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What’s in a blessing? Reflecting on his own Friday night childhood blessings and the imminent high school graduation of his youngest son, Rabbi Cosgrove teaches us the value of every moment and every person. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn o…
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In this week's podcast, Rabbi Cosgrove is in dialogue with Rabbis Wendy Zierler and Joshua Garroway, as they discuss America's truth crisis from both the Jewish and civil perspectives. This is a topic that Rabbis Zierler and Garroway cover in their recent book, These Truths We Hold: Judaism in an Age of Truthiness, which they both authored and edit…
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In the latest episode Rabbi Cosgrove discusses his recent White House visit to represent our community to celebrate Jewish Heritage Month. While he met many notables at an evening event, he was also present to hear President Biden’s inspiring message about moral behavior in our times as well as his strong response to antisemitsm. For more Rabbi Ell…
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Our country and our community are seeing an unprecedented mental health crisis among our youth. Rabbi Cosgrove counsels that every one of us has a role in making the young people in our lives feel seen while helping them find their way to mental stability. If you are thinking about harming yourself or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help r…
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This week, Rabbi Cosgrove is joined by author, former broadcast journalist, and Park Avenue Synagogue member, Dr. Georgette Bennett. Listen as they discuss her human rights work in Syria, the origins of anti-religious violence, and her recent books Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time a…
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What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? Exploring this central verse from the Torah, Rabbi Cosgrove shares an unexpected interpretation that teaches us how to repair relationships and make ourselves whole. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @Park…
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In this special edition podcast in honor of the start of baseball season, Rabbi Cosgrove is in dialogue with New York Mets Assistant General Manager, and Park Avenue Synagogue member, Ben Zauzmer. Listen as they discuss new rules, how analytics impacts today's game, and more. Listen to this bonus episode ahead of the Mets-Braves matchup this weeken…
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How should we respond to a non-Zionist Gen Z-er? Responding to a young person’s rejection of Zionism, Rabbi Cosgrove engages with the question in all its complexity. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platforms, and check out www.pasyn.o…
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Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove prepares to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel's Independence Day – by speaking to Rick Richman, author of And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel, which presents individuals who played a pivotal role in the history of the State of Israel. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Co…
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In this special edition of the podcast, Rabbi Cosgrove speaks with author Richard Hurowitz about his new book, In the Garden of the Righteous, which illustrates previously unknown stories of righteous gentiles, who at risk to their own lives, saved Jews from certain death during the Holocaust. Hurowitz will also speak at Park Avenue Synagogue on Mo…
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Baseball games and the Passover Seder are both harbingers of spring. Rabbi Cosgrove explores what else these two rites have in common and what we can learn from cherishing them both. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platforms, and chec…
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The Haggadah gives us the opportunity to overlay our own stories onto the shared template of our people’s foundational narrative. Rabbi Cosgrove urges us to open our Seders to challenging questions and to accept conflicting answers, understanding that there can be unity with diversity. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Inst…
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Listen to Rabbi Cosgrove in dialogue with Rabbi Isaacs, the Director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College and the spiritual leader of Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville, Maine. They discuss the world and life of American Jews who live outside of metropolitan centers, which is a larger number than you may think, and socio-ec…
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Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove and Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations and Park Avenue Synagogue member, discuss Dr. Haass' new book – The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAve…
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Listen as Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove speaks with former CNN correspondent and current Park Avenue Synagogue member, Deborah Feyerick, on the state of journalism today. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platforms, and check out www.pasyn.org …
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Purim is not simply playful, and the Megillah is not all merry. Rabbi Cosgrove uncovers the dark side of the tale of Esther and how the story has been turned around to justify violent acts. At this fraught time, we pray for a peaceful Purim. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected wi…
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Get ready for Purim with Rabbi Cosgrove in dialogue with Dr. Erica Brown, Vice-Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University. Listen as they discuss Queen Esther, the central character of Purim, and Dr. Brown's new book, Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, and what the story of Purim can teach us about our modern world. For more R…
