Congregation Emanu-El

Latest Episodes:

Reverend Amos Brown Delivers the MLK Sermon on Jan. 15, 2021 Jan 19, 2021

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Reverend Amos Brown of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco delivers the Martin Luther King Jr. sermon in collaboration with Congregation Emanu-El and its MLK Commemoration services.

What do we do with the emotions from the capital attack? Jan 12, 2021

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Rabbi Ryan Bauer delivers the sermon from the January 8, 2021 Shabbat service.

Blessing for a New Year Jan 06, 2021

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"And yet as we get ready to be vaccinated and embrace that which we have so missed, may we consider not just rejoicing but striving to live with a renewed awareness of the preciousness of what we have and what we share with other human beings-seeing the holy in each other, being more gracious and seeking shlemut - peace and a sense of wholeness. "

Food for Thought Jan 06, 2021

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“You can read the Torah portion a hundred times and hardly notice that it opens with a line of people, including Israelites, at the food bank, all experiencing food insecurity.” Sermon by Rabbi Beth Sermon on December 25, 2021.

A Chanukah Story - Finding New Light in Old Jerusalem Dec 16, 2020

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Rabbi Jonathan Singer delivers a sermon at Emanu-El's One Shabbat service - December 11, 2020

Practicing Gratitude at Thanksgiving 2020 Nov 25, 2020

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Rabbi Sarah Joselow Parris delivers a sermon at Emanu-El's One Shabbat service on November 20, 2020 "Although there is much around us that is not how we would like it to be this Thanksgiving, I believe that it is especially important this year to ground ourselves in sincere gratitude, and place an extra special emphasis on what Thanksgiving is about at its core."

I am not going to talk about Politics - stories from the Talmud Nov 23, 2020

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Rabbi Ryan Bauer delivers a sermon at Congregation Emanu-El's One Shabbat Service - November 13, 2020

Passing the Test Nov 10, 2020

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Rabbi Beth Singer delivers a sermon at Emanu-El's One Shabbat service, November 6, 2020. Quote: “You may be a Republican or you may be a Democrat or neither of those, but our tradition teaches that what unites us is that each of us, created by God, can be a person of faith.”

Rabbi Ryan Bauer Post-Election Meditation Nov 09, 2020

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Rabbi Ryan Bauer Post-Election Meditation by Congregation Emanu-El

Lech Lcha - Getting Unstuck Nov 03, 2020

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Rabbi Jonathan Singer delivers a sermon at Emanu-El's One Shabbat Service - October 30, 2020