Park Avenue Synagogue Podcast

Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - Kissinger on Moses - October 8, 2022

Drawing parallels between Moses and successful modern leaders, Rabbi Cosgrove finds that Moses exemplifies all the qualities of a great leader, especially the ultimate measure of success: that one’s values endure far beyond one’s own lifetime.

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Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - To Honor and Revere - October 5, 2022

While we hope for long life, we fear the inevitable losses of old age; most of all, we fear becoming irrelevant. Rabbi Cosgrove charges us with revering our elders, not only by caring for their physical and social needs, but above all, by maintaining their values in our own lives.

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Sermon - Rabbi Zauzmer - Lessons of Come From Away - October 1, 2022

On the closing weekend of the hit Broadway musical Come From Away, Rabbi Zauzmer discusses lessons we can learn from the true story about what it means to gather by necessity and to gather by choice.

Sermon - Rabbi Zauzmer - Honey Moments - September 25, 2022

Rabbi Zauzmer explores the meaning of honey on Rosh Hashanah, and throughout the year. Through sharing about her own upbringing, she discusses how we can create our own sweet Jewish traditions (metaphorical "honey moments") to instill a love of Judaism in our children, our grandchildren, and ourselves.

Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - Herzl and Me - September 26, 2022

In an imagined conversation with the founding father of Zionism, Rabbi Cosgrove assesses the accomplishments, the aspirations, and the complexities of the Jewish state and provides a charge for us all to create strong Jewish identities.

Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - These Truths We Hold Dear - September 17, 2022

What stories do we tell ourselves? What elements do we choose to include – or exclude? In this service from Selichot, Rabbi Cosgrove explores the role we play in constructing our narratives, our history, and ultimately, our truth.

Sermon – Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove – Keeping Pace – September 10, 2022

Rabbi Cosgrove suggests that while the Torah lists detailed rules for returning lost property, the deeper meaning of this concern may be about repairing lost relationships and restoring our souls.

Sermon – Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove – Lost and Found – June 11, 2022

Graduation season reminds us that time moves forward inexorably. Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that even though it is human nature to resist change, we live best when we move forward with openness to becoming our best selves in whatever circumstances the future brings.

Sermon – Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove – Rights and Obligations – June 4, 2022

The story of Ruth, read on Shavuot, demonstrates the value of putting others’ needs above our own. Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that our Jewish tradition teaches that we are not free to do whatever we please, but that living in society requires us to accept limits on our freedom.

Sermon – Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky – Do Not Wrong One Another – May 21, 2022

What can the Torah teach us about facing the horrors and hatred we see in Buffalo and the world around us? Rabbi Witkovsky explores the injunction in Leviticus, “Do not wrong one another,” and implores us to stand up against hate wherever it is found.