabbat Teaching: "How Will It All Turn Out?"

Shabbat Sermon: "The First Of Many"

Siddur Class #125 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 13

Shabbat Teaching: "Wake Up! Wake Up!"

Shabbat Teaching: “Why Have A Hevra Kadisha”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:19

Siddur Class #124 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 12

Shabbat Learning: "Divine Permission To Lie?"

Shabbat Sermon: "It's Time To Make A Distinction"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:17

Siddur Class #123 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 11

Shabbat Teaching: "Step by Step"

Shabbat Teaching: “A Word of Torah, a Modern Idea, a Poem—Israel, 2 Weeks Later”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:15

Shabbat Teaching: "Simple in Our Generation - Noach 2023"

Shabbat Sermon: “HaTikvah Sheli”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:14

ISRAEL AT WAR: Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Remarks

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:12

Sukkot Sermon: "Living With Joy"

Sukkot Teaching: Sukkot I 5784

Sukkot Sermon: "Ach Sameah—Happiness is Complicated"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:9

Yom Kippur Yizkor Sermon: "Living Your Legacy, Writing Ours"

Kol Nidre Sermon: "It’s All Holland: Idolizing the Life You Don’t Lead"

Shabbat Teaching: "Shabbat Shuva - Again and Again"

Shabbat Sermon: "Repair As The Antidote To A Dystopian Society"

Siddur Class #122 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 10

Rosh Hashanah Teaching: "The Healing Power of Dreams"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Hayom Harat Olam: Today the World is Curated"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Mind the Ritual Gap"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Lo Tov Heyot Adam L’Vado—Loneliness Is No Good"

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Live in the Extreme”

Elul Learning "Series: Sustaining Our Skills: A Prayer Refresher"

Siddur Class #121 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 9

Elul Learning Series: "9/11, Covid, and Rosh Hashanah: What to Do When the World Changes"

Unforgiven: When Teshuvah Might Not Be Enough (Remastered)

Sheheheyanu, Vekiyamanu, Vehigiyanu" Elul & The Search for A Sustainable Life

Shabbat Learning: "Consolation Through Success"

(An early) High Holiday Sermon: “Dream Bigger”

Elul Learning Series: "Sustaining Tradition in Modernity"

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 7

Siddur Class #120 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 8

Elul Learning Series: "T'Shuva with Our Bodies (Yoga included)"

Shabbat Teaching: "So now you're part of a covenant..."

Shabbat Teaching: "Gratitude!"

Elul Learning Series: "Sustaining Stories"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:5

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 6

Elul Learning Series: "Helping to Support People Who Are Dying"

Shabbat Teaching: "Pedagogies of Plaster"

Shabbat Sermon: "A Special HIAS Report: Empowering Refugees Amidst Global Democratic Backsliding"

Elul Learning Series: "Sustaining Faith Amidst Doubt and Doubt Amidst Faith"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:4

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 5

Elul Learning Series: "Onramp to Elul"

Shabbat Sermon: "Elul: Choosing A Surface"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 8:2

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 4

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Shoftim 5783

Shabbat Sermon: “Take A Stand. But Be A Mentsch”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:28

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 3

Shabbat Teaching: "Parshat Re'eh, 2023 / פרשת ראה תשפ״ג Middle Path? Or Take a Stand?"

Shabbat Teaching: "From Despair to Comfort"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:27

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 2

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Eikev 2023

The Poetry of Prayer - Class 1

Shabbat Learning: "Guard Your Memories"

Shabbat Teaching: "Retelling Our Stories"

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Devarim 5783

Shabbat Sermon: "The Edges of Anger"

Shabbat Learning: "Journeys and Climbs"

Shabbat Sermon: "When You Come To The Fork In The Road, Take It"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:24

Shabbat Teaching: "Named Women of Virtue" - Seudah Shlishit Parashat Pinchas 2023

Israel at 100: Looking Forward with Hope and Realism

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:19

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Parsha Study Parshat Hukkat, 2023/תשפ״ג/5783

