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Shabbat Sermons
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“The Spirituality of Welcoming” by Rabbi Silk, Nov. 6, 2009 |
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“Teachers” by Rabbi Haas, Sept. 11, 2009 |
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“Inheritance” by Rabbi Haas, July 10, 2009 |
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“Petitionary Prayer” by Rabbi Walter, May 8, 2009 |
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“Looking for God in All the Right Places” by Rabbi Walter, March 27, 2009 |
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“A Contemporary Midrash on Kaddish” by Rabbi Walter, February 6, 2009 |
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“Israel and Gaza”” by Rabbi Walter, May 8, 2009 |
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Speakers Series – 2009-2010
“Judaism: A Tree of Life with Many Branches”
Four Rabbis – one Orthodox, one Conservative, one Reconstructionist and one Reform – each shares why they chose their branch of Judaism. Each explores the basic tenets of his/her movement and how his/her way of practicing Judaism enriches his/her life as a Jew.
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Orthodox Judaism – Rabbi Barry Gelman |
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Conservative Judaism – Rabbi David Rosen |
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Reconstructionist Judaism – Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Ph.D |
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Reform Judaism – Rabbi Roy A. Walter |
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High Holiday Sermons 2009
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“Our Master Narrative” Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Walter |
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“Nobody Knows Nobody” Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Silk |
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“Do The Right Thing” Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Haas |
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“Yizkor Sermon” by Rabbi Walter |
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“Cemetery Memorial Sermon” by Rabbi Walter |
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“Shabbat Shuvah” Message by Ed Wayne |
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“You Can’t Be Serious” Rosh Hashanah Sermon by Rabbi Walter |
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“The Power of ‘No’” Rosh Hashanah Sermon by Rabbi Silk |
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“The Choice Isn’t Really A Choice” Rosh Hashanah Sermon by Rabbi Haas |
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“B’rosh Hashanah” Sara Abreu with Cantor Tunitsky |
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High Holiday Services 2008
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“To Be Is To Stand For” Rabbi Walter’s Yom Kippur Sermon |
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“Ch Ch Ch Changes” Rabbi Silk’s Yom Kippur Sermon |
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“Oy” Rabbi Walter’s Rosh Hashanah Sermon |
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“The Missing Piece” Rabbi Silk’s Rosh Hashanah Sermon |
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From Our Archives
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“The Sound of The Shofar” A selection from our Rosh Hashanah Morning Service |
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“The Faithful Shepard” Rabbi Robert I. Kahn’s Address to the 1960 Graduating Class of the Hebrew Union College |
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“Trip to Turkey” by Rabbi Walter, August 25, 2006 |
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“Trip to Eastern Europe” by Rabbi Walter, May 12, 2006 |
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2009-2010 — Judaism: A Tree of Life with Many Branches
Four Rabbis – one Orthodox, one Conservative, one Reconstructionist and one Reform – each shares why they chose their branch of Judaism. Each explores the basic tenets of his/her movement and how his/her way of practicing Judaism enriches his/her life as a Jew.
Congregation Emanu El Endowment Fund presented this series.
Orthodox Judaism – Rabbi Barry Gelman
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Rabbi Barry Gelman is Rabbi of United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston, the largest Orthodox Synagogue in the Southwest. Rabbi Gelman received his Bachelors and Masters from Yeshiva University and Rabbinic Ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University. His passions include Modern Orthodox thought, reading, Zionism and the New York Yankees. Rabbi Gelman teaches numerous classes and chavurot on a wide variety of topics including: Jewish law, Jewish history and Jewish philosophy and thought.
Conservative Judaism – Rabbi David Rosen
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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Rabbi David Rosen has been Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Yeshurun since 1996. A native of Houston, Rabbi Rosen grew up at Beth Yeshurun, attended its Hebrew School and Hillel High School, and became a Bar Mitzvah in 1964. Rabbi Rosen graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973 with a degree in Communications. Ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1980, Rabbi Rosen continued his rabbinical studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York and Jerusalem, and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Reconstructionist Judaism Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, Ph.D
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, PhD, is the Director of the Department of Multifaith Studies and Initiatives and Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University, a Master of Arts from the Yale Divinity School, rabbinic ordination from RRC and a doctorate in Religion from Temple University. She served as director of the Kaplan Institute for Adult Jewish Studies, rabbinic director of the Jewish Identity Program of Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Philadelphia. She is the author of Parenting as a Spiritual Journey (Harper Collins, 1996; Jewish Lights, 1998) and of articles in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Religious Education, Cross Currents, Lilith, The Reconstructionist, and Jewish Social Studies, among other journals.
Reform Judaism – Rabbi Roy A. Walter
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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Rabbi Roy A. Walter has been Senior Rabbi of Congregation Emanu EI since 1978. He came to Emanu EI following his ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1970. A native of Memphis, Rabbi Walter received his B.A. from Tulane University, and Bachelor and Master of Hebrew Letters, as well as Doctor of Divinity degrees from HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. He is the coauthor of Gates of Prayer for Young People published by the CCAR and serves on the faculty of St. Thomas University under the auspices of the Jewish Chautauqua Society.
