Sermons

Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky

Parashat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim: In Awe of Israel

Saturday, April 24th, 2010 - 23 Tevet 5730

In 1838, the Cherokee tribe was forcibly relocated on the Trail of Tears.  Michigan had recently just become a state, and we officially recognized the Republic of Texas, following the battle of the Alamo.  Oberlin College first enrolled female students, (Read More...)

Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky

Parashat Tzav: Lobbying is a Jewish Thing

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 - 23 Tevet 5730

Raise your hand if, on Monday night, someone at your dinner table will be asking the “Four Questions.” Ready for this?  I’m about to blow your mind.  The four questions aren’t actually questions.  It just sounds good for us to (Read More...)

Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky

Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei: Everyone Counts

Friday, March 12th, 2010 - 26 Adar 5770

Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve loved mail.  Even to this day, in the world of email, I still rush to the mailbox when I get home—email doesn’t have the same suspense that pulling the mail out of (Read More...)

Parashat Vayetze: Angels Among Us

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parashat Vayetze: Angels Among Us by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Parashat Lekh Lekha: The Making of a Soul

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parashat Lekh Lekha: The Making of a Soul by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Noah – A Serious Man?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Noah – A Serious Man? by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Neilah: Medical Directives

Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Kassel Abelson
Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Neilah: Medical Directives by Rabbi Kassel Abelson -->

Yom Kippur: The Debts We Owe

Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Yom Kippur: The Debts We Owe by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Kol Nidre: 40 Years After Woodstock

Sunday, September 27th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Sunday, September 27th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Kol Nidre: 40 Years After Woodstock by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Rosh Hashannah: The Holey Game

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Kassel Abelson
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Rosh Hashannah: The Holey Game by Rabbi Kassel Abelson -->

Rosh Hashanah: The Book of Prosperity

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Rosh Hashanah: The Book of Prosperity by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Parashat Shemini: Reflections on Israel Trip 2009

Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parashat Shemini: Reflections on Israel Trip 2009 by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Pesah / Yizkor: And You Shall Tell it to Your Child

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 - 22 Nisan 5769 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 - 22 Nisan 5769: Pesah / Yizkor: And You Shall Tell it to Your Child by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Shabbat HaHodesh: The Times They are a Changing

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Shabbat HaHodesh: The Times They are a Changing by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Parashat Zachor Limud: Wiping out Amalek: קדושׁת לוי – שׁמות פּרשׁת זכור

Saturday, March 7th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parashat Zachor Limud: Wiping out Amalek: קדושׁת לוי – שׁמות פּרשׁת זכור by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Parashat Yitro Limud: Daily Kabbalah B’Ratzon

Saturday, February 14th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, February 14th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parashat Yitro Limud: Daily Kabbalah B’Ratzon by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Limud: A Presidential Blessing

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Limud: A Presidential Blessing by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Parshat Vayehi: A Famine not of Food, but of Security

Saturday, January 10th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parshat Vayehi: A Famine not of Food, but of Security by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Madoff Madness vs Macabee Miracles

Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: Madoff Madness vs Macabee Miracles by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Parshat Vayishlah: Changing Names and Neighbors

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, December 13th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parshat Vayishlah: Changing Names and Neighbors by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Parshat Hayyei Sarah: A Mandate to Give Thanks

Friday, November 21st, 2008 - 4 Heshwan 5769 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Friday, November 21st, 2008 - 4 Heshwan 5769: Parshat Hayyei Sarah: A Mandate to Give Thanks by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Veteran’s Day: He’eru Lamavet Nafsham B’ad Artzam

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: Veteran’s Day: He’eru Lamavet Nafsham B’ad Artzam by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Shemini Atzeret / Yizkor: Tears for Rain

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 - 3 Tishre 5769 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 - 3 Tishre 5769: Shemini Atzeret / Yizkor: Tears for Rain by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Parshat Haazinu: Seeing is Believing

Saturday, October 11th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parshat Haazinu: Seeing is Believing by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Kol Nidre 5769: Renovation of the Home and the Self

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 - 9 Tishre 5769 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 - 9 Tishre 5769: Kol Nidre 5769: Renovation of the Home and the Self by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

The Wine Continued

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: The Wine Continued by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

It’s a Sin: High Holidays 2 5769

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - 1 Tishre 5769 by Rabbi Kassel Abelson
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - 1 Tishre 5769: It’s a Sin: High Holidays 2 5769 by Rabbi Kassel Abelson -->

Parshat Nitzavim: A Divine Moral Bailout

Saturday, September 27th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: Parshat Nitzavim: A Divine Moral Bailout by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

Community Selichot 5768: To Sacrifice Oneself

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 - 23 Tevet 5730: Community Selichot 5768: To Sacrifice Oneself by Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky -->

To Hope is to Live: High Holidays 5767

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Kassel Abelson
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 - 23 Tevet 5730: To Hope is to Live: High Holidays 5767 by Rabbi Kassel Abelson -->

The Last Letter (YK 5766/05)

Thursday, October 13th, 2005 - 10 Tishre 5766 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Thursday, October 13th, 2005 - 10 Tishre 5766: The Last Letter (YK 5766/05) by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Facing Extinction, Facing Hope – Bamidbar 5/04

Saturday, May 8th, 2004 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, May 8th, 2004 - 23 Tevet 5730: Facing Extinction, Facing Hope – Bamidbar 5/04 by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Parashat Vayigash: God Talk

Friday, January 2nd, 2004 - 8 Tevet 5764 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Friday, January 2nd, 2004 - 8 Tevet 5764: Parashat Vayigash: God Talk by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

Parashat Lekh Lekha: To Free or not to Free: That is the Question

Friday, November 7th, 2003 - 12 Heshwan 5764 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Friday, November 7th, 2003 - 12 Heshwan 5764: Parashat Lekh Lekha: To Free or not to Free: That is the Question by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

The Language of Halakha- Vayeira 11/03

Saturday, November 1st, 2003 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, November 1st, 2003 - 23 Tevet 5730: The Language of Halakha- Vayeira 11/03 by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

The Point of Torah: Shabbat Bereshit (’03)

Saturday, October 18th, 2003 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, October 18th, 2003 - 23 Tevet 5730: The Point of Torah: Shabbat Bereshit (’03) by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

The High Holy Days- a Time to Dream (5764/’03)

Saturday, September 27th, 2003 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, September 27th, 2003 - 23 Tevet 5730: The High Holy Days- a Time to Dream (5764/’03) by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->

High Holy Days 5763

Saturday, September 7th, 2002 - 23 Tevet 5730 by Rabbi Alexander Davis
Saturday, September 7th, 2002 - 23 Tevet 5730: High Holy Days 5763 by Rabbi Alexander Davis -->