Holiday Sermons
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Shabbos HaGadol, The Longest Sermon
Shabbos HaGadol, The Longest Sermon
Today I would like to speak to you about long, protracted sermons. When was the first drawn-out sermon… Read more >
Shabbos HaGadol: 50 Gates of Shabbat
Shabbos HaGadol: 50 Gates of Shabbat
Gates come in a variety of literal and metaphorical forms. There are the proverbial gates of perception, the… Read more >
The Great Shabbat: Now and Then
The Great Shabbat: Now and Then
When Disease Heals Disease The final week of slavery in the Jew-hating land of Egypt must have been… Read more >
Tzav: Decadent Judaism
Tzav: Decadent Judaism
Is Judaism a luxury or a commodity? Does the Torah demand that we live extravagantly or minimally? Does… Read more >
Zachor: Banishing Doubt
Zachor: Banishing Doubt
One of our most formidable psychological adversaries is invisible. It is called doubt. Plaguing doubts, fears and uncertainties… Read more >
Zachor: Israel’s Biggest Enemy
Zachor: Israel’s Biggest Enemy
What is the secret to joy? How do we achieve exuberant happiness? Is it about remembering only happy… Read more >
Zachor: Obliterating Amalek
Zachor: Obliterating Amalek
Torah is the quintessential benevolent book – “Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are… Read more >
Chanukah/Mikeitz: Let There Be Light
Chanukah/Mikeitz: Let There Be Light
Sad as it sounds, we usually appreciate things most when we lack them. In our free, comfortable and… Read more >
Shemini Atzeret – The Deepest Love
Shemini Atzeret – The Deepest Love
THE DEEPEST LOVE The cyclical concept of Jewish time could best be compared to a coiled spring –… Read more >
Shemini Atzeret / Yizkor: The Power of Eight: Do You Change The Song Or Does The Song Change You?
Shemini Atzeret / Yizkor: The Power o...
Asa Yoelson’s father was a cantor from Lithuania. Asa changed his name to Al Jolson and became one… Read more >