Park Avenue Synagogue Podcast

Rabbi Cosgrove: Judgment and Mercy (Yom Kippur, 2023)

At the moment of Yizkor, what do we remember most about our loved ones? By way of the story of Judge Irving Kaufman, Rabbi Cosgrove challenges us to forgive our own foibles and frailties, to live in the present as our best selves, and to remember the best of others.

 

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Rabbi Cosgrove: Israel at War . . . With Itself (Kol Nidrei, 2023)

Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War Israel again stands at a tipping point, its existence as a Jewish and democratic state threatened not by outside enemies but by deeply rooted internal tensions. Rabbi Cosgrove calls for a Zionism that espouses both self-defense and liberal values.

 

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Rabbi Koffman: Choosing Hope Over Fear (Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 2023)

Has fear kept you from realizing your dreams? Rabbi Koffman asserts that we need to confront our fears to live to our greatest potential.

Rabbi Zuckerman: Tethered to Time (Rosh Hashanah Day 2, 2023)

Many aspects of our world, from learning to entertainment, seem to be getting faster and faster, resulting in instant gratification through vapid hurrying, but at what cost? Rabbi Zuckerman expresses why much of life requires deep, intense encounters rather than the feeling of overnight success.

Rabbi Zauzmer: What ChatGPT Teaches Us About Living with a Whole Heart (Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 2023)

Some think artificial intelligence will drastically improve our world, and some think it will destroy us, but it's up to us to figure out how to live in a world with AI. Rabbi Zauzmer explores Jewish perspectives on AI and encourages us to strengthen the muscles which make us human, not machine – our emotions, our empathy, and our compassion.

Rabbi Cosgrove: Missing Pieces (Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 2023)

What did the late Rabbi Harold Kushner mean when he said, “We’re more complete if we’re incomplete”? Rabbi Cosgrove explores how we may understand loss and imperfections in our lives.

 

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Rabbi Zuckerman: Planting a Tree (Erev Rosh Hashanah, 2023)

Scientists and rabbis alike have investigated what we can learn from trees. Rabbi Zuckerman explores the many metaphors for how people are more like trees than one may have thought, and how these lessons apply to our entrance into the new year.

Conversations with Cosgrove: Choosing to Serve with Rabbinic Intern Aiden Pink and Cantorial Intern Sierra Fox

As we enter the Days of Awe leading up to Yom Kippur, enjoy Rabbi Cosgrove in conversation with Rabbinic Intern Aiden Pink and Cantorial Intern Sierra Fox as they discuss what called them to serve the Jewish people.

 

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Conversations with Cosgrove: Judaism Disrupted with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

To welcome the new year, listen to Rabbi Cosgrove in conversation with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld, one of the editors of The Jewish Catalog, as they discuss his new book, Judaism Disrupted: A Spiritual Manifesto for the 21st Century.

 

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Conversations with Cosgrove: Rabbi Heschel and Reverend King with Peter Geffen, Part 2

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.

 

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