Kol Nidre 5777 Sermon by Rabbi Elie Spitz: Al Chet: Listening to Conscience
An egalitarian Conservative congregation serving the diverse Orange County Jewish Community
An egalitarian Conservative congregation serving the diverse Orange County Jewish Community
Sermons (Page 30)
5777 Rosh Hoshana Day 2 by Rabbi Elie Spitz: How Does the “Binding of Isaac” Apply to Our Lives? A Contemporary Perspective
5777 Rosh Hoshana Day 1 Sermon by Rabbi Elie Spitz: A Tribute to Shimon Peres, Pragmatic Dreamer of Peace
Erev Rosh Hoshana Sermon 5777 by Rabbi Elie Spitz: The Importance of “Why:” Why Judaism Matters
Jewish vitality emerges from communal conversation on what really matters. The Torah’s laws and narratives are the soil of Jewish engagement, stretching us to interpret and find meaning.
Daniel Gorids and Peter Beinart, two leading Jewish thinkers, debate on the nature of Zionism and Jewish belonging moderated by Rabbi Elie Spitz Congregation B’nai Israel, September 11, 2016 This event is underwritten by: The Roslyn and Joseph Baim Family Foundation Barbara and Joseph Baim with promotional support from the Community Scholar Program and Jewish…
This d’var examines how the breaking of the glass at wedding conveys the Jewish reality principle that life is incomplete up close and we are duty bound to make the world more whole. Likewise, Deuteronomy 15, which describes the need for relinquishing debts in the Sabbatical year and for freeing Hebrew slaves is linked to…
The Shema: Core words of an enduring people. How did the rabbis picture the Shema, words of Moses to the Israelites, as a Jacob story? What is the enduring message of the Shema? Sermon by Rabbi Elie Spitz
Sermon by Rabbi Elie Spitz