12 Podcast Episodes
Shabbat Sermon: Is There Hope? with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Is There Hope? with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Why was this Tisha B’av different from all other Tisha B’avs? On all other Tisha B’avs, we read about how once there was... Read more
29 Jul 2023
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20mins
Shabbat Sermon: Siblings with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Siblings with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
I have been thinking a lot this week about Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence stands 6-foot-6. He is a professional quar... Read more
26 Nov 2022
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17mins
Shabbat Sermon: Known with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Known with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
This past Monday morning I got both an email and a text from my wife Shira, who was out of town. I knew it was trouble w... Read more
5 Nov 2022
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19mins
Shabbat Sermon: Why Moses’s Final Words Call Out to Us With Special Urgency Right Now with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Why Moses’s Final Words Call Out to Us With Special Urgency Right Now with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Why Moses’s Final Words Call Out to Us With Special Urgency Right Now This past week, in anticipation of Simchat Torah, ... Read more
22 Oct 2022
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21mins
Shabbat Sermon: Serendipity with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Serendipity with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Serendipity. When was the last time that you personally experienced serendipity? Serendipity is defined as something goo... Read more
8 Oct 2022
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18mins
Yom Kippur Sermon: Show Up. Step Up. Clean Up. with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Yom Kippur Sermon: Show Up. Step Up. Clean Up. with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
This summer I studied with my 94-year-old father-in-love a classic text that I had encountered before, but seeing it at ... Read more
4 Oct 2022
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23mins
Shabbat Sermon: Setting Your Hallelujah Free with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Setting Your Hallelujah Free with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
In October 1973, singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen was hating his life. He struggled with depression. He struggled wi... Read more
26 Sep 2022
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16mins
Shabbat Sermon: Everything Worthwhile is Uphill with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Everything Worthwhile is Uphill with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
This summer Shira and I tried a new move. We started riding e-bikes. An e-bike is like a regular bike, with a seat, hand... Read more
17 Sep 2022
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15mins
Shabbat Sermon: Get Better with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: Get Better with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
What is true for our Torah portion this morning is also true for every human being who has ever lived, including all of ... Read more
3 Sep 2022
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16mins
Shabbat Sermon: The Case of the Missing Mitzvah with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
Shabbat Sermon: The Case of the Missing Mitzvah with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
I want to tell you an odd story, not well known. I’ll call it the case of the missing mitzvah. The Hebrew Bible relates ... Read more
29 May 2021
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13mins