Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on a new Broadway play about Roald Dahl, noting its relevance today as language and arguments once used against Jews and Israel in the 1980s reappear in current discourse. A sermon at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, NYC.
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Rabbi Hirsch reflects on this critical moment in history, offering perspective on war and loss while affirming America’s capacity for good and reminding us of the enduring potential for beauty in the human condition.
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17
Dec
Rabbi Hirsch looks to the week’s parsha and urges his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue to “pay attention to the small things before they become big.
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From the bima at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on the darker impulses unleashed by social media and draws a parallel to the enduring human struggles embodied in Jacob and Esau.
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David
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13
Jun
In the aftermath of recent antisemitic violence in the US, Rabbi Hirsch looks to the story of Samson and the Talmudic teaching that examines three elements of true strength.
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24
Apr
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch delivers a sermon urging American Jews to respond to today’s challenges not with despair but with action, embracing the Jewish imperative of tikkun olam.
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Speaking to his congregation, Rabbi Hirsch mournfully reflects on the Bibas family tragedy, seeing it as a harrowing symbol of innocence confronted by pure evil, and a turning point in his hope for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence.
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In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC, Rabbi Ammi Hirsch reflects on our people’s resilience and urges us to commit to Jewish survival in the years to come as we light Chanukah candles.
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In his Kol Nidre sermon at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch asks his congregation to guess which verse the sages deem the most important in the Torah, revealing an obscure verse that offers wisdom for the new year
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