Congregation Emanu-el

Sermon on June 2, 2017

While it may seem that we are a people obsessed with the past, we are really in the process of retouching our memories to help us make sense of now to deal with an increasingly unclear future. But what if our memories of Jewish history can inspire us to have faith in the future? Let us spend this Shavuot this week rooting ourselves in the memory of our history so we can dream of a future together.

Please listen to the 12th Grade Confirmand-led Shabbat service on May 19.

May 12, 2017

Aligning our dream with reality: A Potent dose of gratitude coupled with dissatisfaction sermon on May 5, 2017

Rabbi Beth Singer sermon on April 28, 2017

Dr. Stephen D. Smith is the Andrew J. and Erna Finci Viterbi Endowed Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education. He holds the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education.

Passover, Love and Transformation - Rabbi Jason Rodich, April 14, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

How did Passover get such special Rabbinic attention? - April 7, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

Ruth Calderon is a famous Talmudist & founder of Alma in Tel Aviv. She served as a member of Knesset for Yesh Atid between 2013 and 2015.

Rabbi Lawrence Kushner lecture: “God was in this Place and I, i did not Know.’ by Congregation Emanu-El

Looking in the mirror - Sermon by Rabbi Carla Fenves on March 24, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

Seth Siegel, activist and NY Times best-selling author of Let There Be Water, and Congregation Emanu-El's AaronTartakovsky, co-founder, and CEO of Epic CleanTec, and co-founder of the Israel-California Greentech Partnership discuss the subject of drought and how Israel offers an alternative model for California and others facing water scarcity issues.

Professor Marc Dollinger in conversation with Ilana Kaufman Subject: Perspectives on white privilege and Jews of color

Ki Tisa Sermon by Ryan Bauer - March 17, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

What can we learn from Purim? - Rabbi Beth sermon March 10, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

Who Determines Jewish Values? by Rabbi Carla Fenves - March 3, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

We Take Care of Our Dead - Sermon by Rabbi Carla Fenves on Feb. 24, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

Is receiving Torah good for the Jews? sermon by Rabbi Jonathan Singer on Feb 17, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El

What is Shabbat Sermon by Rabbi Jason Rodich Friday Feb 10, 2017 by Congregation Emanu-El