High Holy Days Sermons
Jump to Year: 5776 - 5775 - 5774 - 5773
5780 / 2020
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rabbi Raskin - “Respect Yourself; Confronting Contemporary Anti-Semitism”
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Kayley Romick - I want to tell you about a dream I had.
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Raskin - “The Presence of Faith Does Not Mean the Absence of Doubt”
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rabbi Elson - If Captain Marvel Can Change, So Can You
Yizkor
Rabbi Elson - The Book of Mormon: Should we Forgive God??
Kol Nidrei
Rabbi Elson - There is always a Starbucks cup left on the table
5779 / 2019
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rabbi Raskin - Do You Believe in Angels?
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Rabbi Raskin - God is (so much more than) Love
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Raskin - Mental Illness is Not a Sin
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rabbi Elson - Han Solo Shot First
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Rabbi Elson - The Wedding Plan: How Strong is our Faith?
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Elson - What Happens After You Die?
5778 / 2018
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rabbi Raskin - What Would My Great-Grandfather & Grandfather Think…”
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Rabbi Raskin - “RH 2 5778” Title: “The Cure for Destination Disease”
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Raskin - “How will you name yourself? How will others?”
5777 / 2016
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 & Kol Nidre
Rabbi Raskin – Ideological Warfare in America: What Judaism Can Teach Us in 2016
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rabbi Irv Elson – Batman, the Most Jewish of all Super Heroes
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Rabbi Raskin – Edifice Complex is Not Good for the Jews
Jennifer Newfeld – Torah Commentary
Erev Yom Kippur
Rabbi Irv Elson – Ethical Wills
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Raskin – Blessed is the One Who Restores Life to the Dead
Rabbi Irv Elson – What They Left and What They Kept
5776 / 2015
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Living With Regrets
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 – There’s No Going Back Now
Yom Kippur – The Yizkor Suit
Kol Nidre – Our Thoughts Program Our Actions
5775 / 2014
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – In a world of hostility and hate, reasons to have hope for Israel and the Jewish people in 5775
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 – Our Jewish family is an Interfaith family; What it means, and what we should do about it.
Yom Kippur – Move over Dr. Phil! Step Aside Dr. Oz! The [Jewish] secret to living a meaningful life is…
5774 / 2013
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Hannah Montana is Dead: The Vulnerability of Childhood & The Power of Parenting
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 – The Yom Kippur War 40 Years Later: Time for another national atonement
Yom Kippur – Memories Are Not Enough: Judaism & the Afterlife
5773 / 2012
Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 – ‘The Simplest and Sanest Recommendation Any God Has Ever Made’
Rosh Hashanah, Day 2 – Ask not what God can do for you; Ask what you [and only you] can do for God
Yom Kippur – Accepting People for Who They Are; and Forgiving Them for Who They Are Not
Wed, April 8 2020
14 Nisan 5780
Virtual Services
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Virtual Morning Minyan with Rabbi Raskin
* 8 :00 AM, Monday - Friday
* 9:00 AM, Sunday
* Kaddish will be recited daily (when there is a minyan present on zoom)
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Contemplative Practice Based On The Evening Service with Hazzan Ozur Bass
* 7:30 PM, Monday - Thursday,
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* Zoom: Kaddish will be recited (when there is a minyan present on zoom)
* 30 minutes of spiritual engagement based on the evening services. We’ll use chants, nigunim, and the traditional melodies to guide us in prayerful connections.
Kabbalat Shabbat
* 6:00 pm, Fridays
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* Shabbat is here! Let’s create a virtual community as we sing some Shabbat favorites. Bring your Siddur, use this one online, or just bring your soul and desire to connect virtually. We’ll provide the melodies and the spirit.
Shabbat Morning Services
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