Kol Nidre–Three Times: Listening & Being Heard (delivered by Rabbi Sacks on September 24, 2023) Kol Nidre draws us in, with its haunting melody, its historical and mythic associations, its solemn and dramatic ritual setting, and its strategic location leading us into the Yom Kippur fast. This year, as I meditated in preparation, I pondered […]

Yom Kippur Yizkor: Finding Life Again After Tragedy (Delivered by Rabbi Sacks on Wednesday, October 5, 2022) It was an ordinary day. Grandma Suzie had taken Greta, her two-year-old granddaughter, out for a walk in her Upper West Side neighborhood. She babysat at least once a week, and tonight was going to be a sleepover, […]

Kol Nidre: Do I Really Sound Like That? (Delivered by Student Rabbi Maayan Lev on Tuesday, October 4, 2022) On the first day of Rosh HaShanah I spoke about the importance of listening to other people’s voices, and other people’s needs. It was a nod to Sh’ma Koleinu, which most congregations recite on Yom Kippur. […]

What do we need to remember? Don’t forget that I existed. My time here had a purpose. You know how to love because of me. A beautiful and meaningful sermon shared by Rabbi J.B.Sacks. Yizkor. Yom Kippur.