Theology — Page 5

January 10, 2019

Essentials of Judaism — God

Rabbi Knopf gives an introduction to the Jewish conception of God and theology. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch235.mp3Podcast: Download

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January 3, 2019

Pulpit Swap: Rabbi Michael Knopf at Seventh Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

On December 1 and 2, 2018, Rabbi Michal Knopf participated in an interfaith “pulpit swap” with colleague, Rev. Hollie Woodruff, of Seventh Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Richmond. She preached on Saturday, and he spoke to her congregation on Sunday. The topic was “Spiritual Revolutionaries: Making Religion Relevant in the 21st Century”. This episode is […]

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December 27, 2018

Pulpit Swap: Reverend Hollie Woodruff at Temple Beth El

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December 20, 2018

Let It Go

In his Shabbat message for Parashat Vayetze (November 17, 2018), Rabbi Knopf discusses the meaning of a strange story about the matriarch Rachel stealing her father’s idols, explaining that it is a story about needing to let go of the past to become who you were meant to be. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S162.mp3Podcast: Download

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December 13, 2018

The Name You Earn

In his Friday message for Parashat Toldot (November 9, 2018), Rabbi Knopf explains that our identity is formed by how we show up and what we do in the world. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S161.mp3Podcast: Download

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December 6, 2018

Love Just Because

In his Shabbat message for Parashat Hayyei Sarah (November 3, 2018), Rabbi Knopf offers a message of healing and hope following the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S160.mp3Podcast: Download

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December 1, 2018

Not Your Grandfather’s Anti-Semitism | November 17th, 2018

Welcome to Sermons, from Rabbi David Seth Kirshner. This episode is a special episode focusing on the “new” antisemitism. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/dsksermons/dsk130.mp3Podcast: Download

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November 29, 2018

Putting God Second

In his Shabbat message for Parashat Vayera (October 27, 2018), Rabbi Knopf shares that the story of the Binding of Isaac has a crucial lesson to teach for our incredibly politically charged moment. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S159.mp3Podcast: Download

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November 24, 2018

Guest Speaker, Neta-Li Meiri | November 10th, 2018

Welcome to Sermons, from Rabbi David Seth Kirshner. This episode is a special episode from guest speaker Neta-Li Meiri. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/dsksermons/dsk129.mp3Podcast: Download

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November 22, 2018

Praying for Rain and Reviving the Dead

Most of us don’t believe that rainfall depends on moral behavior or that God literally raises the dead. Yet the liturgy of Shemini Atzeret asserts both of those things simultaneously. In this holiday message, Rabbi Knopf brings these practices into the 21st century. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S157.mp3Podcast: Download