Shtender

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Shtender episodes

December 18, 2017 End Of Year Appeal
It’s that time of year! Each year, at the end of December, JCast Journey host, and JCast Network Executive Director and Producer looks back at the year that was for JCast Network, and asks that, as you consider your end of year philanthropic giving, that you include JCast Network. Although over the course of this […]
9 min
November 16, 2017 What Will You Take With You When You Go?
Rabbi Knopf’s sermon for Yizkor on Shemini Atzeret (October 12, 2017), unpacking the meaning of the holiday, how it fits into the scheme of the high holidays, and why it matters.

15 min
November 09, 2017 The Lulav and the Importance of Diversity
On the 2nd day of Sukkot (Friday, October 6, 2017), Rabbi Knopf explains how a famous midrash about the Lulav and Etrog teaches that we need diversity to flourish.

14 min
November 02, 2017 There’s No Sukkah Without U
On the first day of Sukkot (Thursday, October 5, 2017), Rabbi Knopf explains that the essence of a Sukkah is the people inside.

15 min
October 26, 2017 Extremists for Love
Rabbi Knopf’s Yom Kippur 2017 sermon, identifying how we as Jews are called to live in our disorienting “post-truth” era.

22 min
October 19, 2017 Three Essentials to Pack for Your Journey
Rabbi Knopf’s Kol Nidrei eve sermon, identifying three critical spiritual lessons from, of all people, Thomas Jefferson and Lewis and Clark.

24 min
October 12, 2017 Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Teshuvah and the Challenge of Change
Rabbi Knopf’s text study from the second day of Rosh Hashanah 2017, examining insights from Torah, hasidic literature, and contemporary psychology about why change is so hard, and how to do it better.

36 min
October 05, 2017 After Charlottesville, Be A Light
Rabbi Knopf’s sermon from the first day of Rosh Hashanah 2017, reflections on what we can do to confront the challenge of our time, the resurgence of a newly emboldened white supremacy.

27 min
September 21, 2017 Teaching in Honor of Reb Sholom Brodt (z”l)
On the Shabbat immediately following the death of one of Rabbi Knopf’s rebbes, Rabbi Sholom Brodt, founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem, Rabbi Knopf shares some singing and learning in his honor.

13 min
August 31, 2017 Pay Attention
Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Ekev (August 11, 2017), discussing the preciousness of our attention, the importance of mindfulness, and the gift of Shabbat that enables us to let go of all that clamors for our attention.

10 min