Rabbi Michal Morris Kamil: From Strangers to Empathy
Rabbi Morris Kamil gave an intuitive presentation on preventing homelessness at The Faith Leader Listening Session at the Jewish Federation.
Rabbi Sacks: Vayikra – The Pursuit of Meaning
Happiness is associated with taking, while meaning is associated with giving. Meaning is what gives us a sense of purpose in life. While happiness is “in the present”, meaning is in the past, present, and future.
Elohai Netzor
Senior Cantor Emma Lutz, Cantor Tannoz Foruzanfar, and cantorial interns Andrew Paskil and Lauren Roth with music director Tali Tadmor and the Stephen Wise Temple band
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Cantor Rachel Goldman: Rock Shabbat 2023
Please check out the exciting video of Cantor Rachel Goldman of Congregation Beth Yeshurun:
Rabbi Adam Ruditsky: Sacred Time and Sacred Space
Rabbi Ruditsky addresses the concepts of sacred time and sacred space in Vayakhel-Pekudei, represented by the completion of the Mishkan for God to be present, and the mitzvah of observing Shabbat – a holy time coinciding with a holy space.
Cantor Seth Ettinger aka Cantor Pharaoh sings a Hamilton Passover Parody
Hamilton Passover Parody
Cantor Lizzie Weiss and others from Temple Emanuel
Cantor Lizzie Weiss and others from Temple Emanuel
Rabbi Adam Ruditsky: Drash on Parasha T’rumah
Rabbi Ruditsky writes about the beauty of human creativity and the partnership with God in constructing the Mishkan.
Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwals: Identiyfing The Essentials of Life
Rabbi Buchwald addresses insights regarding the Tabernacle, as addressed in Truman, Tetzaveh, Vayakhel, Pekudei, and part of Ki Tessa. He cites Moses Mendelssohn, who wrote about the full array of human creativity, craftsmanship, and skills involved in the building of the Tabernacle, without which no community can survive.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z’l: Mishpatim – Doing and Hearing
One of the most famous phrases in the Torah makes its appearance in this week’s parsha. It has often been used to characterise Jewish faith as a whole.