Video Library

Israel has been stuck in an election cycle resulting from neither party being able to gain the majority. What is the significance of the most recent election?

As we finish the book of Exodus, we want to highlight the ritual of Hagbah, the lifting of the Torah scroll. Our soundtrack for that moment combines a setting by Louis Lewandowski and fanfare by Stephen Glass. We wish you a Shabbat Shalom! 

How can you bring the spiritual into this world?  Rabbi Cosgrove discusses how Bezalel invested the physical with divine character through his craftsmanship.

The creative mind of Stan Lee provided American pop culture with comic book heroes and imaginative worlds that will forever be his legacy. Stan Lee: A Life in Comics focuses on both Lee’s ideas and his unlikely rise to stardom. Was Spider-Man just a reincarnation of Cain?

As a kehillah kedoshah (a holy community), PAS strives to create a sense of belonging for all its members. How can we support those in our community who are overcoming mental health disorders and addictions of all kinds?

While we are encouraged to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many women suffering from abuse and violence by their spouses. As part of our programming during Women’s History Month, we discussed this issue plaguing women in Israel on International Women's Day.

We are excited for spring and hopefully the beginning of a healthier time for all. Enjoy a contemporary Israeli song by Rita and Idan Raichel that expresses these sentiments. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a warm, hopeful spring ahead. 

What are the implications of this week’s Israeli Supreme Court decision recognizing Reform and Conservative conversion to Judaism as part of the Law of Return?

Breaking the tablets, idolatry, and where truth resides. Rabbi Cosgrove discusses how the search for truth is about the journey, not the destination.

Dr. Deborah Starr, Near Eastern Studies Professor at Cornell University, explores the influence of comic actor Chalom; singing sensation Layla Murad; and Egypt’s most prolific filmmaker of the 1930s and ’40s, Togo Mizrahi.