Should Rabbis Talk About Politics from the Bema: How to Speak About Israel
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, founder of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, speaking at last week’s annual High Holiday Seminar about “Should Rabbis Talk About Politics from the
High Holiday Sermons
“Should Rabbis Discuss Politics From the Bema”
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt at High Holiday Seminar 2025
Jewish Unity: Can We Ever Be as United as We Once Were?
Rabbi Weinblatt’s Sermon On Erev Yom Kippur Watch Video Download PDF 50 years ago, on Yom Kippur, 1973, Egypt and Syria, with the support of
Jewish Values: Making Us and the World Better
Rabbi Weinblatt’s Sermon On the Second Day of Rosh Hashana Watch Video Download PDF We do not realize since we are so integrated, assimilated and
The Essence of My Life’s Teachings: Why Be Jewish
Rabbi Weinblatt’s Sermon September 16, 2023 Watch the video Download PDF I still remember sitting at High Holiday services with my family at Baltimore Hebrew
Am Yisrael Chai. And the anti-Zionists Can’t Stand It
Yom Kippur 2022 Like many of you, I like to visit synagogues when I am travelling, especially on Shabbat, for all the obvious reasons.
The Power of Hope
How would you reply if you were asked: What is Judaism’s greatest gift to the world? We have contributed so much in so many fields
Coping with Corona – Part II
To hear and see Rabbi Weinblatt’s sermon, on YouTube, click here: To read the sermon, see below: Yesterday’s sermon ended with a cliffhanger. (Ok, maybe not
Is Winning Really the Only Thing?
Is Winning Really the Only Thing? American sports writer Jeff Pearlman wrote a column earlier this year about how ecstatic he and his wife were
Choices: A High Holiday Sermon by Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and the Choices We Make A movie that came out earlier this summer called “Yesterday” was the perfect summer movie – light
The Sermon Everyone is Talking About
The Antidote to Anti-Semitism The Talmud proclaims that Rosh Hashana celebrates Yom Harat haOlam – the day the world was created. It also declares
Three Jewish Values We Need Today
Three Jewish Values We Need Today Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt Erev Yom Kippur 2018 Whereas the president of the United States gets to give an annual “State
Appreciating The Cracked Pots in Our Lives – Rabbi Weinblatt’s Yom Kippur Sermon
Appreciating The Cracked Pots in Our Lives Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt September 19, 2018 On this day when our thoughts focus on questions
Can We Ever Really Know Anything or Anyone?
Can We Ever Really Know Anything or Anyone? Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt September 10, 2018 A favorite topic of college philosophy courses is the existential
Rabbi Weinblatt’s sermon about Tikun Olam
Is Judaism More Than Social Justice and Tikun Olam? Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt September 11, 2018 In the hit song from the 1967 iconic movie “The
Stones & Memory: A Yizkor Sermon
The extent of the destruction and loss caused by the hurricanes of the past two months is difficult to fathom and comprehend. The overwhelming devastation
Yizkor: The Legacy of Shimon Peres
Not many people can lay claim to being as beloved as Israeli leader Shimon Peres was upon his death. The funeral of the last of
Elie Wiesel, Madness, the Middle East and the World
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt Kol Nidre October 11, 2016 Writer, master story teller and modern day prophet Elie Wiesel left us earlier this year. In
Can You Be a Good Jew & Not Believe in God, or Should an Atheist Still Come to Synagogue on the High Holidays?
Rosh Hashana October 3, 2016/5777 The High Holidays are an amazing gift. They are so beautiful, inspiring, powerful, and filled with meaning, which is
When Life Is Unfair
Yom Kippur September 23, 2015/5776 Laughter, joy and happiness are an essential and integral part of what it means to be Jewish. In fact,
Who Am I: Confronting Ourselves
Rosh Hashana Day 2 September 15, 2015/5776 Since I spoke last year about Fiddler on the Roof on the High Holidays and why I
Tiger Moms, Helicopter Moms and Jewish Moms: What Judaism Can Teach Parents
Rosh Hashana Day 1 September 14, 2015/5776 When you buy a TV, a cellphone, a car, or any other major appliance you get a
Memories of Joan Rivers: Yizkor 2014
Beginning last night, and continuing throughout today we have been saying our Al Het’s, confessing our sins. The prayer is repeated throughout the services on
Schadenfreude: Is it a Sin? Should it be? And what is it anyway?
Yom Kippur October 4, 2014 You can learn a great deal about a people, culture or nationality from its language. It is not surprising,