Judaism: Keep It Alive!
Rabbi Weinblatt’s inspiring and moving final message before becoming Rabbi Emeritus of the synagogue he founded in 1988. https://youtu.be/PaDwmIpsZ9c?si=rKX9Hyc4AzopMjsP Download PDF I decided to become
Weekly Sermons
What Flag Do You Choose to Fly?
Download PDF I have been thinking a lot about flags recently. It may be because of all the discussion about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s
We Are Not Alone: A Story for Memorial Day
Download PDF I decided to become a rabbi because of my concern, perhaps obsession would be a more accurate description, with the survival of the
The Speech the President Should Have Given
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh4PK1xGF28 Download PDF Ladies and gentlemen, please stand by for a message from the President of the United States: “My fellow Americans, I, like many
Remembering Joe Lieberman
B’nai Tzedek hosted an interfaith Iftar program last week, co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel and AMMWEC, American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council. Israel’s
Interfaith Iftar
B’nai Tzedek hosted an interfaith Iftar program last week, co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel and AMMWEC, American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council. Israel’s
In Israel It’s Still October 8, 2023
Watch Video Download PDF The calendar says that today is January 6, 2024. On the Jewish calendar, today is the 26th day of Tevet in the
Chanukah and Anti-Jewish Jews
Watch Video Download PDF We have learned a lot this past week. One thing we learned is that “pronounism”, or “pronounophobia”, two words I just
Silence Over the Rape of Dinah and by Women’s Groups Over the Rapes Committed by Hamas
Rabbi Weinblatt’s Sermon On Erev Yom Kippur Watch Video Download PDF It is difficult to know which aspect of the story of Dinah is most
Noah Gets Drunk; Abraham Buys Land and Fights Injustice
HAYEI SARAH Watch Video Download PDF Throughout the ages our sages enjoyed engaging in the sophistry of comparing Abraham to Noah and debating who was
The War with Hamas: Distinguishing Between Good and Evil
Ever since the horrific attack on October 7, Rabbi Weinblatt has given a series of sermons about what happened. Here is the most recent one.
Jewish Unity: A Call for Unity
Building projects, by their very nature must be extremely precise. The slightest error or miscalculation can result in a major catastrophe in any construction project. It is
“The Ultimate Disrupter” Rabbi Weinblatt’sThoughts About the Deal with the UAE
In my most recent article to appear in the nationally syndicated JNS.org (Jewish News Service) I raise some questions challenging long-held assumptions by Palestinian apologists,
“A Shul Is Not A Gym”
If you do not go to your gym on a regular basis, and haven’t been there in a year or more, you might want to
What is the Proper Blessing at a Political Convention?
We all remember the famous line from Fiddler on the Roof when the rabbi is asked what is the proper blessing for the czar, and
By A Tzadik was Noah A Tzadik?
By A Tzadik was Noah A Tzadik? Earlier this year my wife, Symcha and I went on a cruise. Actually we went on two cruises,
Pittsburgh One Year Later
Pittsburgh One Year Later One year ago, a naming was to be celebrated at a bris at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Message to Confirmation Class of 2019
Message to Confirmation Class of 2019 Something historic and momentous occurred earlier this week in the world of religion. It has nothing to do
A Civil Rights Mission to the Deep South
A Civil Rights Mission To the Deep South A civil rights mission with the Jewish Council of Public Affairs took me last
Yiddish: A Love Story
Yiddish: A Love Story There once was a world. The world was inhabited by illustrative characters and imaginative figures. It was a world where the
Aipac Policy Conference: An Objective Perspective
Aipac Policy Conference: An Objective Perspective Each spring thousands of people gather in our nation’s capital to attend one of the largest,
Where is God?
This past Shabbat we were privileged as a congregational community to celebrate the bat mitzvah of Leah Sachs. Leah’s accomplishment overcoming her challenges is a
Rabbi Weinblatt’s 1st Sermon Upon His Return
The Sign that We Are Still in Business: Parashat VaYakhel Since this is my first Shabbat back from a three month mini-sabbatical
Korah and Demagogues, and How to Fight
Korah and Demagogues, and How to Fight Earlier this week I conducted a workshop for couples about to get married. When I asked them to
