Noah is described as “walking with God,” so is it Abraham that we turn to as our moral exemplar? Join Rabbi Cosgrove in exploring the obligations that come with righteousness.
October 01, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings “Everywhere I Go”
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Over the High Holidays, PAS released Cantor Schwartz’s Be the Light, an album celebrating the Jewish and Christian faiths coming together as one. As you listen to this song, we hope you’ll reflect on who has been a “home” for you.
September 30, 2021
60 Seconds of Torah: B’reishit and the Torah’s First Question
Topic(s) / 60 seconds of torah
The Torah’s first glimpse of human nature comes with a question that’s more complex than it seems. Rabbi Cosgrove examines what God meant by asking, “Where are you?” and why the question is so tough to answer.
September 24, 2021
Cantor Azi Schwartz Sings Melekh Rahaman (“Compassionate Sovereign”)
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Sukkot this year has had several gentle joys – gathering for festival services, the lulav and etrog, and the first live kiddush on the roof. This setting by one of Cantor Schwartz’s mentors, Cantor Moshe Stern, evokes the gentle joy of the season. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!
September 23, 2021
Holiday Greetings and UJA Appeal
Topic(s) / Special Events
Did you miss Natalie Barth's wise words on Yom Kippur? It's not too late. Whether you're listening for the first time or you simply want to hear her speak again, listen what she has to say on gratitude, community, and the importance of UJA's work.
September 17, 2021
Swing Your Way Through Kaddish Shalem
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Rosenblatt’s setting of Kaddish is probably the most recognizable of all the High Holiday music. In this version, the energy is high as members of the MET Brass and the PAS band loosen their ties and offer Kaddish as you’ve never heard it before!
September 10, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings Adonai Hu Ha'Elohim (“God is the Lord”)
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
How do you end a cycle of services with hundreds of pieces of music – from the most ancient melodies to brand new commissioned music – in all kinds of styles? On a high note, of course! In the case of Cantor Schwartz, that note is pretty high.
September 03, 2021
Cantors Sing Shofar Song
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
Think of all the times you’ve heard the shofar; of all the different sounds you’ve heard from all shapes and sizes of shofars, from the first time you can remember all the way through last year, when you might have heard it only virtually.
August 27, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings P’tah Lanu Sha’ar (“Keep Open the Gate for Us”)
Topic(s) / Shabbat, Music
This New Year, we can create spiritual gates to open for ourselves, and attending High Holiday services is one such opportunity.
August 20, 2021
Avinu Malkeinu Z’khor (“Our Father, Our King”)
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
It might seem like Avinu Malkeinu Z’khor is inward-looking. Yet the key is found at the end of the prayer – we ask these things not only for ourselves and those near to us, but for all our brothers and sisters.