Rabbi Rachel Timoner - Shabbat Vayigash 5784

Rabbi Stephanie Kolin - Shabbat Vayigash 5784

Rabbi Timoner discusses the recent antisemitism on college campuses. 

On the second day of Hanukkah, Rabbi Timoner considers the story of the Maccabees and the topic of powerlessness in relation to the Israel-Hamas war.

How do we reconcile God's presence with the horrors of the world? 

Six weeks after the war, Rabbi Timoner challenges us to see the complexity and to break the binary of the current moment. 

What can Abraham's response to Sarah's death teach us about our own collective grief? 

Four weeks after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, Rabbi Kolin reflects on where things stand and finds wisdom in Abraham's response to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 

In his senior sermon, Rabbinic Intern Evan Traylor talks about God testing Abraham to speak out on behalf of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah and invites us to pass a similar test. 

Rabbi Rachel Timoner speaks about the war between Israel and Hamas and the antisemitism we are feeling here in New York City.