Shabbat Sermon: “Lenient, But Uncomfortable.”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:19

Shabbat Sermon: “Find Some Comfort In This Pose”

Shabbat Teaching: "Scouting vs. Seeing" Parashat Shlach 5783

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:18

Siddur Class #119 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 7

Shabbat Teaching: פרשת בהלותך / Parshat B'ha'alotekha, 2023/תשפ״ג/5783

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:16

Siddur Class #118 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 6

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Teaching Nasso 5783

Shavuot Yizkor Sermon: "Mourning the Unexpected"

Shavuot Sermon: "Ro’im et HaKolot"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:14

Siddur Class #117 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 5

Shabbat Teaching: "Soulmates and Succession in Judaism and Islam"

Shabbat Sermon: "Skopje vs. Los Angeles: From Jittery to Confident to Jittery (Part of What I Learned in the Balkans)"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:12

Siddur Class #116 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: "Coming Back as One(s)"

Shabbat Teaching: "Taking A Year To Grow"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:10

Siddur Class #115 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 3

Shabbat Discussion: "Zieglitz’s Blessing"

Shabbat Learning: "Marginal Identity, Blasphemy, and the Power of Words"

Siddur Class #114 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 2

Shabbat Learning: "World Zionist Congress"

Shabbat Teaching: "The Holiness of Holding Back"

Shabbat Sermon: "The Interfaith Mandate of Parshat Kedoshim"

Siddur Class #113 - Intro To Jewish Theology - Part 1

Shabbat Learning: "The Rebuke of Love and The Love of Rebuke"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:9

Shabbat Learning: Tzara’at: Physical and Spiritual Dis-ease in the Torah and in a Talmudic Tale

Yizkor Sermon: “Tick Tock—Talk and Tell”

Passover Sermon: “If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On”: Music, Prayer, the Song of the Sea, and Miriam’s Song

Shabbat Teaching: Hol Hamo'ed Shabbat Pesach 5783

Shabbat Sermon: “Extrapolations” About God: A Drash for Shabbat Chol HaMo’ed Pesach

Passover Sermon: Rabbi Elliot Dorf

Passover Sermon: "K for P Cabinets Empty or Full"

Shabbat Teaching: "A History of Israeli Folk Music & Dance"

Shabbat Sermon: "The Haggadah’s Definition of Wickedness: Separating From Community"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:7

Siddur Class #112 - Yaaleh VeYavo

Shabbat Teaching: Guest Speaker Dr. Ilana Kwartin, Regional Director, Western United States, for the Jewish Agency for Israel

Shabbat Sermon: Guest Speaker Dr. Yizhar Hess of the World Zionist Organization

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:4

Siddur Class #111 - Kaddish - Part 6

Shabbat Learning: "Sins and Sincerity"

Shabbat Learning: Parshat Pekudei: "Can I Get A Witness?”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:3

Shabbat Learning: Parshat Vayakhel: Inner Generosity

Passover Prep Series 2023: Haggadah 101

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:2

Shabbat Learning: Parashat Ki Tisa & Megillat Esther: "Fighting for Survival"

Shabbat Teaching: Parashat Tetzaveh 2023: "How do we Give on Purim?"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 7:1

Siddur Class #110 - Kaddish - Part 5

Shabbat Learning: "People See Me And Save Me"

Shabbat Sermon: "Sacred Safe Space"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:29

Siddur Class #109 - Kaddish - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Terumah, 2023/Holy, Separate, Intimate

Shabbat Sermon: "Just Take The First Step"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:27

Siddur Class #108 - Kaddish - Part 3

Shabbat Learning: "To the Dogs! A Study of Exodus 22:30"

Shabbat Teaching: Parashat Yitro: "Where You Lead, I Will Follow"

Siddur Class #107 - Kaddish - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Raphael Marcus, Senior Vice President, Programs, HIAS

