Park Avenue Synagogue Podcast

To a Non-Zionist Gen Z-er

How should we respond to a non-Zionist Gen Z-er? Responding to a young person’s rejection of Zionism, Rabbi Cosgrove engages with the question in all its complexity.

 

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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Conversations with Cosgrove: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel with Rick Richman

Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove prepares to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel's Independence Day – by speaking to Rick Richman, author of And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel, which presents individuals who played a pivotal role in the history of the State of Israel.

 

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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Conversations with Cosgrove: Garden of the Righteous with Richard Hurowitz

In this special edition of the podcast, Rabbi Cosgrove speaks with author Richard Hurowitz about his new book, In the Garden of the Righteous, which illustrates previously unknown stories of righteous gentiles, who at risk to their own lives, saved Jews from certain death during the Holocaust. Hurowitz will also speak at Park Avenue Synagogue on Monday, April 17 at 7:00 pm in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  

 

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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Take Me Out to the Seder

Baseball games and the Passover Seder are both harbingers of spring. Rabbi Cosgrove explores what else these two rites have in common and what we can learn from cherishing them both.

 

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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The Story of Us

The Haggadah gives us the opportunity to overlay our own stories onto the shared template of our people’s foundational narrative. Rabbi Cosgrove urges us to open our Seders to challenging questions and to accept conflicting answers, understanding that there can be unity with diversity.

 

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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Conversations With Cosgrove: Small-Town Jewish Life with Rabbi Rachel Isaacs

Listen to Rabbi Cosgrove in dialogue with Rabbi Isaacs, the Director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College and the spiritual leader of Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville, Maine. They discuss the world and life of American Jews who live outside of metropolitan centers, which is a larger number than you may think, and socio-economic divisions within the American Jewish world. 

Conversations with Cosgrove: The Future of Our Democracy with Dr. Richard Haass

Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove and Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations and Park Avenue Synagogue member, discuss Dr. Haass' new book – The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

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Conversations with Cosgrove: Journalism Today with Deborah Feyerick

Listen as Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove speaks with former CNN correspondent and current Park Avenue Synagogue member, Deborah Feyerick, on the state of journalism today.

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

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Nightmare Dressed Like a Daydream

Purim is not simply playful, and the Megillah is not all merry. Rabbi Cosgrove uncovers the dark side of the tale of Esther and how the story has been turned around to justify violent acts. At this fraught time, we pray for a peaceful Purim.

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

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Conversations With Cosgrove: The Power of Queen Esther, With Dr. Erica Brown

Get ready for Purim with Rabbi Cosgrove in dialogue with Dr. Erica Brown, Vice-Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University. Listen as they discuss Queen Esther, the central character of Purim, and Dr. Brown's new book, Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, and what the story of Purim can teach us about our modern world.

For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook.

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