A Different Choice with Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger
It was 8 PM in late August of 2000. The subway car screeched into the 14th Street Station in Chelsea; Danny stood near the door with impatience. He ...
From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life
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Bringing weekly Jewish insights into your life. Join Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz, Rabbi Michelle Robinson and Rav-Hazzan Aliza Berger of Temple Emanuel in Newton, MA as they share modern ancient wisdom.
My Heart’s Song with Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger
This year, everyone is talking about Naomi Osaka. At 23, Naomi Osaka is one of the best tennis players in the world. Literally. She is a four-time Gr...
American Paradox with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
What do we do about what happened to Rabbi Shlomo Noginski on Thursday afternoon? What do we do when a man, a husband, a father of ten, an idealist, a...
Bashert with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
A few weeks ago I was in Los Angeles on a family reconnection tour seeing relatives I had not seen during the pandemic. I was speaking with my niece ...
The Lesson of Achnai’s Oven with Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger
This week, I was speaking with one of our graduating seniors and he shared a story with me that I just can’t stop thinking about. He was at a graduati...
Wonder Takes Work with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Some 45 years ago, in 1976, I saw an episode of a sitcom that I still remember today. It was an episode in the seventh and final season of The Mary T...
Welcome Home with Rabbi Michelle Robinson
Enjoy our wonderful Rabbi Michelle Robinson's sermon from June 5, 2021
The Case of the Missing Mitzvah with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
I want to tell you an odd story, not well known. I’ll call it the case of the missing mitzvah. The Hebrew Bible relates two cases when important mitzv...
Orpah's Kiss with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
We have all been thinking a lot about Israel the last two weeks. I want to talk to you this morning about an Israel story, and a human story, that yo...
New Normal with Rabbi Michelle Robinson
Join our wonderful Rabbi Michelle Robinson on May 15, 2021.