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Elections across the West represent the apotheosis of a big trend – people are rejecting institutions and traditional authority in a big way. While understandable in some ways, it is also a destabilizing and even dangerous phenomenon. What wisdom does the Torah have to offer for this moment? In his Shabbat message for parashat Aharei […]
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In his Shabbat message for Parashat Tazria-Metzora (April 28, 2017), Rabbi Knopf discusses the relationship between the biblical leper and the modern-day refugee, and how the Torah calls us to action in our time. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S110.mp3Podcast: Download
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In his Yizkor message for Pesach (April 18, 2017), Rabbi Knopf explains how the Jewish holidays sensitize us to God’s time, which, in turn, sensitizes us to the eternality of all life. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S109.mp3Podcast: Download
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Part Two of a teaching where Rabbi Knopf explores the texts, traditions, and history that informs a Jewish view on the modern American plague of mass incarceration. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch215.mp3Podcast: Download
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Part One of a teaching where Rabbi Knopf explores the texts, traditions, and history that informs a Jewish view on the modern American plague of mass incarceration. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch214.mp3Podcast: Download
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In his sermon for Shabbat Ha-Gadol (April 8, 2017), Rabbi Knopf discusses how a relatively obscure section of the Passover haggadah is actually central to the whole celebration, and provides profound insight about human nature as well as immeasurable wisdom for our world today. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S108.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf provides an overview about the meaning and message of the Book of Malachi. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch213.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s teaching for the second day of Passover (April 12, 2017), focusing on the questions “Why isn’t Moses in the haggadah” and, “If Moses isn’t important enough for the haggadah, why is he in the Torah?” https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S107.mp3Podcast: Download
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As the debate over US immigration policy rages in Washington, and as congregations across the country debate becoming sanctuaries to protect undocumented immigrants, Rabbi Knopf explores the texts, traditions, and history that informs Judaism’s view on immigration. This is part three of a three part session given by Rabbi Knopf. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch213.mp3Podcast: Download
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As the debate over US immigration policy rages in Washington, and as congregations across the country debate becoming sanctuaries to protect undocumented immigrants, Rabbi Knopf explores the texts, traditions, and history that informs Judaism’s view on immigration. This is part two of a three part session given by Rabbi Knopf. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch212.mp3Podcast: Download
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