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From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life

Temple Emanuel in Newton

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.

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00:19:41

Shabbat Sermon: Now, Life. with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/25

Joy! How do we get back to joy? There are plenty of times in our lives when joy is easy. We saw that this morning. When a beautiful daughter and granddaughter like Adeline Lake is born, joy is easy. When that beautiful baby grows into a radiant and wonderful teen like Robin whose Bat Mitzvah we celebrate today, joy is easy. When we dance at the wedding of a loved one who has found love, joy is easy. Joy is easy not only at these lifecycle moments. When we love to ski, and we are on the slopes

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00:39:15

Talmud Class: Can We Talk About Our Country in Our...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/25

Last Shabbat Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, a preeminent Conservative rabbi of a preeminent Conservative synagogue, gave a sermon telling his congregants not to vote for Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York.His opening paragraphs: “To be clear, unequivocal, and on the record, I believe Zohran Mamdani poses a danger to the security of New York Jewish community.Mamdani’s refusal to condemn inciteful slogans like “globalize the intifada,” his denial of Israel’s legitimacy

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00:13:14

Shabbat Sermon with Rabbi Michelle Robinson

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/18

October 18, 2025

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00:11:21

Shemini Atzeret Sermon with Rabbi Michelle Robinson

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/14

October 14, 2025

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00:18:29

Shabbat Sermon: Dare to Be Hopeful, or Cautiously...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/11

Obviously, there is only one thing to talk about. Please God in the next few days the twenty Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza are to be released as part of phase one of the deal brokered by President Trump, his team, and a host of nations. More than two years after they were taken hostage, these twenty surviving hostages who have been in hell for an eternity will at long last be home, reunited with their families. And the question is, how do we process this monumental and joyful

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00:13:20

Sukkot Day II Sermon: Our Father's Kiddush Cup with...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/08

Do you remember, with crystal clarity, a class that you attended thirty years ago? I remember one such class like it happened yesterday—both what was said in the class, and how it made me feel.It was a class attended by rabbinical and cantorial students, and Jewish educators and federation workers. The class was taught by Rabbi Elka Abrahamson, who was at the time a congregational rabbi in Minnesota. Elka has since gone on to head the Wexner Foundation. The class was August, 1995, in Cape Cod. The

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00:24:39

Sukkot Day I Sermon: Building a Sukkah of Hope One...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/07

On October 7, 2023, the world changed both in Israel and here in the United States for us as Jews. Antisemitism has become mainstream, most visibly in academia. On the first day of Sukkot, October 7th, Dr. Mark Poznansky shares stories from the trenches of academic medicine where he and his colleagues are making a difference and charting a path for us to make a difference too.

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00:21:55

Shabbat Sermon: Now Is the Best Time to Be Counter...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/04

Judaism has always, from the very beginning, been a counter point to the surrounding culture. Most of us have grown up in a Jewish community that has struggled to blend our surrounding culture with our ancient tradition. But as the culture around us becomes unbearable, maybe this is the exact time to reclaim our roots!About Rabbi Ravid TillesRabbi Ravid Tilles is the School Rabbi and Director of Jewish Life and Learning at Schechter Boston. He and his wife, Yaffa, and three sons are members of the

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00:31:30

Talmud Class: King David the Fallen and Redeemed...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/04

Every Sunday morning, in the daily psalm, Psalm 24, we praise consistent, steady, disciplined ethical behavior: Who may ascend the mountain of Adonai? Who may rise in God’s sanctuary? One who has clean hands and a pure heart. Unlike the teaching from Berakhot, that the penitent stands in a place the Tzadik cannot stand, the Sunday psalm exalts consistency, discipline and self-restraint, not struggle and growth. Tomorrow we will examine two biblical characters who embody

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00:18:17

Yom Kippur Sermon: How You Show Up with Rabbi...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/02

October 2, 2025

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00:21:05

Yom Kippur Sermon: Don’t Let Your Joy Die on The...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/10/02

A priest, a minister, and a rabbi wanted to find out who was best at doing conversions. They find a bear in the woods. The priest says let me give it a try. He comes back a few minutes later smiling. I told the bear how beautiful communion is, and he is coming to our mass this Wednesday morning. The minister says I’ll go next. He comes back a few minutes later smiling. I told the bear about the glory of Bible study, and he is coming to our class this Sunday at noon. The rabbi says let me give it a

