Wes Gardenswartz

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

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

17mins

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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