Podcast Episodes

The Hero for the Simple People: Turning the Story of Noah on it’s Head

This morning, Rabbi Bernath explored one of the most misunderstood heroes in Torah, Noach. While the Torah calls him a tzaddik, some sages question w…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Divine Split: How Genesis Reveals the Secret to Love, Gender, and G-d

In this morning’s class, Rabbi Bernath explored one of the most profound paradoxes in the Torah, the two seemingly contradictory accounts of Adam and…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Dance of Return: Joy That No Enemy Can Steal

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath delivers a moving Simchat Torah sermon celebrating the miraculous return of the hostages, a moment when prophecy, pain, and pra…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Building Joy in a Shaky World | Rabbi Bernath’s Sermon for Sukkot 2025

When Rabbi Yisroel Bernath spotted a superyacht with an infinity pool merging into the sky, it sparked a journey through one of the most powerful Tal…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Be the Breeze: The Power of One Soul on Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath recorded this sermon before Rosh Hashana as he was preparing and we are sharing it with you... of course it’s nothing close to …

6 months, 1 week ago

Laughing Into the Future: The Promise of Rosh Hashanah | Rabbi Bernath's Sermon for the Rosh Hashana 2025

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath recorded this sermon before Rosh Hashana as he was preparing and we are sharing it with you... of course its nothing close to t…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Who Are You Meant to Be? | Rabbi Yisroel Bernath Rosh Hashanah Sermon

Sometimes it takes a crisis to stop us in our tracks and ask: Who am I? What kind of spouse am I? What kind of person am I becoming?

On Rosh Hashanah,…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Make a Confession: Reclaiming Judaism’s Lost Art of Owning Our Goodness

In this class, Rabbi Bernath reframed the very idea of confession in Judaism. While most people think of confession as listing sins and failures, the…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Finding G-d in Our Struggles: The Firstborn of the Unloved

In this week’s Torah portion, Ki Seitzei, we learn the law of the firstborn: even if the firstborn son comes from the “unloved” wife, he must be give…

7 months ago

One G-d, Many Voices: How Diversity Makes Us Whole

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath unpacks a fascinating teaching: why does G-d reject the idea of a single-stone altar? At first glance it’s just about ancient r…

7 months, 1 week ago