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00:26:44

Shabbat Sermon with Guest Speaker Ofir Amir,...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/27

Ofir Amir is co-founder and CFO of the Tribe of Nova Foundation, established after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival. Wounded while escaping, Ofir survived and later helped transform tragedy into a movement of healing and resilience.Before the attack, he was deeply involved in building the Nova community of music, unity, and love. Today, he co-produces the Nova Music Festival Exhibition, an international initiative honoring victims, supporting survivors, and raising funds

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00:34:03

Talmud Class: The Ideas and the Art Behind a...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/27

“In the place where penitents stand, even the completely righteous cannot stand.” Berakhot 34B Last week we encountered this Talmudic teaching which privileges the struggle, the growth, the journey, the learning, of the person who realized they were not living their best life, and they embarked upon teshuvah to live a better life. This week we are going to double click on this teaching that prizes struggle and growth in two ways. One, what are the ideas behind it? We will see the perspectives of an

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00:24:53

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Sermon: Lifespan and Healthspan...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/24

Last month I got an email that reassured me that all will be well with the world. That joy and blessing are very much alive.The email attached a photo of two women who are long-time members of our congregation. The younger one is only 103. The older one is 104. They have been friends since they were 12. Do the math, and that is one long, rich friendship. They were having lunch with their daughters. The picture is of the four of them all smiling at their lunch. Both women read the paper every day

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00:21:47

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Sermon: Flipping Hard Into...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/23

An older gentlemen needed surgery for a rare medical challenge. Turns out that the best surgeon in town was his own son. As the father was about to go under, he asked to speak to his son. Yes, Dad, what is it? Son, do not be nervous. Do your best. I trust you. Just remember one thing. If it does not go well, if something happens to me on the operating table, your mother will live with you and your wife for the rest of her life.How do we navigate hard times? We all know that we are living in hard

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00:17:21

Shabbat Sermon: Is Not Complaining a Jewish Virtue?...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/20

Recently, as part of a routine medical procedure, I needed to get hooked up to an IV. Unfortunately, the nurse who did it, while very nice, had a hard time. She poked a needle into my arm and said, oh, so sorry, that didn’t work. She poked a needle into my arm a second time and said, oh, so sorry, that didn’t work either. Let me ask one of the other nurses. Another nurse came and the third time was a charm. The IV took.When the procedure was over, and I got home, I was fine, but I noticed that my

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00:35:28

Talmud Class: Is Teshuvah Intended for Our Code Red...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/20

The main religious value concept for our High Holiday season is teshuvah, repentance.Given the centrality of teshuvah in Judaism, and in the Jewish calendar now, the Torah’s treatment of teshuvah is curious indeed. It appears very late in the game. There is zero mention of teshuvah in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, or Numbers. Teshuvah does not appear until Deuteronomy chapter 30. Why so late?And when teshuvah finally appears, it is only after total disaster has already struck. The Israelites will have

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00:17:39

Shabbat Sermon: Ripples with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/13

The two lands we love, America and Israel, both have a problem. The problem is real, recurrent, and deadly. The problem showed up in both lands this week. The problem is violence and lack of regard for the sanctity of human life, lack of regard for the Bible’s most important teaching: that all human beings are created in God’s image and therefore deserve to live and to be treated with respect and dignity.On Monday morning, at a busy bus stop in Jerusalem, two shooters fired upon ordinary people

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00:32:27

Talmud Class: Does the Serenity Prayer Work If Our...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/13

In last week’s class we encountered the Greek myth of Icarus who, ignoring his father’s advice, flew too high and too close to the sun so that his wings made of wax and feathers melted, he fell to the sea, and died. In class one of our learners offered a poignant coda. While the rest of the world did not see and did not care about Icarus dying, his father Daedalus cared very much. His father gathers his fallen son and buries him. Daedalus loves his son so much. Cares about him so much. And controls

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00:17:25

Shabbat Sermon: The Deep Meaning of the Daily Grind...

From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life ·

2025/09/06

For many of us, this week has been the week of the big pivot. We pivoted from August to September; from summer to fall; from vacation to obligation; from light and breezy summer rhythm to an alarm clock that wakes us up to face the reality of a schedule. Back to school. Back to shul. Back to the High Holidays coming up with their invitation to take stock of our lives. All of which is very different from going to the beach or going to Tanglewood or climbing a mountain in New Hampshire or enjoying the

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