Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAMA: Am I less of a Jew because I was raised Reform?
In this heartfelt Ask Me Anything, Rabbi Bernath responds to someone from the Kabbalah for Everyone Community, a lifelong Reform Jew who asks a quest…
8 months, 1 week ago
Do I Hear the Call? Lech Lecha.
This morning, Rabbi Bernath explored a fascinating question raised by the great medieval sage Nachmanides (the Ramban): Why does the Torah introduce …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
8 months, 3 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…
9 months 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…
9 months 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…
9 months, 1 week 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 …
9 months, 2 weeks 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…
9 months, 3 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,…
9 months, 4 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…
10 months ago