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This week, Rabbi Cosgrove sits down with renowned First Amendment expert Floyd Abrams in honor of Presidents’ Day. Listen as they discuss free speech issues such as the Pentagon Papers case, antisemitic hate speech, and the impact of social media on free speech. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want…
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This week, Rabbi Cosgrove is joined by Princeton professor, best-selling author and PAS member Julian E. Zelizer as they discuss his most recent book, Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past. Together, they explore the question, “Who owns history?” For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Insta…
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So you think you know the story of the Exodus? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches an alternate version that credits our people’s liberation not to signs and wonders but to the courageous acts of righteous women. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all pl…
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As Rabbi Wolpe prepares to retire after serving as Rabbi of Los Angeles’ Sinai Temple for 25 years, he and Rabbi Cosgrove engage in dialogue reflecting on his rabbinic career. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platforms, and check out w…
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How do we support Israel when we object to the actions of its government? Rabbi Cosgrove proposes that our support is essential now more than ever before, advising that we must uphold and assist ventures that work toward establishing an Israel that reflects our values. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Faceboo…
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How does the legacy of Heschel speak to us today? On the 50th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Rabbi Cosgrove calls upon us to honor his values and to do our share to redeem the world. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all platfor…
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As we approach the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Rabbi Cosgrove sits down with the founder of The Heschel School, Peter A. Geffen. Geffen shares the Rabbi’s impact on his approach to education, and how this unique relationship led him to play a role in the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Ellio…
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On this week’s podcast, Rabbi Cosgrove speaks with Becky Diamond, a PAS member and award-winning journalist whose work has taken her from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, to traversing the US to report on presidential politics. Listen as she shares insights on venturing outside of your comfort zone, and how hardships can help us build new interna…
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How will we react to the seismic rightward shift in the Israeli government following last month’s election? Rabbi Cosgrove enjoins us that while our love and support of Israel must not waver, we must openly discuss our concerns for the sake of the future unity of the Jewish people. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagra…
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As Benjamin Netanyahu is forming his government in Israel, Rabbi Cosgrove and professor and author Shaul Magid, Distinguished Fellow in Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, discuss the impact of Meir Kahane on Israeli politics, some 32 years after his murder. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to…
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As the country awaits the outcome of the Georgia Senate runoff election, listen as Rabbi Cosgrove discusses the state of election and voting rights laws, with Neil Steiner, a PAS member and the recipient of the American Bar Association’s top Pro Bono award. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to s…
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Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove discusses cutting edge issues in sports (and a little Judaism) with HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel correspondent Jon Frankel, a longtime member of Park Avenue Synagogue. For more Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, follow @Elliot_Cosgrove on Instagram and Facebook. Want to stay connected with PAS? Follow us @ParkAvenueSyn on all p…
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Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - November 19, 2022 Given the fact of interfaith marriages, what is the role and responsibility of the rabbi and the synagogue? Rabbi Cosgrove enjoins interfaith couples to learn about Judaism together and to take responsibility for their Jewish future. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.…
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Sermon - Rabbi Zauzmer - November 12, 2022 Throughout history, we have seen Jews and non-Jews leave their homes in a rush. Rabbi Zauzmer explores the story of Lot's wife and why she looked back when she left the sinful city of Sodom. Is it dangerous to look back on our past or can we gain something beneficial? Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on …
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Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - November 5, 2022 Why should we care about the antisemitic tweets from Kanye, Kyrie, and others? Rabbi Cosgrove explains that hate-filled rhetoric always leads to violence and calls on us to fight antisemitism by every means we have available. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.…
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Sermon - Rabbi Cosgrove - October 29, 2022 Is it good to regret? The Hebrew word naham can mean to regret, to repent, and also to comfort. Rabbi Cosgrove explains how the relationship between these apparently contradictory meanings allows us to learn and to benefit from our mistakes. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesy…
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Back to the Polls: Breaking Down the Israeli Election
