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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.
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Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Manhattan Congregational and Hebrew School Directors Jennifer Stern Granowitz and Erin Beser co-host this professional development podcast for educators who teach Jewish subjects in Jewish schools. Each episode will explore an educator's most powerful tool, the pedagogy of language, and how the words we use can create new worlds and open spaces in a classroom. Today's pilot episode will explore how we talk about Judaism, unpacking expressions such as "Judaism says that . . ." and "They're more religious" and discussing who's entitled to have a Christmas tree.
For more information about services and programs at Park Avenue Synagogue, visit our website at https://pasyn.org.
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Do you believe in miracles? As we approach Hanukkah, the holiday of miracles, Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that we need not believe in the supernatural in order to appreciate the miraculous in the mundane.
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Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
We are all imperfect, and holidays like Thanksgiving often seem to shine a light on the ways we don’t measure up to some Rockwellian standard. Rabbi Witkovsky shows us how the family stories of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel, along with the writings of Brene Brown, can give us insight into being vulnerable with one another and getting our needs met.
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Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
As Thanksgiving approaches, Rabbi Cosgrove explores the subject of sibling relations by way of the most intense and painful sibling rivalry of the Bible – Jacob and Esau. He urges us to invest in the blessing of siblings and to express gratitude for their presence in our lives.
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Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
In posing “the Sancho question,” Rabbi Cosgrove considers how the response of our political leaders and our own responses to the recent election bear on the health of our democracy and the strength of our country.
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Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that at moments of joy and sorrow, gam zeh ya·avor, this too shall pass. We can find strength and sorrow in the realization that no single moment totally defines us and we should always work for things to be different in the future.
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Genesis is the origin story of our world, and like any good origin story, it imparts both superpowers and a mission to its heroes. Rabbi Witkovsky discusses the origin stories of the Torah and the United States. What lessons we can learn from them? Is it time for a reboot?
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Introducing Geshem, the ancient prayer for rain, Rabbi Cosgrove suggests that we pray for abundant rain not to sustain crops, but to wash out the crowded outdoor holiday gatherings that jeopardize public health and cast shame on the Jewish community.
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Rabbi Cosgrove encourages us to appreciate Yizkor of Shemini Atzeret as a moment to linger with our memories of loved ones and to find guidance for stepping into the new year inspired by their values.
For more information about services and programs at Park Avenue Synagogue, visit our website at https://pasyn.org.
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Rabbi Cosgrove challenges us to step up to the ideal of Yom Kippur, to commit to acting to mend our world, our community, and our personal relationships.
For more information about services and programs at Park Avenue Synagogue, visit our website at https://pasyn.org.