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Hear sermons, conversations, and select programs from Rabbi Cosgrove and the entire Park Avenue Synagogue clergy team to help round out your day. Don’t forget to subscribe to get a notification for our next episode. Listen to live recorded sessions and feel like you’re there at PAS! Find more information at www.pasyn.org or follow us @parkavenuesyn.
Episodes

Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
On the occasions of the recent yahrzeit (death anniversary) of Abraham Joshua Heschel, and 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, Peter Geffen, founder of The Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City and The Kivunim Institute, and Rabbi Cosgrove discuss in front of a live audience Heschel and King’s relationship and the bridges they built together. This is part two of a special two-part episode.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
On the occasions of the recent yahrzeit (death anniversary) of Abraham Joshua Heschel, and 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, Peter Geffen, founder of The Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City and The Kivunim Institute, and Rabbi Cosgrove discuss in front of a live audience Heschel and King’s relationship and the bridges they built together.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platforms, and check out www.pasyn.org for all our virtual and in-person offerings.

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Conversations with Cosgrove: Jewish Pride with Ben M. Freeman
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
This week, Rabbi Cosgrove is joined by Ben M. Freeman, author of two books about, and founder of, the modern "Jewish Pride" movement, as they discuss what the movement means, the forms anti-Jewish sentiment can take, and what people can do to connect to their own identity. Also, discover the roots Rabbi Cosgrove and Freeman share in the Jewish community of Glasgow, Scotland!
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, the senior rabbi of Temple B'nai Jeshurun (New Jersey), joins Rabbi Cosgrove to discuss his new book, To Build a Brave Space: The Making of a Spiritual First Responder, and his reflections on the challenges of being a rabbi through various crises, including this highly partisan moment in history.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Conversations with Cosgrove: The Book of Revolutions with Rabbi Edward Feld
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove and the senior editor of Siddur Lev Shalem, Rabbi Edward Feld, discuss his book The Book of Revolutions: The Battles of Priests, Prophets, and Kings That Birthed the Torah.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Be a Guest
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Are you a good guest? Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that being a good guest is not only about how we behave at our friends’ homes, but also how we move through the world, recognizing that we are passing through and that we owe courtesy to others and care to the earth.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
A Father’s Blessing
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
What’s in a blessing? Reflecting on his own Friday night childhood blessings and the imminent high school graduation of his youngest son, Rabbi Cosgrove teaches us the value of every moment and every person.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
In this week's podcast, Rabbi Cosgrove is in dialogue with Rabbis Wendy Zierler and Joshua Garroway, as they discuss America's truth crisis from both the Jewish and civil perspectives. This is a topic that Rabbis Zierler and Garroway cover in their recent book, These Truths We Hold: Judaism in an Age of Truthiness, which they both authored and edited.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Facing History
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
In the latest episode Rabbi Cosgrove discusses his recent White House visit to represent our community to celebrate Jewish Heritage Month. While he met many notables at an evening event, he was also present to hear President Biden’s inspiring message about moral behavior in our times as well as his strong response to antisemitsm.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Teens: A Mental Health Emergency
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Our country and our community are seeing an unprecedented mental health crisis among our youth. Rabbi Cosgrove counsels that every one of us has a role in making the young people in our lives feel seen while helping them find their way to mental stability.
If you are thinking about harming yourself or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help right away.
You can call or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Support is also available via live chat. Call 911 for emergency services.
If you are a teen in our community who needs someone to talk or a parent concerned about a teen, reach out to any of our clergy members or Ariel Glueck, Director of Teen and Youth Programs, at aglueck@pasyn.org.
For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.
Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platforms, and check out www.pasyn.org for all our virtual and in-person offerings.