Rabbi Perkins' High Holiday Sermons
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5782 (2021)
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 |
"How Did I Get Here?" | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 |
"What to Pray For - And What Not to Pray for" | |
| Kol Nidre | "The Power of the Tongue" | |
| Yom Kippur | "On Uncertainty" | |
5781 (2020)
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | "Kedem" or "Kadima"? Looking Back or Looking Forward? | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Turning One's Home into a mikdash me'at | |
| Kol Nidre | "Talk Less - Listen More" | |
| Yom Kippur | "Presente": Taking Responsibility | |
5780 (2019)
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | Anti-Semitism: The Longest Hatred | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Making Prayer Real | |
| Kol Nidre | Being Wrong | |
| Yom Kippur | Four Questions for Yom Kippur | |
5779 (2018)
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | Why Are You Still Sleeping? | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Can a Robot Be Jewish? | |
| Kol Nidre | What Inspires Our Teshuvah: Fear or Love? | |
| Yom Kippur | The Miracle of Life |
5778 (2017)
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | Have A Good Change! | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | What's Our Role Today? | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Herzl's Accomplishment: From "The Jewish Problem" to "Jewish Problems" | |
| Kol Nidre | Is Yom Kippur Your Favorite Holiday? | |
| Yom Kippur | Forming An Inclusive Community | |
| Rabbi's Introduction to Yizkor Service | |
5777 (2016)
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | The Game of Life | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | The Eye of God | |
| Kol Nidre | Sins of Speech | |
| Yom Kippur | Remembering and Forgetting | |
5776 (2015)
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | You've Arrived at Your Destination? | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | The Mahzor: An Age-Old Selfie Stick | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Not In God's Name | |
| Kol Nidre | Better Late Than Never | |
| Yom Kippur | Let's Have a Conversation... | |
5775 (2014)
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | How Quickly A Year Passes | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | Ometz (Strength, Fortitude and Courage) and Empathy | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | Becoming Jews of Influence | |
| Kol Nidre | Be Prepared: A Kol Nidre Story | |
| Yom Kippur | Creating Community and Celebrating Tradition | |
5774 (2013)
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | Are Our Clocks Keeping the Right Time? | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | The Rebellious Rabbi: Joachim Prinz | |
| Rosh Hashahah Day 2 | What Is (And Isn't) the Torah, and Why We Study It | |
| Kol Nidre | Benign Surveillance | |
| Yom Kippur | The Joy and Gladness of Israel |
5773 (2012)
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | “Why Waiting is Torture” | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | "Jewish Essence and Jewish Existence: Aly Raisman, Pearl Perkins and the Hebrew Mamita" | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | "Listening to One Another’s Inner Voice" | |
| Kol Nidre | An Alternative to Writing Our Own Eulogies | |
| Yom Kippur | How We Can Stop Lying to Everyone—Especially Ourselves |
5772 (2011)
| Rosh Hashanah Day 1 | Abraham's Tests - And Ours | |
| Rosh Hashanah Day 2 | The Blessings of Community | |
| Kol Nidre | "I Remember The Things That Are Important" | |
| Yom Kippur | "Ignore or Connect?" |
For High Holiday sermons prior to 2011, please click here.
Sunday, November 23 2025
3 Kislev 5786
Sunday, November 23 2025 3 Kislev 5786