Temple Sholom Podcast

1st Day Rosh Hashanah 5787: A Time to Build - Rabbi Shoshanah Conover

Recorded live on Sept. 12 When the world feels like it is constantly on fire, how do we move from simply responding to each crisis to building something that will endure

Erev Rosh Hashanah 5787: An Earnest Accounting of the Soul - Rabbi Max Antman

Recorded live on Sept. 11 What if the moments we most want to forget are the ones with the greatest potential to change us? In this Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon, Rabbi Max

You Are Not Getting a Blank Page This Year (Good News, Actually) - Rabbi Scott Gellman

Recorded live on Sept. 4, 2026 Rabbi Gellman scrolled to the bottom of his own version history and did not like the guy he found down there. In this sermon for the last

A Jewish Community Hidden in the Mountains of India

Recorded live on August 28, 2026 What does it mean to discover Jewish family thousands of miles away? Marcy and Keith Shapiro share their extraordinary journey to the r

Why Judaism Wants You to Stop Multitasking – Rabbi Max Antman

Recorded live on Friday, Aug. 14 What happens when our ability to do everything at once keeps us from truly experiencing anything at all? On this first Shabbat of Elul,

What Do a Cactus and Jewish Summer Camp Have in Common? - Beyond the Bimah

What are you bringing with you into the new year?  In this special Rosh Chodesh Elul episode of Beyond the Bimah, Rabbi Conover and Rabbi Antman reflect on the experienc

I Ruined a Wall Trying to Make It Perfect - Rabbi Scott Gellman

Recorded live 8/7/2026 It was going to be painted over anyway. Nobody would ever have seen it. I kept going. Rabbi Scott Gellman on the voice that says it could be bette

A Revolution of Love – Rabbi Max Antman

Recorded live on July 31, 2026. What would it mean to build a society around love rather than fear? In this sermon, Rabbi Max Antman explores Parashat Eikev, where the

When Is It Okay to Stop Listening? – Rabbi Shoshanah Conover

Which sirens do we need to hear, and which ones do we need permission to block out? In this sermon, Rabbi Conover reflects on a recent trip to Israel, the constant vigil

What HGTV Taught Me About the Fall of Jerusalem

Every renovation show has the same twist: demolition always comes before the beautiful reveal. Turns out, so does the Jewish calendar. On Shabbat Chazon — the Shabbat bef

When Does Silence Become Complicity? – Rabbi Max Antman

Recorded live on July 10, 2026. When does staying silent stop being neutral? In this week's sermon on Parashat Matot-Masei, Rabbi Antman explores an ancient Torah law w

Why Aren't We Flying the American Flag Anymore? – Rabbi Max Antman

Recorded live on July 3, 2026. As America marks its 250th anniversary, Rabbi Antman asks a timely question: What does patriotism look like when your country feels deeply

The Mistake That Kept Moses Out of the Promised Land – Rabbi Scott Gellman

Recorded live on June 26, 2026. In this sermon, Rabbi Gellman reflects on Parashat Chukat-Balak and America's approaching 250th anniversary, asking what it means to love

What Is Really Happening to Democracy in Israel? – Rabbi Shoshanah Conover with Orly Erez Likhovski

Rabbi Conover sits down with Orly Erez Likhovski, director of the Israel Religious Action Center, for a timely conversation about democracy, pluralism, religious freedom,

What Does Juneteenth Have to Do with Judaism?

Recorded live as part of Temple Sholom's Juneteenth Shabbat on June 19, 2026. Temple Sholom member, educator, attorney, and shofar blower Nia Crosley joins Rabbi Conover

Consider the Grasshopper – Lily Ginsberg at Pride Shabbat

What can a grasshopper teach us about resilience, identity, and hope? Recorded live during Temple Sholom's Pride Shabbat on June 6, 2026, guest speaker Lily Ginsberg exp

Belonging Without Protection Isn't Belonging – Rabbi Max Antman

Recorded live on June 5, 2026 What does it mean to belong if your place in the community is always conditional? Rabbi Antman explores the biblical story of the erev rav

A Stolen Bag, a Wrong Number, and a Lesson About Grace - Rabbi Shoshanah Conover

Recorded live on May 29, 2026 In this sermon, Rabbi Conover begins with an unexpected experience that turned an ordinary day upside down and leads to a remarkable story

Standing at Sinai Again – Rabbi Scott Gellman

Recorded live on Friday, May 23, 2026. What would Jewish life look like if every one of us — born Jewish, bagels-and-lox Jewish, high-holidays-only Jewish — woke up one

Is Judaism an Insurance Policy? – Beyond the Bimah

Grief can make us feel lost. Judaism cannot prevent heartbreak, but it may offer something else: a framework for surviving it. In this special Beyond the Bimah episode,