Sermons
Temple Beth Shalom is blessed to hear the voices of our clergy, temple presidents, and guest speakers throughout the year. Explore a selection of their words of wisdom, renewal, and community.
Rabbi Jay Perlman
- Yom Kippur 5785: Olam Chesed – Building a World of Love
- Rosh Hashanah 5785: Strengthening the Heart of Israel
- Yom Kippur 5784: To Rest and Be Restored
- Rosh Hashanah 5784: Protecting Israel’s Democratic Soul
- Yom Kippur 5783: How the Light Gets in
- Rosh Hashanah 5783: Handle with Care
- Yom Kippur 5782: During Covid: Self-Reflection of a Different Nature
- Rosh Hashanah 5782: Scribing a New Torah: Source of Strength and Inspiration
- Yom Kippur 5781: How is Your Peace
- Yom Kippur 5780: We Walk Together
- Rosh Hashanah 5780: Taking an Account of Creation
- Rosh Hashanah 5779: In a World of Hate
- Yom Kippur 5778: Striving for Humility
- Rosh Hashanah 5778: Opening Our Eyes: Pursuing Justice
- Yom Kippur 5777: Restoring Our Soul
- Rosh Hashanah 5777: Truth
- Yom Kippur 5775: Finding the Strength to Forgive Ourselves
- Rosh Hashanah 5775: Mikdash Address
- Rosh Hashanah 5775: The Rise of Antisemitism in the Wake of Gaza
- Iyar 5774: Words of Appreciation Shared at the Tenth Anniversary Celebration
- Yom Kippur 5774: Finding Renewal Through Memory
- Rosh Hashanah 5774: Refocusing on Our Vision
- Rosh Hashanah 5773: Can We Be Better?
- Yom Kippur 5772
- Rosh Hashanah 5772
- Yom Kippur 5771
- Rosh Hashanah 5771
- Yom Kippur 5770
- Rosh Hashanah 5770
- Yom Kippur 5768
- Rosh Hashanah 5768
- Yom Kippur 5767
- Rosh Hashanah 5767
- Rosh Hashanah 5765
Rabbi Todd Markley
- Yom Kippur Kol Nidre 5785: Shaken Foundations and Hearts Broken Open
- Yom Kippur Yizkor 5784: A Letter to Dad
- Yom Kippur Kol Nidre 5784: Do We Ever Really Get Away With It
- Yom Kippur 5783: A Jewish Response to Never Saying I’m Sorry
- Rosh Hashanah 5783: We Get To Be Here and Now
- Yom Kippur 5782: Re-esTaBliShing Our Connections
- Yom Kippur 5781: Getting Comfortable with Our Discomfort
- Rosh Hashanah 5781: Family Service Message
- Yom Kippur 5780: Confronting Anit-Semitism in Our Own Day
- Rosh Hashanah 5780: Be a Year of Letting Go
- Yom Kippur 5779: The Tribalism of Our Day
- Rosh Hashanah 5779: From Generation to Generation
- Yom Kippur 5778: A Jewish Will to My Children
- Rosh Hashanah 5778: Hoping Against Hope
- Lech Lecha 5777: Fear and Hope in a Time of Uncertainty
- Yom Kippur 5777: Heeding the Call of Conscience
- Rosh Hashanah 5777: Yellowstone Lessons for a New Year
- Yom Kippur 5776: Writing Your Book of Life
- Rosh Hashanah 5776: Mishkan HaNefesh: A Sanctuary for Our Souls
- Yom Kippur 5775: God Is In This Place
- Rosh Hashanah 5775: Caring for the Universal by Living the Particular
- Yom Kippur 5774: Giving Tzedakah: If Not Now, When?
- Rosh Hashanah 5774: Caring for the Strangers in Our Midst
- Yom Kippur 5773: Pursuing Contentment
- Rosh Hashanah 5773: Our Legacy of Learning
- Yom Kippur 5772
- Rosh Hashanah 5772
- Rosh Hashanah 5772: Sampling of Blessings
- Yom Kippur 5771
- Rosh Hashanah 5771
- Yom Kippur 5770
- Rosh Hashanah 5770
- Yom Kippur 5769
- Rosh Hashanah 5769
- Yom Kippur 5768
- Rosh Hashanah 5768
- Yom Kippur 5767
- Rosh Hashanah 5767
Rabbi Elyse Pincus Abrahams
- Yom Kippur Afternoon 5785: The Hard Work of Starting
- Rosh Hashanah 5784: Rosh Hashanah and the Bittersweetness of Time
TBS Presidents
- Yom Kippur 2024: Loren Shapiro
- Yom Kippur 2023:Wendy Gutterson
- Yom Kippur 2022: Wendy Gutterson
- Yom Kippur 2021: Eugene Stein
- Yom Kippur 2019: Jeffrey Shapiro
- Yom Kippur 2018: Jeffrey Shapiro
- Yom Kippur 2017: Bernice Sue Behar
- Yom Kippur 2016: Bernice Sue Behar
- Yom Kippur 2014: Ed Zaval
- Yom Kippur 2013: Michael Bailit
- Yom Kippur 2012: Michael Bailit
Special Guests
- Rosh Hodesh Adar 2024: Jewish Responses to Crises by Jan Katzew
