Sermons by Rabbi Cheryl Stone
The following are selected sermons given by Rabbi Cheryl Stone.
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Sounding the Shofar: Love, Grief, and Renewal in a Broken World (Erev Rosh Hashanah 5785) Click here to view.
Clarity of Vision: The Legacy of Abraham (November 16, Parashat Vayiera)
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Standing on the Precipice (Rosh Hashanah 5784)
Sukkot (Day 2 5784)
VaYishlach: God Wrestler (December 2, 2023)
The Fire that Burns (Parshat Tzav, March 30, 2024)
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I Believe in the Power of Prayer…Kinda (Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 5783)
We are God Wrestlers (Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre 5783)
Dying with Dignity (Yom Kippur 5783)
Families are Complicated: Embrace the Messy (Parashat Noah 5783, October 29)
Parshat Vayigash (December 31, 2022)
Living With a Broken Heart (Shabbat Pesah 5783, April 8)
Matzoh – Lechem Oni: The Inner Point of Divine Truth (7th Day of Passover, April 12)
The Gift of Being Alive (Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai, May 13) by Rabbi Cheryl Stone
Sun, December 22 2024
21 Kislev 5785
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The Voice of Jacob and the Hands of Esau (Parashat Toldot, November 30) by Rabbi Michael Safra
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