by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky | Oct 4, 2025 | Sermon, Shabbat
פִּתְאוֹם קָם אָדָם בַּבֹּקֶר וּמַרְגִּישׁ כִּי הוּא עַם וּמַתְחִיל לָלֶכֶת, וּלְכָל הַנִּפְגָּשׁ בְּדַרְכּוֹ קוֹרֵא הוּא שָׁלוֹם. Suddenly a man wakes up in the morning He feels he is a nation and begins to walk And to all he meets on his way he calls out...
by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky | Sep 13, 2025 | High Holidays, Sermon, Shabbat
Parashat Ki Tavo is all about returning and starting anew. The people of Israel stand at the border, about to cross into the land of Israel. They are so close, and Moses continues to profess his hopes and dreams for them when they arrive, this time focusing on the...
by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky | Sep 6, 2025 | Sermon, Shabbat
“Ki Teitzei l’milchamah al oyvecha v’natnu Adonai Elohecha beyadecha v’shavita shivyo” When you go out to war against your enemy, God will place your enemy in your hand and you will them them captive. Notice that this is written in the singular. The Ba’al Shem Tov...
by Congregation Agudas Achim | Aug 30, 2025 | Sermon, Shabbat
Parashat Shoftim continues on the themes laid out last week in parashat re’eh: how do we build an ideal society and systems of government when we arrive in the holy land? But while Re’eh focused specifically on how we care for the neediest among us, Shoftim deals with...
