CBE Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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On the second day of Hanukkah, Rabbi Timoner considers the story of the Maccabees and the topic of powerlessness in relation to the Israel-Hamas war.
Six weeks after the war, Rabbi Timoner challenges us to see the complexity and to break the binary of the current moment.
Four weeks after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, Rabbi Kolin reflects on where things stand and finds wisdom in Abraham's response to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
In his senior sermon, Rabbinic Intern Evan Traylor talks about God testing Abraham to speak out on behalf of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah and invites us to pass a similar test.
Rabbi Rachel Timoner speaks about the war between Israel and Hamas and the antisemitism we are feeling here in New York City.
How can we respond to AI and emerging technology? Rabbi Timoner advocates for returning to the body.
The Book of Leviticus opens with a silent aleph. Rabbi Timoner contemplates what this means.
What is the most important thing for us to remember in the Torah? Rabbi Timoner discusses.
In Shabbat Yitro, God shows us that we need each other as one collective community, an idea that comes at odds with America's focus on rugged individualism. Rabbi Timoner shares how we, in Park Slope, can do better—and the blindnesses we are all guilty of.
How do we fight the state of malaise that many of us are struggling with? Rabbi Timoner finds wisdom in the Midrash.
Did you know there are four Jewish new years? Rabbi Green wishes us, "Shanah tovah" before Tu BiShvat and discusses how to mark time Jewishly.
In the wake of the East Jerusalem synagogue shooting, Rabbi Timoner stresses a message of solidarity.
Rabbi Timoner considers the existence of Jewish karma, the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, and how we can ensure that we don't turn out like Pharaoh.
Rabbi Green discusses the strange and unsettling experience of encountering our past selves.
Drawing on David Nirenberg's Anti-Judaism, Rabbi Timoner introduces The Book of Exodus and contemplates the concept of narrowing.
What is our responsibility to others, and how does this intersect with God and providence? Rabbi Timoner considers these questions with the help of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, whose 50th yahrtzeit was this past week.
How do we understand the Torah's seeming preference for Leah over Rachel? Rabbi Green offers a new way of looking at the story and the "Amidah."
Rabbi Timoner uses the relationship of Ishmael and Isaac to discuss Israel-Palestine, Dave Chapelle, and Black-Jewish relations.
Rabbi Rachel Timoner reflects on learning, trauma, and interpreting the sacrifice of Isaac in the current age.