Sermons by Rabbi Jonathan A. Schnitzer
The following are selected sermons given by Rabbi Jonathan A. Schnitzer on holidays and special occasions.
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Resilience (Neilah Yom Kippur, October 12, 2024)
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The Neilah That Almost Didn't Happen for Me (Neilah Yom Kippur, September 25, 2023)
5783
A Reboot: How Do We Do It? (Neilah Yom Kippur, October 5, 2022)
5782
Neilah - How Can We Fix Our World
5781
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Hope in the Era of Corona
5777
First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur
Neilah
A Coda – 24 June 2017
5776
First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur
5775
First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur
5774
First Evening of Rosh Hashanah
First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur
5773
Parashat Hukkat “Courage” June
Eighth Day of Passover
First Day of Passover
The Synagogue – February 16
Martin Luther King and Inauguration Shabbat
5772
Parashat Ki Tetze September
First Evening of Rosh Hashanah
First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur
B’haalotcha – Light, June
Yizkor – Eighth Day of Passover
5771
First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
Yom Kippur
Tu B’Shevat
First Day of Passover
Fri, January 17 2025
17 Tevet 5785
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