Shabbat Sermon: Mitzraim, Midbar and Israel – All Places of Named Struggle

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:26

Siddur Class #106 - Kaddish - Part 1

Shabbat Learning: Parshat Beshalach: The Call of Disbelief

Shabbat Sermon: "The Three Plagues of Darkness"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:23

Siddur Class #105 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 12

Shabbat Learning: "For I Have Hardened His Heart"

Shabbat Sermon: " One God, Many Torahs"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:20

Siddur Class #104 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 11

Shabbat Teaching: Vaera 5783 Shabbat Afternoon Learning

Shabbat Sermon: "This Israeli Moment—Let us Pray"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:16

Siddur Class #103 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 10

Shabbat Teaching: Shemot 1:1

Shabbat Sermon: “Jumping Ahead for Blessings”

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:13

Shabbat Teaching: Hazak, Hazak, V’nithazek - Parashat VaYehi 2022

Shabbat Sermon: "The Ethical Functions of Deuteronomic Laws in Early Second Temple Judaism - Differing Views Among Pharisees, Saducees and Kararites"

Shabbat Learning: "Joseph, Joseph, Is It Really You?!"

Shabbat Teaching: "Mikketz: The Cries That Go Unheard"

Shabbat Learning: "Joseph, Esther, Maccabees: Security in Parshat Miketz"

Shabbat Sermon: "Meeting Those Who Are Anonymous"

Siddur Class #102 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 9

Shabbat Teaching: "Regret, Comfort, Redirect – Lessons from God"

Shabbat Sermon: "The Unhoused and Us: Caring for Ourselves and for Them"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:13

Siddur Class #101 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 8

Shabbat Learning: "Is Gideon a Worthy Leader?"

Shabbat Sermon: "Dreams"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:12

Siddur Class #100 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 7

Shabbat Teaching: Vayeitze 5783 | Shabbat Afternoon

Shabbat Learning: Toldot: Prayers and Responses

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:10

Siddur Class #99 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 6

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Toldot / פרשת תולדות

Shabbat Learning: "What Makes a Caring Partner?"

Shabbat Sermon: “A Place Among Us.”

Fall 2022 Davening Institute: Shabbat Morning - Class #3

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:9

Siddur Class #98 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 5

Shabbat Learning: "Chayei Sarah: Memory of a Servant Man? Narrative of Eliezer?"

Shabbat Sermon: "God’s Ezer-Kenegdo"

Shabbat Sermon: Guest Speaker - Ron Weinreich

Fall 2022 Davening Institute: Shabbat Morning - Class #2

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:9

Siddur Class #97 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 4

Shabbat Learning: "Vayera: Sharing and Concealing?"

Shabbat Sermon: "Be A Blessing on Your Journey"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:7

Shabbat Learning: Wives as Sisters: Revelation through Repetition

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:5

Shabbat Teaching: "And It Was Very Good…And Then Very Bad"

Fall 2022 Davening Institute: Shabbat Morning - Class #1

Sh'Mini Atzeret Yizkor Sermon: "Chosen Grief"

Shabbat Teaching: “Face to Face—Intimacy or Authority?”

Shabbat Sermons: "Happiness Is Acceptance"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:4

Sukkot Teaching Day 2 5783

Sukkot Sermon: "Why Marking Time Matters"

Shabbat Teaching: "The Heart of Our Matter"

Shabbat Teaching: "Siyyum for Tractate Bava Kamma”

Shabbat Sermon: “Forever Letter: The Life You Write.”

Yom Kippur Sermon: "Fully Present: Living our Past"

Yom Kippur Sermon: "The Holiness and Health of Chosen Suffering"

Shabbat Learning: "I Have Only These Festivals"

Shabbat Sermon: "When You’re Not In Patagonia: Connections, Community and the Power of the Communal Experience"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: " What Is “This” For You"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Rewind: Be Kind"

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: “Hold Your Ideas—Lightly”

Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Breaking The Binary"

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon: "Last Breaths and New Commitments"

Shabbat Learning: "How We Might Merit to Live Another Year."