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As Israelis head back to the polls on November 1 for the fifth time in three years, David Halperin, CEO of Israel Policy Forum, and Rabbi Cosgrove discuss who the key players are, what to look out for in this round of voting, and what’s at stake. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.…
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Enjoy this most recent sermon from Rabbi Zuckerman, which he shared live before PAS this past Shabbat. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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The Soviet author Vasily Grossman imagined a final letter from his mother before her death in the Berdichev Ghetto; he also continued writing to her after her death. Rabbi Cosgrove invites us to imagine the letters our loved ones might have written to us and what we would write ourselves. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkave…
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The moment of Yizkor makes us aware of the finite and indefinite length of our lives. Rabbi Cosgrove encourages us not only to remember our debts to those who have gone before but also to recognize our responsibility to those who will follow us and will, in time, remember us. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.…
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Drawing parallels between Moses and successful modern leaders, Rabbi Cosgrove finds that Moses exemplifies all the qualities of a great leader, especially the ultimate measure of success: that one’s values endure far beyond one’s own lifetime. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.…
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While we hope for long life, we fear the inevitable losses of old age; most of all, we fear becoming irrelevant. Rabbi Cosgrove charges us with revering our elders, not only by caring for their physical and social needs, but above all, by maintaining their values in our own lives. Stay connected with PAS! Follow us on all platforms @parkavenuesyn.…
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On the closing weekend of the hit Broadway musical Come From Away, Rabbi Zauzmer discusses lessons we can learn from the true story about what it means to gather by necessity and to gather by choice.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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Rabbi Zauzmer explores the meaning of honey on Rosh Hashanah, and throughout the year. Through sharing about her own upbringing, she discusses how we can create our own sweet Jewish traditions (metaphorical "honey moments") to instill a love of Judaism in our children, our grandchildren, and ourselves.…
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In an imagined conversation with the founding father of Zionism, Rabbi Cosgrove assesses the accomplishments, the aspirations, and the complexities of the Jewish state and provides a charge for us all to create strong Jewish identities.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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What stories do we tell ourselves? What elements do we choose to include – or exclude? In this service from Selichot, Rabbi Cosgrove explores the role we play in constructing our narratives, our history, and ultimately, our truth.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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Rabbi Cosgrove suggests that while the Torah lists detailed rules for returning lost property, the deeper meaning of this concern may be about repairing lost relationships and restoring our souls.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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Graduation season reminds us that time moves forward inexorably. Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that even though it is human nature to resist change, we live best when we move forward with openness to becoming our best selves in whatever circumstances the future brings.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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The story of Ruth, read on Shavuot, demonstrates the value of putting others’ needs above our own. Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that our Jewish tradition teaches that we are not free to do whatever we please, but that living in society requires us to accept limits on our freedom.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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What can the Torah teach us about facing the horrors and hatred we see in Buffalo and the world around us? Rabbi Witkovsky explores the injunction in Leviticus, “Do not wrong one another,” and implores us to stand up against hate wherever it is found.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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What defines a life of k’dushah, of holiness? Responding to that ages-old question, Rabbi Cosgrove finds that a life of holiness includes both observance of ritual detail and commitment to ethical behavior, pride in the distinctions that set Jews apart and responsibility to all humanity.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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How shall we remember the Holocaust? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches us both the pitfalls of remembrance and that memory should inspire us to live meaningful Jewish lives and to respond compassionately to present-day suffering of others.Από τον Park Avenue Synagogue
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Sermon – Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky – Remembering Others and Centering Ourselves – April 23, 2022
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The Passover seder asks us to not only think of the lives of our ancestors in Egypt, but to see ourselves “as if” we were there. So too when we recall the loved ones we have lost: We can think of them and their lives, reflecting on what they taught us and left for us. Rabbi Witkovsky introduces Yizkor with a memory of his beloved cousin Fran and as…
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