Sermons and Teachings

5786|2025 High Holiday Appeal featuring Esther and Mike Weiss, October 2, 2025.

Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh’s Yom Kippur Afternoon Conversation with featured speaker, Alana Zeitchik, Yom Kippur Mincha Service, October 2, 2025.

Personal Reflection from TIOH Member Tracy Aftergood, Yom Kippur Yizkor Service, October 2, 2025.

Personal Reflection from TIOH Member Evan Kaizer, Yom Kippur Yizkor Service, October 2, 2025.

Personal Reflection from TIOH Member Sara Wyle, Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Community Service, September 24, 2025.

Personal Reflection from TIOH Member Rafi Daugherty, Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Community Service, September 24, 2025.

Personal Reflection from TIOH Member Ron Birnbaum, Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Community Service, September 24, 2025.

Personal Reflection from TIOH Member Emily Aviad, Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Community Service, September 24, 2025.

Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh’s Sermon titled: “Lost and Found” – Yom Kippur, October 2, 2025

Rosh HaShannah is not about judgment of the previous year, that’s Yom Kippur. Rosh HaShannah is announcing that we have all agreed- God and us – not to give up. 

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Rabbi Emeritus John Rosove’s Sermon titled: “The Most Horrendous Inflection Moment in Modern Jewish History” – Kol Nidre, October 1, 2025

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Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh’s Sermon titled: “Lost and Found: A Text Study” – Rosh Hashanah Day 2, September 24, 2025

We’ve all lost so much of what we thought we could count on as Americans-and we’re reeling. It’s an existential moment.

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Rabbi Calvin Dox-DaCosta’s Sermon titled: “Being Honest with Ourselves” – Rosh Hashanah, September 23, 2025.

We as humans instinctively know that connection really only thrives when there’s trust, and trust only lasts when there’s truth.

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Cantorial Soloist Shelly Fox’s Sermon titled: “What is Holding Us Up?” – Erev Rosh Hashanah, September 22, 2025.

The High Holidays are about turning inward, putting down the world for just a bit and taking a good, hard look at ourselves and our part in the world.

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Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh’s Sermon titled: “Don’t Tell Me Not to Cry: A Year of Tears” – Yom Kippur 5785, October 12, 2024.

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Rabbi Mari Chernow’s Sermon titled: “Chosen Family” – Kol Nidre 5785, October 11, 2024.

Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh’s Sermon titled: “A Year of Tears” – 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 5785, October 4, 2024.

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Rabbi Mari Chernow’s Sermon titled: “Conflicted” – Rosh Hashanah 5785, October 3, 2024.