Rabbi Cy Stanway's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this d'var Torah I explore as aspect of Pharoah's strangest request on the very cusp of his letting the Jews out of Egyptian bondage.

Send us Fan Mail In this d'var Torah, I speak of the strangest week I think I have ever had and how it seams so wonderfully with this weeks Torah portion, Vayechi

Send us Fan Mail In this d'var Torah, I speak of the strangeness of 'Jewish theology' and whatever the heck that is!

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Send us Fan Mail In this dvar Torah, I speak about one part of today's in-vogue anti-Semitism: the angels that are speaking up in the gentile communities, the LGBTQ communities and the African American communities - all allies against hate.

Send us Fan Mail This is a short dvar Torah on the beginning of the portion Hayyai Sarah, the portion describing Abraham's purchase of a burial place for Sarah and the strange way the portion opens by describing her age in a unique way.  What does it mean?

Send us Fan Mail The full service audio from the memorial service for Norma Rosenbloom, long time member of Beth Miriam and activist in the community and politics since the 1940's.   May her soul be bound up in the bonds of life and may her memory be a blessing.

Send us Fan Mail Noah is not a child's story.  It is deadly serious.  And its lessons for us today in the midst of strife and war are worth heeding.

Send us Fan Mail West Long Branch, NJ/Brooklyn, NY Jackie passed away on October 16th in Brooklyn after a brief illness. She was born in New York City and grew up in West Long Branch with a passion for singing/acting and sports. She began vocal training at age 8, and performed duets with the children’s performer Jonathan Sprout on two of his albums.  Upon entering Shore Regional High School, she j...

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Send us Fan Mail In this sermon, I discuss the repentance the Reform movement has had to undergo.  As well, in the middle of the sermon a page was missing and I punted.  I kept the entire sermon as it was delivered to present the authentic experience, warts and all.  Listen to the very end....the lost page turned out to be a great teaching moment!

Send us Fan Mail This is the Yom Kippur morning sermon which speaks about our essential goodness in spite of the fact that the noise of people's evil inclination gets all the attention. 

Send us Fan Mail This is my Rosh Hashanna morning sermon for 2022. 

Send us Fan Mail Two Tornadoes An erev Rosh Hashanna sermon about restoring balance in our unbalanced world

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Send us Fan Mail The Russian barbarity in Ukraine has brought out the best in so many people.  In this sermon I discuss the experiences I had in Poland bring help to and bearing witness to the situation of the Ukrainian refugees forced to flee their homes.  Their pain is immeasurable and their determination inspiring.  I speak about this profoundly life-altering trip and hope that you, too, consid...

Send us Fan Mail A trip through the archives on my thoughts from Erev Passover, 2020

Send us Fan Mail A short meditation on the war in Ukraine and the sacrifices we make

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Send us Fan Mail Community Trust  Rosh Hashanna Morning 2021  Rabbi Cy Stanway   In this sermon I discuss the fundamental shift in our synagogues to a selfie-centered one and away from its real value: the soulful need for a community.

Send us Fan Mail The Disappearing Glacier In this sermon, I share the thoughts of our ever-changing climate and the spiritual response to it.