Torah from Temple of Aaron

R. Rachel Rubentein's sermon on Shabbat Nitzavim 5783

R. Marcus Rubenstein's sermon from Erev Rosh HaShannah 5783

R. Marcus Rubenstein's sermon on parshat Ki Tavo, given at Temple of Aaron shabbat morning services on September 17th, 2022. 

Sermon on Parshat Shoftim at Shabbat Morning Services at Temple of Aaron on September 3rd 2022 by R. Marcus Rubenstein

A Bar Mitzvah charge to Carson Truesdell from R. Rachel Rubenstein delivered on August 27th, 2022 at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on parshat Re'eh 

A sermon R. Rachel Rubenstein gave on August 20th 2022 at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on parshat Eikev. We are about the enter the season of personal transformation and growth before the High Holidays and it is important to be weary about how we can mistreat people sometimes when we are working on ourselves. Sometimes we see in others, the traits we ourselves are working on. How do...

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave at Temple of Aaron at Shabbat Morning Services on August 13th 2022 on Parshat V'Etchanan/Shabbat Nachamu. R. Marcus speaks about God's peculiar habit of continuing to return to relationship with the Jewish people after their many transgressions. He confronts the question, why does God keep forgiving us? R. Marcus also tries to answer the question of how God can p...

A Sermon R. Marcus gave on August 6th 2022 at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on Parsha't Devarim/Shabbat Chazon. On the day before the 9th of Av, the day of mourning and sadness for the many tragic events that have happened throughout Jewish history, R. Marcus spoke about allowing ourselves times to be sad. It is impossible to grow as a spiritually whole person without carving out the...

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave on July 30th 2022 at Temple of Aaron during Saturday morning services on Parshat Mattot-Maasei. In speaking about the Torah's discussion of vows and vowing in our parsha, He discusses why our great historic sages had such angst with the Torah's concept of vows and what that has to say about our own human experience. R. Marcus speaks about the need to regularly cu...

A sermon R. Marcus gave at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on July 23rd, 2022 on parshat Pinchas. In his sermon, R. Marcus grapples with the troubling story of Pinchas and works to derive what it has to teach us in the time we find ourselves in. In grappling with this story, He discusses the much talked about term "Minnesota-Nice" and the great positives of the often maligned local beh...

A sermon from R. Rachel Rubenstein given on July 16th 2022 at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron in honor of the 95th birthday of one of our dear patriarchs of our community, Bob Baldinger. R. Rachel speaks about the need to see the positive, by envisioning what things we experience can be, not necessarily what they presently are.  We hope you enjoy!

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave on July 9th, 2022 at Temple of Aaron Shabbat Morning services on parshat Chukat. R. Marcus spoke about the ever-present need to recreate oneself especially in the face of darkness, melancholy and mystery. We hope you find his words meaningful. 

A sermon from R. Rachel Rubenstein given on July 2nd 2022 at Temple of Aaron Shabbat Morning services on Parshat Korach. R. Rachel discusses the nature of argument and how it can or cannot bring us closer to redemption.

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on June 25th 2022 on parshat Sh'lach. He responds to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade in the US Supreme Court which had occurred only a day before, and tries to outline how we might keep and honor our identity and values during these challenging times. We hope you find his words meaningful.

A sermon R. Rachel Rubenstein gave on Shabbat Morning Services, on June 11th 2022 at Temple of Aaron, on parshat Naso. R. Rachel speaks about the process of making amends. Is it ever too late to heal a relationship? Listen to find out!

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave at Shabbat morning services on June 4th, 2022 at the b'nei mitzvah of Eli and Hannah Sanders at Temple of Aaron. R. Marcus spoke about the joint need for a person to enjoy and savor moments of celebration and joy in life while balancing the need to continually work on oneself each day.

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave on a Friday night Shabbat Service on May 27th 2022 at Temple of Aaron,  in the midst of the grief after the Uvalde shooting. Within the sermon, he works to answer the question, how are we to go on with our lives when such tragedy happens so regularly. For him these were challenging words to craft and speak, but after much thought, it is at least what he need...

A sermon Rabbi Rachel Rubenstein gave at Shabbat morning service at Temple of Aaron on May 28th 2022 in response to the tragedy in Uvalde. Texas. R. Rachel asks the question: how do we personally absorb and deal with tragedy we see in the world? How do we remain mentally, spiritually and emotionally healthy in a time with so much wanton destruction and tragedy? Listen and find out, we hope you fin...

Here are two talks from the Shabbat weekend of May 21st 2022. First you will hear Rabbi Rachel's words from this past Friday night at a special kehillat Shabbat, Friday Night service honoring our teachers  Afterwards you will hear a talk Rabbi Marcus gave on Saturday Morning at Shabbat services at Temple of Aaron honoring our students. Each of the talks present some of their thoughts on the Torah...

Today you will hear a sermon I gave on the occasion of Levi Paper's Bar Mitzvah this past Shabbat morning at Temple of Aaron on May 7th 2022, parshat kedoshim. I spoke about the need to criticize the one's we love and spiritual work needed to build a society that can achieve this lofty love. I hope you enjoy!

A sermon Rabbi Rachel Rubenstein gave at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on April 30th 2022 on parshat Achrei Mot at the Bat Mitzvah of Maya Katz. R. Rachel speaks about the difference between guilt and shame, and how God values guilt while detests shame. Through the model of the Yom Kippor Temple service and sacrifice, Rabbi Rachel shows how it is imperative that we detach ourselves f...

A sermon that was to be given by R. Marcus Rubenstein, on Saturday April 23rd, 2022 at Shabbat services at Temple of Aaron on the final day of the Passover holiday. He speaks about the nature of freedom and how freedom isn't enough when it is not joined with responsibility. 

A teaching R. Rachel gave on April 9th 2022 at Temple of Aaron during Shabbat morning services of Shabbat HaGadol . Rabbi Rachel asks the question what is truly great or gadol in Hebrew. In a bit of a different format R. Rachel conducts, teaches and leads the discussion with the help of a text sheet accessible by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/bdd3z2kc

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave on April 2nd 2022 at Temple of Aaron during Shabbat morning services on Parshat HaChodesh. He tells a personal story about anti-Semitism and his experiences in Israel to illustrate the need for us as Jews to connect with each other and to choose our own destiny despite the many sacrifices it may and has entailed in our history. Enjoy!

A sermon R. Marcus Rubenstein gave on March 26th 2022 at Shabbat Morning Services at Temple of Aaron for parshat Shmini. He spoke about the essential need to approach our mistakes with vulnerability and transparency in order to truly grow and serve God in this world. We hope you enjoy!