During the summer, as well as on certain special occasions, sermons are given by guest speakers, usually lay members of Temple Aliyah. We also have guest speakers for certain events, such as Shabbaton, or Sisterhood and Men's Club Shabbat. In addition as part of our annual Tikkun Layl Shavuot, we have a series of "Sermon Slams." These are included here.

If you would like to give a sermon, please contact Rabbi Gordon with your idea.

Recent sermons by Rabbi Gordon can be found here.

2023
September 2	Ki Tavo	by Naomi Litrownik
August 12	Re'eh	by Gilbert Brodsky
July 8	Mattot-Massei	by Adena Cohen-Bearak
July 1	Chukat-Balak	by Fred Ledley
2022
June 25	Shelach Lecha	by Fred Ledley
2021
September 4	Nitzavim	by Don Frankel
August 28	Ki Tavo	by Joey Regen
August 21	Ki Teitzei	by Suzanne Brand
August 7	Re'eh	by Joey Baron
July 24	Vaetchanan	You Can't Always Get What You Want by Laurie Rubin
July 17	Devarim	by Gil Brodsky
July 10	Matot - Masei	by Lynn Baum
July 3	Pinchas	The Reward for Action in a time of Plague by Fred Ledley
June 5	Shelach	Home and Homeland by Reva Winston
February 27	Tetzaveh	Jews, Conspiracies and the American Dream: What is Happening and Why Should We Care by Rob Leikind
2020
August 8	Eikev	And What Does "and" Mean? by Gil Brodsky
August 1	Va'etchanan	And I Pleaded by Michael Thorner
July 25	Devarim	Hearts that are Supple by Stephen Baum
July 18	Mattot-Mas'ei	So Many Questions by Rebecca Kotkin
July 11	Pinchas	Equal Inheritance, Equal Justice by Lori Resnick
July 4	Hukkat-Balak	Notes on the Double Parashah by Prue Thorner
2019
November 30	Toldot	Abraham Begat Isaac by Gil Brodsky
August 31	Re'eh	Worship G-d in Joy by Jill Segal z"l
August 24	Ekev	To Learn and to Teach by Laura Kaufman
August 10	Devarim	My Poland Summer Vacation by Joey Baron
August 3	Mattot-Mas'ei	Journeys by Fred Ledley
July 27	Pinchas	Reason or Chance? by Lynn Dennis
July 20	Balak	Our Ethical Decisions by Eitan Bloostein
July 13	Hukkat	The Death of Miriam by Cantor Jamie Gloth
July 6	Korah	The Sons of Korah did not Die by Stephen Baum
June 29	Shlach L'cha	Finding Meaning in Stories by Naomi Litrownik
May 11	Kedoshim	Be ____ (Fill in the Blank) by Gil Brodsky
March 16	Vayikra	Ron Sadok's Life Journey by Ron Sadok
March 2	Vayakhel	Community of Joy by Rabbi Leslie Gordon
February 23	Ki Tissa	Forgiveness by Rabbi Leslie Gordon
2018
August 18	Shoftim	A Drashah for Shoftim by Lynn Dennis
August 11	Re'eh	A Drashah for Re'eh by Judi Greenberg
August 4	Eikev	A Drashah for Eikev by Eitan Bloostein
July 28	Va'etchanan	A Drashah for Va'etchanan by Stephen Baum
July 21	Devarim	A Drashah for Devarim by Laura Kaufman
July 14	Matot-Masei	A Drashah for Matot-Masei by Fred Ledley
July 7	Pinchas	A Drashah for Pinchas by Lindy Lurie
June 30	Balak	A Drashah for Balak by Karen Feldscher
June 23	Chukat	A Drashah for Chukat by Joey Baron
May 19	Erev Shavuot	Sermon Slam- Lynn Baum
		Sermon Slam- Stephen Baum
		Sermon Slam- Gerald Clarke
		Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman
		Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik
		Sermon Slam- Karen Shapiro
		Sermon Slam- David Sherman
		Sermon Slam- Cantor Linda Sue Sohn
2017
December 30	Vay'hi	Deaths of the Patriarchs by Gil Brodsky
December 16	Miketz	Scholar-in-Residence Mark Sokoll
July 31	Erev Tisha B'Av	Running, juxtaposed by Becca Rausch
July 15	Pinchas	We Are All Foot Soldiers by Evie Weinstein-Park
July 8	Balak	A Drashah for Balak by Sarah Burns
May 30	Erev Shavuot	Sermon Slam- Ethan Fener
		Sermon Slam- Laura Kaufman
		Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman
		Sermon Slam- Peter Krupp
		Sermon Slam- Vicki Krupp
		Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik
April 15	Hol Hamoed Pesach	Dry Bones: Ezekiel's Valley in Rwanda by Gil Brodsky
2016
June 11	Erev Shavuot	Sermon Slam- Lynn Baum
		Sermon Slam- Stephen Baum
		Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman
		Sermon Slam- Don Lassman
		Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik
		Sermon Slam- Lori Resnick
		Sermon Slam- David Sherman
		Sermon Slam- Cantor Linda Sue Sohn
2015
May 23	Erev Shavuot	Sermon Slam- Lynn Baum
		Sermon Slam- Stephen Baum
		Sermon Slam- Fred Borgenicht
		Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman
		Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik
		Sermon Slam- Lori Resnick
		Sermon Slam- Dave Sherman
January 31	Beshalach	Dvar by Aliza Berger
January 10	Shemot	Sisterhood Shabbat- Guest Speaker Rabbi Abby Sosland Part 1
	Shemot	Sisterhood Shabbat- Guest Speaker Rabbi Abby Sosland Part 2
2014
December 20	Miketz	A Drashah for Miketz by Stephen Baum
December 14		Shabbaton Guest Speaker- Rabbi Bradley Artson (Sunday morning, Part 1)
		Shabbaton Guest Speaker- Rabbi Bradley Artson (Sunday morning, Part 2)
December 13	Vayeshev	Shabbaton Guest Speaker- Rabbi Bradley Artson
November 1	Lech L'cha	Guest speaker- Yehuda Yaakov, Counsul General of Israel to New England
August 22	Re'eh	A Drashah for Re'eh by Stephen Baum
August 16	Eikev	A Drashah for Eikev by Susan Maxwell
August 9	V'Etchanan	A Drashah for V'Etchanan by David Farbman
August 2	D'varim	A Drashah for D'varim by Evie Weinstein-Park
July 26	Masei	A Drashah for Masei by Richard Kesner
July 12	Pinchas	A Drashah for Pinchas by Joey Baron
July 5	Balaak	A Drashah for Balaak by Naomi Litrownik
January 25	Mishpatim	"A Hand of Loving Kindness" by Sisterhood Shabbat Guest Speaker Sarah Abramson
2004-2008
February 2, 2008	Mishpatim	Interest by Rabbi Sonia Saltzman
April 29, 2006	Tazria-Metzora	Lashon Hara by Professor Leonard Saxe
Pesach 2005		Tales of the Afikoman by Rabbi Leslie Gordon
September 4, 2004	Ki Tavo	The Ultimate Curse by Rabbi Leslie Gordon