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1) Shedding Expectations of Who You Should Be β A Trans Reading of Esau
In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, we were honored to welcome special guest drasher Avery Komlofske to our Virtual Friday Night Shabbat service on November 17th. Avery is a graduate of Mishka...Show More
2) Empathy Is Not Endorsement
"Empathy is not endorsement. Empathizing with someone you profoundly disagree with does not suddenly compromise your own deeply held beliefs and endorse theirs.β-Dylan Marron This episode is a Shabbat...Show More
3) Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi β From the Place Where We Are Right
Big programming note β Rabbi Lizzi is taking a well deserved sabbatical beginning next week! This means that while we will continue with our Morning Minyans every weekday and you'll still see ser...Show More
4) Be More Like Abraham. Be More Human.
When the world tries to rob us of our humanity, our response is to be more human.This episode is a Shabbat Replay from our October 27th Friday Night Shabbat.Β Big programming note β Rabbi Lizzi is tak...Show More
5) Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi β Smashing Idols And Glass Ceilings
What do Abraham and Debbie Friedman have in common? Find out in this episode taken from our October 26th minyan!Big programming note β Rabbi Lizzi is taking a well deserved sabbatical. This means that...Show More
6) Joel Braunold: Why Israel & Palestine Has Always Been A Playground for Global Powers
At our October 21st Saturday morning Shabbat service, we welcomed community member Joel Braunold to give a talk on the present crisis in Israel in Gaza. Joel is the Managing Director of the S. Daniel ...Show More
Joel Braunold: Why Israel & Palestine Has Always Been A Playground for Global Powers
38:58 | Oct 24th, 2023
7) Tap Into The Angel You Could Be
Don't tap that screen β tap into your best self! At our October 20th virtual service, Rabbi Lizzi delivered a drash connecting the themes of Parashat Noach to our own present catastrophe. Sometim...Show More
8) Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi β How Lovely The Ruins
In this morning's virtual minyan, Rabbi Lizzi read from How Lovely the Ruins: Inspirational Poems and Words for Difficult Times, a poetry collection she has been turning to during this painful ti...Show More
9) Updates From Israel with Rachel Goldberg
Content Warning: This episode contents rocket sirens and frank discussions of war.Today's episode is our virtual Morning Minyan from October 16th. Rabbi Lizzi led us in a celebration of Rosh Chod...Show More
10) This Is Our Power
Our October 13th service was something to behold. This was our first Friday Night Shabbat post High Holidays, and our community has been reaching out looking for a space to grieve and pray following t...Show More