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High Holy Day Sermons
Watch or read our Rabbi’s High Holy Day Sermons for Rosh HaShanah, Kol Nidre, 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.
Rabbi Dan Levin
2024 | 5785
- Rosh HaShanah: “Lenses”
- Yom Kippur: “Tell The Truth”
2023 | 5784
- 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
2022 | 5783
- Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Choosing Hope”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
- Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “A Call for Decency”
- Introduction to Yizkor
2021 | 5782
- Rosh HaShanah Morning: “The Divine Duty of Forbearance”
- Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: “Cultivating Curiosity”
- Yom Kippur: Intro to Yizkor
2020 | 5781
- Rosh HaShanah Morning: “Champion Truth”
- Yom Kippur Kol Nidre
2019 | 5780
- Erev Rosh HaShanah
- Rosh HaShanah Morning
- Yom Kippur
Rabbi Greg Weisman
2024 | 5785
- Rosh HaShanah: “Standing Alone For What We Believe In”
- Yom Kippur: “Empowered Vulnerability”
2023 | 5784
- Rosh HaShanah: “It’s OK To Not Be OK”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
2022 | 5783
- Rosh HaShanah: “Radical Love”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
2021 | 5782
- Erev Rosh HaShanah: “Renew Us and Improve Us”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day: “Teshuvah with a Growth Mindset”
2020 | 5781
- Erev Rosh HaShanah: “On the Other Hand”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day: “The Image of Humanity”
2019 | 5780
- Rosh HaShanah Morning: “Pursuing Racial Justice”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day: “Confronting Antisemitism”
Rabbi Elana Rabishaw
2024 | 5785
- Rosh HaShanah: “To Sarah, With Love”
- Yom Kippur: “Until They Are All Here”
2023 | 5784
- Rosh HaShanah Morning: “The Healing Power of Radical Acceptance”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
2022 | 5783
- Rosh HaShanah Morning: “The Paradox of Communication”
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates
2023 | 5784
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
- Yom Kippur Morning
2022 | 5783
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
- Yom Kippur Morning: “Uncommon Knowledge”
2021 | 5782
- Yom Kippur Morning: “Four Things I Learn From John Glenn”
2020 | 5781
- Yom Kippur Morning
2019 | 5780
- Yom Kippur Morning
Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates
2023 | 5784
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
- Yom Kippur Morning
2022 | 5783
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
- Yom Kippur Morning: “Uncommon Knowledge”
2021 | 5782
- Yom Kippur Morning: “Four Things I Learn From John Glenn”
2020 | 5781
- Yom Kippur Morning
2019 | 5780
- Yom Kippur Morning
Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates
2023 | 5784
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon)
- Yom Kippur Morning
2022 | 5783
- Rosh HaShanah Second Day (Combined Sermon):
- Yom Kippur Morning: “Uncommon Knowledge”
2021 | 5782
- Yom Kippur Morning: “Four Things I Learn From John Glenn”
2020 | 5781
- Yom Kippur Morning
2019 | 5780
- Yom Kippur Morning