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High Holy Day Sermons

Watch or read our rabbis’ High Holy Day Sermons​ for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur from this year and previous years.
At Temple Beth El we hope to inspire our local community in Boca Raton, Florida, as well as our non-local community members with our rabbis’ words.

Sermons from
High Holy Days 2026/5787
1
"It&#039s Complicated..." | Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Dan Levin 2026/5787
"It&#039s Complicated..." | Yom Kippur Sermon by Rabbi Dan Levin 2026/5787
19:30
2
"Choosing All Our Words" | Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Sermon by Rabbi Greg Weisman 2026/5787
"Choosing All Our Words" | Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Sermon by Rabbi Greg Weisman 2026/5787
19:49
3
"More Perfect" | Rosh HaShanah Sermon by Rabbi Dan Levin 2026
"More Perfect" | Rosh HaShanah Sermon by Rabbi Dan Levin 2026
18:16
4
"Remember The Dancing, Too" | Rosh HaShanah Sermon by Rabbi Ashira Boxman 2026
"Remember The Dancing, Too" | Rosh HaShanah Sermon by Rabbi Ashira Boxman 2026
20:15
5
"Know What The Heart Carries" | Erev Rosh HaShanah Sermon by Rabbi Laila Haas 2026
"Know What The Heart Carries" | Erev Rosh HaShanah Sermon by Rabbi Laila Haas 2026
18:07

Rabbi Dan Levin

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Dan Levin’s
High Holy Day sermons.

Rosh HaShanah: “More Perfect” 

Yom Kippur: “It’s Complicated…”

Rosh HaShanah: “Kol Dodi Dofek – Listen, my Beloved knocks…”

Yom Kippur: “Generosity – The Antidote for the Plague of Selfishness”

Rosh HaShanah: “Lenses”

Yom Kippur: “Tell The Truth”

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “We Just Might Be Wrong…”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “Be More Human”

Yom Kippur – Introduction to Yizkor

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Choosing Hope”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “A Call for Decency”

Introduction to Yizkor

Rabbi Dan Levin

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Dan Levin’s
High Holy Day sermons.

Rosh HaShanah: “More Perfect” 

Yom Kippur: “It’s Complicated…”

Rosh HaShanah: “Kol Dodi Dofek – Listen, my Beloved knocks…”

Yom Kippur: “Generosity – The Antidote for the Plague of Selfishness”

Rosh HaShanah: “Lenses”

Yom Kippur: “Tell The Truth”

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “We Just Might Be Wrong…”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “Be More Human”

Yom Kippur – Introduction to Yizkor

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Choosing Hope”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “A Call for Decency”

Introduction to Yizkor

Rabbi Greg Weisman

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Greg Weisman’s
High Holy Day sermons.

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre “Choosing All Our Words”

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre “Do Something That Scares You”

Rosh HaShanah: “Standing Alone For What We Believe In”

Yom Kippur: “Empowered Vulnerability”

Rosh HaShanah: “It’s OK To Not Be OK”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)

Rosh HaShanah: “Radical Love”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):

Rabbi Greg Weisman

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Greg Weisman’s
High Holy Day sermons.

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre “Choosing All Our Words”

Yom Kippur Kol Nidre “Do Something That Scares You”

Rosh HaShanah: “Standing Alone For What We Believe In”

Yom Kippur: “Empowered Vulnerability”

Rosh HaShanah: “It’s OK To Not Be OK”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)

Rosh HaShanah: “Radical Love”

Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):

Rabbi Laila Haas

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Laila Haas’
High Holy Day sermons.

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Know What The Heart Carries”

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Create the World You Want to Live In”:

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “In One Breath”

Yom Kippur: “Rooted In Resilience”

Rabbi Laila Haas

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Laila Haas’
High Holy Day sermons.

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Know What The Heart Carries”

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Create the World You Want to Live In”:

Erev Rosh HaShanah: “In One Breath”

Yom Kippur: “Rooted In Resilience”

Rabbi Ashira Boxman

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Ashira Boxman’s
High Holy Day sermons.

Rosh HaShanah: “Remember The Dancing, Too”

Rosh HaShanah: “Fear: We Are the Author”:

Rabbi Ashira Boxman

Click on a year to read or watch Rabbi Ashira Boxman’s
High Holy Day sermons.

Rosh HaShanah: “Remember The Dancing, Too”

Rosh HaShanah: “Fear: We Are the Author”:

Rabbi Emeritus
Merle E. Singer

Click on a year to watch Rabbi Emeritus Merle E. Singer’s High Holy Day sermons.

Yom Kippur Afternoon

Yom Kippur

Rabbi Emeritus
Merle E. Singer

Click on a year to watch Rabbi Emeritus Merle E. Singer’s High Holy Day sermons.

Yom Kippur Afternoon

Yom Kippur

Rabbi Dan Levin

  • Rosh HaShanah: “Kol Dodi Dofek – Listen, my Beloved knocks…”
  • Yom Kippur: “Generosity – The Antidote for the Plague of Selfishness”
  • Erev Rosh HaShanah: “We Just Might Be Wrong…”
  • Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
  • Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “Be More Human”
  • Yom Kippur – Introduction to Yizkor
Rabbi Greg Weisman, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Greg Weisman

  • Rosh HaShanah: “It’s OK To Not Be OK”
  • Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
Rabbi Laila Haas, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Laila Haas

  • Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Create the World You Want to Live In”:
  • Erev Rosh HaShanah: “In One Breath”
  • Yom Kippur: “Rooted In Resilience”
Rabbi Ashira Boxman, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Ashira Boxman

Rabbi Merle E Singer, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth El

Rabbi Emeritus Merle E. Singer

  • Yom Kippur Afternoon
Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates, Rabbi of Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates

  • Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
  • Yom Kippur Morning: “Uncommon Knowledge”
  • Yom Kippur Morning:  “Four Things I Learn From John Glenn”
Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates, Rabbi of Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates

  • Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
  • Yom Kippur Morning: “Uncommon Knowledge”
  • Yom Kippur Morning:  “Four Things I Learn From John Glenn”
Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates, Rabbi of Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates

  • Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
  • Yom Kippur Morning: “Uncommon Knowledge”
  • Yom Kippur Morning:  “Four Things I Learn From John Glenn”