Shabbat Sermon: "Standing Together Against Hunger?"

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 6

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 3

Siddur Class #96 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 3

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Israel

Elul Learning Series 2022: The High Holy Days Themselves - Why and What

Shabbat Teaching: Preparing for Selichot: A Study of Piyyutim

Shabbat Sermon: 13 Reasons to Appreciate Psalm 27

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 5

Reversing The Past - Hama'alot Teaching

Elul Learning Series 2022: Always Be Humble And Kind

Siddur Class #95 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 2

Elul Learning Series 2022: Storytelling, Friendship, and Bridge Building - Strengthening Our Diverse Community Within TBA

Elul Learning Series 2022: The Poetry of Grief - Finding Comfort and Healing Through Verse

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 4

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 2

Elul Learning Series 2022: Personal Prep For The High Holy Days

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Prayer

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Afternoon Parsha Study Parshat Ki Tetze, 2022

Shabbat Sermon: "The Judge In Those Times"

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 3

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Journal Writing

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics of Being a Gabbai Spotter - Class 1

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 6:3

Siddur Class #94 - Shir Shel Yom - Part 1

Elul Learning Series 2022: Back to Basics - Jewish Views vs. American & Christian Thought

Shabbat Teaching: Shoftim Seudah Shlishit 2022

Shabbat Teaching: "What Does It Mean To Be A Child Of God?"

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 2

Elul Learning Series 2022: Spiritual Poetic Expressions of the High Holiday Mahzor - Class 1

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Re'eh | Seudah Sh'lishit 5782

Shabbat Sermon: "Avoiding Costco Anxiety: Living With Enough"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:2

Siddur Class #93 - Aleinu - Part 5

Shabbat Teaching: Nachamu

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Vaethanan - Praying for the Ability to Pray

Siddur Class #92 - Aleinu - Part 4

Tishah B'av Address: Dr. Nurnisa Kurban With Jewish World Watch (Uyghur LA Board member)

Shabbat Teaching: Bringing ChaBaD Into our Future!

Shabbat Teaching: Devarim Seudah Sh'lishit July 30 2022 | 5782

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Morning Mattot Masei 5782

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:22

Siddur Class #92 - Aleinu - Part 3

Shabbat Teaching: "I Will Follow You......"

Shabbat Teaching: "Daughters of Tzelophchad as Female Clergy in Our Day"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:20

Siddur Class #91 - Aleinu - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Brit Shalom | Pinchas 5782

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Balak - פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק - Zealotry…and Loneliness

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:19

Siddur Class #90 - Aleinu - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Balak 2022/5782

Shabbat Teaching: "To Make You Feel My Love"

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Korach

Shabbat Teaching: "Death and Dying Rituals and Oddities"

Shabbat Teaching: "Pluralism and the Spectrum of Judaism's"

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Shelach

Shabbat Sermon: Some Remarks after the SCOTUS Decision

Shabbat Sermon: "Is The Chief Rabbinate's Monopoly Good For Israel?"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:16

Shabbat Teaching: Parshat Shlakh

Shabbat Sermon: "Perfect Inside Before Out"

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Beha'alotecha

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:14

Siddur Class #89 - Uva letzion - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: "God Protects Weary Feet: A Peek at the Magic in Behaalotekha"

Shabbat Sermon: “You’ve Got This. Now Go Get it.”

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

AMERICAN SHTETL: A Conversation

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:14

Siddur Class #88 - Uva letzion - Part 3

Shavuot 5782: Yizkor Sermon

Shavuot Sermon: "To State The Obvious"

Shavuot Tikkun: Hartman Learning Series - "SANCTIFICATION OF TIME"

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:12

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Bechukotai

Shabbat Teaching: Hartman Learning Series: "Sanctification of Space"

Shabbat Sermon: "Returning Home: A Drash for Mental Health Awareness Month"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:9

Siddur Class #87 - Uva letzion - Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Hartman Learning Series - "Sanctification of the Body"

Shabbat Sermon: "Holy Time in a Bottle"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:8

Siddur Class #86 - Uva letzion - Part 1

Shabbat Teaching: Hartman Learning Series Part II - "Faith and Blessing"

Shabbat Sermon: "How Do You Measure a Year?"

