B’nai Zion Congregation

B’nai Zion Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 42 episodes

Sermons, conversations, and programming from Rabbi Sam Rotenberg and the B’nai Zion community based in Chattanooga, TN. For more information please visit www.bzcongregation.com

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Chametz 23.04.2025 13:57

How the feather and spoon ritual of clearing one's home of Chametz for Passover captures the spiritual purpose of this holiday.

The Power of Sacrifice / Why I Got a Dog 23.04.2025 9:48

Rabbi Rotenberg reflects on the power of sacrifice, as he comes to terms with having been coaxed into getting a dog.

Getting People to Care 03.04.2025 11:08

Special guest sermon by Rabbi Keilah Lebell for BZ's Women's Shabbat! The way the Israelites came to care for the Mishkan project teaches us the power of empowerment to shape hearts and minds.

Why Shabbat? 03.04.2025 12:27

The Wilderness Tabernacle Teaches us Why Shabbat is so Special.

The Mystic's Quest 19.03.2025 12:54

Moses seeks to know God, but Moses has four specific steps he must make before confronting the ultimate power of the universe.

Approaches to Clothing in Genesis Vs. Exodus 19.03.2025 9:42

Clothing is treated very differently in the first two books of the Torah. What does it mean for us?

Two Reasons to Give 06.03.2025 4:31

This year Parshat Terumah fell on one of the special shabbats before Passover, Shabbat Shekalim. Rabbi Rotenberg explores how the Torah readings for the two occasions offer two distinct, even contradictory reasons one would give of time or money to build community.

The Bibas Family 26.02.2025 12:38

How and if to make sense of this terrible tragedy.

Broken Hearts 23.01.2025 13:33

Anticipating the intense emotions surrounding the release of 33 hostages taken by Hamas, Rabbi Rotenberg asks what to do when our hearts are broken.

Snow Day! 14.01.2025 15:10

Being snowed in, and services held over zoom, Rabbi Rotenberg offers a sermon all about snow!

The Shalshelet 31.12.2024 25:14

A close look at the four times the special shalshelet trope appears in the Torah.

Wrestling with God and Man 20.12.2024 13:45

The cryptic blessing to Jacob, and the work we're called to do as the people of Israel.

Deception 12.12.2024 16:06

Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph are all masters of deception. When is it ok to deceive others, and why?

Rock, Paper, Scissors 05.12.2024 11:16

What's really at the core of Isaac's preference for Esau, why does Rebecca prefer Jacob, and what does it mean for us?

Visit Rock City! 25.11.2024 5:15

Where we can go depends on who we're with. Shabbat sermon 11/23/2024 For more information about B'nai Zion Congregation visit our website at www.bzcongregation.com

When We Lift Our Eyes 17.11.2024 13:00

We see the world with more than our eyes. A story about the LA Eruv, characters throughout the book of Genesis, and tools for us to train our hearts and minds to see what our eyes can't. Shabbat sermon 11/16/24 For more information about B'nai Zion Congregation visit our website at www.bzcongregation.com

Owning our Power in Times of Despair | Rosh Hashanah I 14.11.2024 15:02

We may not be able to change the headlines, but that doesn't mean there is nothing we can do. For more information about B'nai Zion Congregation visit our website at www.bzcongregation.com