Speakers: Rabbi Rudolph

Shavuot Day Two 5775

May 26, 2015

I am going to remind you today of a children’s song that you have probably not heard or sung in man years unless you hang around our preschool.  And I …

Passover: The Holiday of Stringencies

April 9, 2015

Pesach – Yom Sheni – 5775 Definitely the important sermon for these days of Yom Tov was given yesterday. Had few ideas for today – liked one about being thankful …

Vayishlach – Dinah and Sexual Abuse in Our Time

December 9, 2014

Every rabbi at some point teaches a course entitled, “Bible stories they never taught us in Religious School.” We go through the Bible and teach all the chapters that we …

Rosh Hashanah 5775 – Theme of the Year

October 20, 2014

This is what we call the theme sermon, actually a segue between last year’s and this year’s themes as we launch the year of Food and Jewish Values. This thrice …

Rosh Hashanah 5775 Second Day: We Work for God

October 6, 2014

There are two subjects that most rabbis seem to avoid these days, especially on the High Holidays. One is Israel. One of the 16,000 NY greetings – meaning fundraisers – …

D-Day 2014

June 9, 2014

I advise you in advance that this sermon is a work in progress. Only yesterday did I realize I had to talk about what I am talking about, rather than …

Mother’s Day 2014

May 15, 2014

I have been saving this sermon for today since Pesach. You will hopefully see how it fits both Passover and now. It is based on the writings of a colleague …

Rosh Hashanah/ Yom Kippur Major Sermon 5774

April 6, 2014

Intro: Each year I give one sermon that is repeated in all of our three main services. This one was offered at Walt Whitman on the first day of Rosh …