"Turn it over and turn it over, for everything is in it. Stare at it, grow old with it, let it exhaust you, but don't ever let go of it. " (Avot 5:22)
SERMONS
A collection of thoughts on the weekly Parasha, delivered at various synagogues. Let's make this a bit less boring: all these files are open for you to add your comments, corrections, suggestions and questions. Enjoy!
(Some files have the English after German or other languages, just scroll down.)
Rosh Hashanah Drashot - Fraenkelufer 5781
High Holiday Sermons
Three sermons on death, absurdity, judgement and honesty
Bamidbar - Fraenkelufer 5780
Bamidbar
Counting, Being Counted, and the word 'Today'
Ki Tetzeh - Fraenkelufer 5780
Ki Tetze
Returning lost property, objectification, and losing control
Re'eh Drasha - Fraenkelufer 5780
Re'eh
True and false prophets, information-overload, and the word 'interesting'.
Devarim - Fraenkelufer 5780
Devarim
Discomfort, honest judges, and carrying on in a broken world.
Matot - Masei - Fraenkelufer 5780
Matot - Masei
Incomplete justice, broken letters, and the donkey of the messiah.
Korach - Fraenkelufer 5780
Korach
The holiness of the rebel and their common mistake
Behaalotecha drasha - Fraenkelufer 5780
Behaalotecha
Two sermons: On face masks, and On second chances
Naso drasha - Fraenkelufer 5780
Naso
The building of religion, and constructive complaints
Shavuot drasha - Fraenkelufer 5780
Shavuot 5780
Transmission and innovation of the Torah
Behar Bechukotai - Fraenkelufer 5780
Behar Bechukotai
Plagues and Meaning(lessness)
Parashat Emor - Fraenkelufer 5780
Emor
Cathedral in space, calling and being called
Drasha Acharei Mot Kedoshim - Fraenkelufer 5780
Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
Dynamic holiness, moving to and fro
Tazria - Metzorah 5780 Drasha Fraenkelufer
Tazria - Metzora
Interpreting illness, seeing people and being there