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:7

Shabbat Teaching: A Study To Lift the Soul of the late Avi Mori Gideon Ben Aryeh and the late Yona Rosner

Shabbat Sermon: “The Power of the Ouija Board: The Dos & Don’ts of Holiness”

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Kedoshim

Halakha 101: Jewish Law, Practices and Customs - Class 13 - Tzitzit

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:6

Shabbat Teaching: Hartman Learning Series: Pathways To Faith

Shabbat Sermon: Aharei Mot: Moving Forward After Disaster

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Achrei Mot

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Shabbat Teaching: Poems by Aviya Kushner

Yizkor Sermon: A Selfless Yizkor

Passover Teaching: Freedom Steps to Torah

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:4

Passover II Sermon: "Concepts of Liberty: American versus Jewish"

Shabbat/Passover Sermon: “Who knows Four?”

Passover Prep: Haggadah Slam

Shabbat Teaching: Frogs Here, Frogs There, Frogs Were Jumping Everywhere

Shabbat Sermon: "We Are Not In Control. And We Are Always In Control."

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Metzora

Halakha 101: Jewish Law, Practices and Customs - Class 12 - Kashering For Pesach

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 5:3

Siddur Class #85 - Tachanun - Part 9

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Tazria

Shabbat Teaching: Tamei and Tahor - Unprepared vs Ready for Connection

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Passover Prep: How To Have A Creative Seder

Passover Prep: How To Shop Kosher For Pesach

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 4:31

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah 3 Poetry - Poems by Lea Goldberg: After Twenty Years, Hamsin of Nisan

Shabbat Sermon: Critical Torah Theory

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Shemini

Passover Prep: Social Justice - The Unhoused with OneLA

Passover Prep: How to Kasher your Kitchen with Rabbi Elliot Dorff

Siddur Class #84: Tachanun - Part 8

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Sh'lishit Parshat Shemini 5782

Shabbat Teaching: Shabbat Parshat Tzav 5782

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Tzav

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 4:28

Siddur Class #83: Tachanun - Part 7

Shabbat Teaching: Next Week's Midrash Tonight - Purim Edition

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth -- Vayikra

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Pekudei

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlishit Poetry

Shabbat Sermon: "People, Place, and Hope"

Halakha 101: Jewish Law, Practices and Customs - Class 11 - Shabbat Part 4

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Vayakhel

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 4:27

Siddur Class #82: Tachanun - Part 6

Shabbat Teaching: Rosh Chodesh Adar II Mincha Teaching

Shabbat Sermon: For Peace: Some Pained Musings on War, Ukraine and the Human Condition

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 4:26

Halakha 101: Jewish Law, Practices and Customs - Class 10 - Shabbat Part 3

Siddur Class #81: Tachanun - Part 5

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Tetzaveh

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Ki Tisa

Halakha 101: Jewish Law, Practices and Customs - Class 9 - Shabbat Part 2

Shabbat Teaching: Next Week's Midrash, Tonight - Vayakhel

Shabbat Sermon: Curling and Genocide

Siddur Class #80: Tachanun - Part 4

Shabbat Teaching: Ki Tisa

Shabbat Sermon: Tetzaveh

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 4:25

Shabbat Teaching: Seudah Shlisheet Poetry Leonard Cohen

Shabbat Teaching: From Tent, to Shul, to You

Exploring the Parasha: Mental Health and Spiritual Growth - Terumah

Halakha 101: Jewish Law, Practices and Customs - Class 8 - Shabbat Part 1

Rashi Class: Shemot/Exodus 4:24