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Join Rabbi Michael Knopf, the Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, VA, for sermons given from his Shtender.

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August 25, 2014

Ferguson and the Jewish Call for Justice

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Re’eh (August 22, 2014): Whether or not Michael Brown’s killing was racially-motivated, the wounds it exposed and the tensions it ignited cannot be ignored by the Jewish community. The Torah calls for us to build a just society. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/142.mp3Podcast: Download

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August 20, 2014

The Ebola Epidemic

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Parashat Eikev (August 16, 2014): The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is not about a disease. It’s about poverty and injustice. What we Jews can and should do about it. Please pardon the echo in this episode of The Tisch. We had technical difficulties in the recording that we hope […]

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August 18, 2014

Torah from the Jester, the Genie, and John Keating

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Eikev (August 15, 2014): What Robin Williams’ life and legacy can teach us about being the best we can be. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/139.mp3Podcast: Download

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August 13, 2014

Planting For Our Children

Rabbi Knopf’s Saturday message for Parashat Va-Et’hanan (August 9, 2014): When we insist that our favorite parts of synagogue life are untouchable and immutable, we can inhibit our ability to reach the next generation of Jews.   http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/137.mp3Podcast: Download

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August 11, 2014

Keeping Up With the Steins

Rabbi Knopf’s Friday message for Parashat Va-Et’hanan (August 8, 2014): Worrying about what other people have that we don’t is corrosive to our souls and keeps us from true happiness.   http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/136.mp3Podcast: Download

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August 6, 2014

True, Important, Kind

How to criticize more constructively, a sermon for Parashat D’varim.     http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/134.mp3Podcast: Download

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August 5, 2014

The Secret of Jewish Survival

In this haftarah introduction for Shabbat Hazon, Rabbi Knopf argues that the greatest threat to Jewish survival was not foreign enemies, intermarriage, or lack of ritual observance. It is losing track of who we are supposed to be and what we are called to do on the most fundamental level: fighting for fairness and equality […]

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August 4, 2014

Get Up, Move

Most of us want to be comfortable and avoid struggle. But in this D’var Torah on Parashat D’varim, Rabbi Knopf argues that sometimes, seeking out new challenges is the only way we can flourish.   http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/132.mp3Podcast: Download

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July 30, 2014

What You Can Do for Israel (And What You Can’t)

With Israel under attack by Hamas rocket fire, many feel powerless to do anything constructive. The most constructive thing we can do is to never lose hope that peace is possible.     http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/130.mp3Podcast: Download

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July 28, 2014

Judgment Free Zone

How the biblical Cities of Refuge and Planet Fitness can serve as models for synagogue rejuvenation.     http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/129.mp3Podcast: Download

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Rabbi Michael Knopf
Rabbi Michael Knopf is the Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, VA. He is dedicated to engaging and supporting spiritual seekers; communicating the transformative power of Torah and prayer; and building welcoming, supportive, and inspiring community. These passions inspired him, prior to assuming the pulpit at Temple Beth-El, to serve as Assistant Rabbi of Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. Before his ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in 2011, Rabbi Knopf helped coordinate the nation’s largest preparatory program for conversion to Judaism; worked as a spiritual counselor at Beit T’Shuvah, a Jewish addiction treatment facility; and served several congregations and educational institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Rabbi Knopf is a regular contributor to Haaretz’s “Rabbi’s Roundtable” blog, Jewish Values Online, and other publications; produces a weekly video message; and is cultivating a national reputation for scholarship in theology and Jewish law. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Rabbi Knopf enjoys movies, traveling, and pizza.
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