Perhaps no one in the country for the last few years has been more keenly aware of the repercussions of their own death than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Sermon –Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky: Navigating the Nonideal
Jewish law differentiates between ideal and nonideal situations. Rabbi Witkovsky uses this distinction to help us navigate the nonideal world in which we find ourselves. We must choose the values that are truly important to us and fight for them.
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Lecture – Ahmane’ Glover: Creating Your Own Prayer Space
Engage your senses – and your soul – as we explore what makes space sacred and how we can create our own sanctuary for prayer and reflection with Ahmane’ Glover. Glover is a spoken-word artist and cultural organizer who has explored the sacred in community with The Kennedy Center, Catalyst for Pe
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Sermon – Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: Let There Be Reconstruction – Rosh Hashanah
Judaism has survived periods of calamity because visionary leaders have transformed Jewish life to accommodate changed circumstances.
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Sermon - Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: A Treasury of Life – Erev Rosh Hashanah
The pandemic has contracted our horizons and cost us innumerable losses, but we can still find hope and meaning in what we do. Rabbi Cosgrove encourages us to find and create beauty and joy even within the smaller scale of our lives.
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Sermon - Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: Ya Gotta Believe
Rabbi Cosgrove finds parallels between the life of the incomparable Mets pitcher, Tom Seaver, and the message of the Torah reading: wherever we are today is not where we can be tomorrow. As we approach Rosh Hashanah, let us all act with strength and courage to make tomorrow a better day.
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Parashah Study – Rabbi Witkovsky & Erin Beser: Priest, Parent, and Teacher
Expert educator Erin Beser joins Rabbi Witkovsky to talk about Parashat Shoftim, the different roles we play in society, and what happens when those roles break down.
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Parashah Study – Rabbi Witkovsky & Rabbi Linden: Plausibility and Pedagogy
Rabbis Ethan Witkovsky and Ethan Linden discuss Deuteronomy as a book looking to create an idealized society. In this regard, it is similar to synagogues and summer camps, which also try to create a rubric for the holiest society.
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Sermon - Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky: Comfort and Repentance
Rabbi Witkovsky uses Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of Comfort, to discuss the nature of repentance and how it can bring us comfort in a world in desperate need.
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Sermon - Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky: Reaching for the Moon
Over the course of our history, we’ve gone from the moon landing to shuttering the space program; from the destruction of the Temple to the creation of a new religion. Do we reach for the stars or keep our feet on the ground?
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Parashah Study – Rabbi Witkovsky & Rabbi Linden: The Stories We Tell
Rabbis Witkovsky and Linden discuss Moses’ retelling of Israel’s story as we begin the book of D’varim. Looking at the narratives of the Torah and those presented today, they ask the questions of what we choose to emphasize and why.
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Parashah Study – Rabbi Witkovsky & Rabbi Linden: Living Through Communal and Theological Uncertainty
Rabbi Loren Monosov joins Rabbis Witkovsky and Linden to discuss community in ancient Israel and explore the purpose of a city of refuge.
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