Rabbi Anthony KnopfOct 25, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat NoachLast Shabbat, I spoke about how we often get so immersed in the things we are doing that we don’t pay attention to more important things ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJul 26, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat Mattot-MasseiLast week in synagogue, we discussed the importance of living our lives in accordance with our priorities: Do the things most important t...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJul 19, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat PinchasLast week in synagogue, I discussed the vexed problem of resolutions. Why do we have such a problem keeping them? I suggested that the so...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJul 5, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat ChukatLast Shabbat, I discussed the topic of controlling anger and being forgiving. Here are some of the insights which we can apply in our liv...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJun 28, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat KorachHave you every been to a music concert or to a talk by a controversial speaker? As it finishes, the adoring fans near the front leap to t...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJun 21, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat ShelachLast week in synagogue, I spoke about our anxiety about the direction of the world which so often brings us to the brink of despair. But ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMay 24, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat Behar-BechukotaiLast week in synagogue, I spoke about how learning Torah and being part of our community reminds us to keep high standards of honesty in ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMay 10, 20171 minThinking About the Sermon - Parshat Acharei-KedoshimLast week in synagogue, we discussed the idea of taking responsibility. One of the ways you can do this is by volunteering to help out ev...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 5, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat VayikraLast week in synagogue, I discussed how we can sometimes be like domesticated animals who just graze and never ask questions of meaning. ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 29, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat Vayakhel-PekudeiLast week in synagogue, I spoke about how making mistakes and having difficulty can eventually allow us to achieve things that we otherwi...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 8, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat TerumahLast week in synagogue, I discussed how we reach greatness by becoming a giver. Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation in w...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 1, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat MishpatimIn synagogue last Shabbat, I discussed the different ways in which we can respond to tragedy or adversity. There is often a tendency to e...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfFeb 22, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat YitroLast week in synagogue, I quoted the commentaries who explain that the Jewish mission statement is to live lives that exemplify human goo...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJan 25, 20171 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat ShemotOn Shabbat, I discussed how Moses didn't want to follow Hashem's instruction of going to redeem the people because he feared (correctly) ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfJan 18, 20171 minThinking About the Sermon - Parshat VayechiLast week, in synagogue, I talked about how each of Jacob’s sons received a special blessing. This is based on the philosophy that Judais...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfDec 28, 20161 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat VayeshevIt's better to try and fail and try again than to try and fail to try again... This is the message we taught in synagogue last Shabbat as...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfDec 21, 20161 minThinking about the Sermon - Parshat VayishlachOn Shabbat, I spoke about how our matriarch Rachel cared so much about the future generations of the Jewish People. This touches on the h...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfDec 14, 20161 minThinking About the Sermon - Parshat VayetzeiIn synagogue on Shabbat, I talked about how Jacob survives all the threats and trials he encounters in his difficult life. Not only that,...