Congregation Schaarai Zedek

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This podcast features sermons from Shabbat and holiday services at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida. Congregation Schaarai Zedek is a Reform Jewish congregation established in 1894. Today, our Temple family is made up of more than 3,000 adults and children spanning four generations. We have been very fortunate to have strong spiritual leadership and an active membership throughout our 100 year history. We are led by Rabbi Joel Simon, Rabbi Micahel Weiss, Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro, and Rabbi Emeritus Richard J. Birnholz. For more info about CSZ, please visit our website: www.zedek...

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Three Lies and a Truth 09.12.2019 19:26

A sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on December 6, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Sermon by Rabbi Farb 02.12.2019 10:56

A sermon by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on November 29, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

"Amen" 25.11.2019 15:14

A sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on November 22, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

A Story by Rabbi Farb 18.11.2019 13:50

A story told by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on November 15, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

23andMe: Mishpachah 15.11.2019 12:19

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on November 8, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Schaarai Zedek's 125th Anniversary - Sermon by Rabbi Birnholz 29.10.2019 18:22

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Richard Birnholz at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 25, 2019, at the celebration of Schaarai Zedek's 125th anniversary. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

A Eulogy for the Minyan: Remembering the Victims One Year Later 25.10.2019 19:28

Remembering the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting one year later. In addition to Rabbi Simon’s sermon, please read the words of college student Hannah Daniel in her poem, “They Sat in the back”: https://reformjudaism.org/blog/2019/10/24/they-sat-back-poem-those-killed-pittsburgh Sermon delivered at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on November 2, 2018. Follow us @schaaraiz...

The Etrog and the Pumpkin 23.10.2019 15:30

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 18, 2019. If you would like more information after Rabbi Simon’s sermon, you may enjoy the following articles: The Peculiar History of the Etrog - https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/3467/the-peculiar-history-of-the-etrog/ The Secret Sephardic History of the Pumpkin - https://www.myjewishlearnin...

A Snowbird Sukkah? Making a Fall Festival Relevant during a Florida Summer 15.10.2019 13:01

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 11, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Yizkor Sermon - Rabbi Birnholz 15.10.2019 15:42

Yizkor sermon by Rabbi Birnholz A sermon delivered at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 9, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

The Heroes of Interfaith Families 15.10.2019 19:31

Yom Kippur morning sermon by Rabbi Farb A sermon delivered at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 9, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Don’t Drop the Torah! A Story of Fear and Awe 15.10.2019 23:46

Don’t Drop the Torah! A Story of Fear and Awe - A sermon by Rabbi Joel Simon on Kol Nidre. A sermon delivered at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on October 8, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Planting a Legacy of Hope 15.10.2019 21:33

Planting a Legacy of Hope - A sermon by Rabbi Nathan Farb on Erev Rosh Hashanah. A sermon delivered at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 29, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Rabbi Joel Simon - Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon 01.10.2019 27:48

Rabbi Simon shares a little bit of his family history and a perspective on antisemitism in the world today. A sermon delivered at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on September 30, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Re'eh - Look 05.09.2019 7:20

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 30, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Sermon by Rabbi Simon 26.08.2019 13:07

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 23, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Finding Words When There Are None 19.08.2019 15:28

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 9, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Women of the Wall and the Modern Temple 05.08.2019 13:33

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on August 2, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

A Cookie Thief, a Talking Donkey, and Bad Faith 25.07.2019 10:50

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 19, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Speech vs Action: Water from the Rock 25.07.2019 13:14

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 12, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Jacob’s Dream and the American Dream 25.07.2019 5:26

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Nathan Farb at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on July 5, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Sermon by Rabbi Simon 01.07.2019 17:11

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Joel Simon at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on June 28, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Pride Shabbat 24.06.2019 21:18

A congregant speaks about his journey as a gay, Jewish man and his trip to the 25th annual LGBTQ+ Jewish Congress.

Sermon by Rabbi Birnholz 20.06.2019 12:43

A sermon delivered by Rabbi Richard Birnholz at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa, Florida on June 14, 2019. Follow us @schaaraizedek or visit our website www.zedek.org.

Shabbat Achshav - Receiving the Torah at Sinai and Today 14.06.2019 40:24

Rabbi Simon shares several rabbinic stories about the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai interwoven with our Shabbat Achshav contemporary service.