Category: JTS Senior Sermon

Gathering Stones: How to be a Morah Derekh

Gathering Stones: How to be a Morah Derekh

Stones represent the memories and wisdom gathered from living our lives. Each affirms that moment and its worthiness of being remembered.
An Invitation to Approach

An Invitation to Approach

Prayer is God’s constant invitation to approach. An opportunity to our deepen relationships with God and ourselves, by sharing how we feel.
The Dignity of Self-Definition

The Dignity of Self-Definition

We can choose, in our relationships, to see others as if through G-d’s eyes. This helps us be less alone and to see one another's ...
Fat Liberation in Gan Eden

Fat Liberation in Gan Eden

God created humans with naked bodies and no shame. Now, we live in a world that wants us to forget that we were made in ...
Our Proselytizing Ancestors: Three Tools for Holding Conviction in Mixed Company

Our Proselytizing Ancestors: Three Tools for Holding Conviction in Mixed Company

Sasson Brown, RS '25, speaks on the unexpected act of Abraham and Sarah's proselytizing and the lessons we can learn from it.
Parashat Ki Tisa: On Relationships with God and Other Human Beings

On Relationships with God and Other Human Beings

Ilana Sandberg (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Ki Tisa and speaks on relationships with God and other human beings.
Parashat Mishpatim: The Torah of Disorienting Moments

The Torah of Disorienting Moments

Talia Kaplan (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Mishpatim and the Torah of disorienting moments, reflecting on her rabbinical school experience.
Parashat Yitro: Binding Love and Loss

Binding Love and Loss

Amalya Volz (JTS RS '24) explores Parashat Yitro through the binding of love and loss and the people of Israel's relationship with God.
Finding Quiet Solace in a Stormy World

Finding Quiet Solace in a Stormy World

Caleb Brommer, RS '24, speaks on finding quiet solace in a stormy world, for his JTS senior sermon, on Parashat Vayishlach.