Central Synagogue Podcast

What does it feel like to approach the Eternal One? Join Rabbi Andrew Kaplan Mandel as he learns how beloved Jewish composer Danny Maseng crafted his version of the entrance music to our morning service, “Mah Tovu."

Weekly Meditation host by Rabbi Nicole Auerbach, April 16, 2024

Sermon by Rabbi Mo Salth, "Stop the Show, Someone Needs Help!" April 12, 2024

How do we deal with fear? Listen in on Rabbi Andrew Kaplan Mandel’s interview with Jewish rockstar Dan Nichols, who shares the personal story behind his compelling musical setting of Psalm 3 and the empowering message he hopes listeners will take away.

Weekly Meditation led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl April 9, 2024

Sermon by Cantor Dan Mutlu, "Look Up and Remember" April 5, 2024

Weekly Meditation led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl April 2, 2024

Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Berman, "It's Complicated" March 29, 2024

Weekly Meditation led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl March 26, 2024

Sermon by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, "Seeing the World Through Multiple Lenses" March 22, 2024

Weekly meditation hosted by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl March 19, 2024

Sermon by Rabbi Lisa Rubin, “Building a New Identity” March 15, 2024

Weekly Meditation led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl March 12, 2024

Sermon by Rabbi Ari Lorge, "One People. One Destiny" March 8, 2024

Hear from individuals who have been directly impacted by the attacks of Oct. 7 and how they are working hard to embrace hope.   Communal Meeting with the Families of Hostages:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxF_LNmXU0&t=1s Leading a Shared Future:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bn8DgTaEA From Pain to Purpose :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjCsjJ9U78 Cultivating Coexistence & Hope: http...

Hear excerpts from Rabbi Buchdahl’s Dec. 15 sermon on the power of tears and from Mohamed Abu Jafar, a resident of Jenin in the West Bank and a member of The Parents Circle-Families Forum.   From Pain to Purpose:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjCsjJ9U78

In this never before shared interview, Central Synagogue’s senior rabbi shares her own journey from horror to hope since Oct. 7. This interview was recorded on Dec. 19, 2023.   One Tiny Seed:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZcq0c9_njY

Mohamed Abu Jafar was 14 when his brother Ahmed was killed by the IDF in their hometown of Jenin in the West Bank. Motivated by his brother’s tragic death, Mohamed studied nursing–but continued to harbor anger towards the systems that led to his brother’s death, until he was introduced to the Parents Circle.   From Pain to Purpose :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjCsjJ9U78 Cultivating Coexiste...

Weekly Meditation led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl March 5, 2024

Sermon by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, "Remembering the Hostages: Every Person Counts" March 1, 2024

Hear from Rabbi Buchdahl about the Jewish responsibility to care for one another and Dan Senor, author of The Genius of Israel , on the global significance of Israel today.   Genius of Israel:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPFcvMRN1Q

Hear from Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, an authority on international human rights law, about Israeli women’s feelings of betrayal by UN agencies in the wake of Oct. 7.   Leading A Shared Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bn8DgTaEA Antisemitism Revealed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAYWUllEoxc

Content warning: this episode contains depictions of violence and bodily harm. Hear from several people whose loved ones were taken captive into Gaza. Communal Meeting with the Families of Hostages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxF_LNmXU0 Leading A Shared Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bn8DgTaEA

Hear from leading Israeli thinker and intellectual Yossi Klein HaLevi and Anat Marla, who is both a survivor of the attacks and the Director of the Society and Community Division of the Kibbutz Movement. “In the Beginning”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAEjbCtZiqw Yossi Klein HaLevi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiQfB_RzXy8 Leading a Shared Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bn8DgTaEA

In a conversation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Ambassador Lipstadt discusses the current rise in hatred against Jews following October 7, and what we can do to advocate for stronger action against antisemitism in the streets, online, on college campuses.