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Join Rabbi Michael Knopf, the Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, VA, for sermons given from his Shtender.
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Beshallah (Saturday, February 8), Rabbi Knopf discusses the importance of hope in the Jewish tradition,...
Rabbi Knopf’s Shabbat message for Parashat Va-Yeshev (December 20, 2019): Joseph’s brothers make it easier to harm him by dehumanizing him....
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Toldot (November 30, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains the unique spiritual and moral characteristics of Jacob...
For his Yom Kippur message (October 9, 2019), Rabbi Knopf talks about the resurgence of antisemitism in the US and around the world, and wha...
For his Yom Kippur evening message (October 8, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explores lovingly and honestly the condition of the promises made to the J...
In his message for Shabbat Shuvah (October 5, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains that repentance isn’t something we just do during the High Holy Da...
In his message for the first day of Rosh Hashanah (September 30, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains how we can emulate God by supporting the vulner...
In his message for the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah (October 1, 2019), Rabbi Knopf talks about the religious roots of white supremacy and racism...
In his Shabbat, message for Parashat Matot-Mas’ei (August 3, 2019), Rabbi Knopf teaches that, while it’s unclear if the Torah’s Cities of Re...
Rabbi Knopf’s Shabbat message for Parashat Pinhas (July 27, 2019), connecting the zealotry of the eponymous character with the commandment r...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Korach (Saturday, July 6), Rabbi Knopf unpacks the meaning of Korach’s rebellion, and, drawing a connect...
Rabbi Knopf’s message for Parashat Nasso (June 15, 2019), discussing how the beginning of Numbers, which depicts order, contrasts with the r...
Rabbi Knopf’s message for the 2nd Day of Shavuot (June 10, 2019), explaining how the book of Ruth is a model for growth after the trauma of...
Rabbi Knopf’s message for the 1st day of Shavuot (Sunday, June 9, 2019), discussing the content of the revelation at Mt. Sinai, and its impl...
Rabbi Knopf’s message for parashat Behar-Behukkotai (June 1, 2019), addressing the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, which occurred a day ear...
Rabbi Knopf’s Shabbat message for Parashat Aharei Mot connects Game of Thrones, Leviticus, and the recent shooting at the Chabad synagogue i...
In his message for the 2nd day of Passover (April 21, 2019), Rabbi Knopf discusses the significance of Elijah the Prophet’s appearance at th...
In his sermon for the first day of Passover (April 20, 2019), Rabbi Knopf unpacks the significance of the prayer for dew, which is recited o...
n a special sermon delivered at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond (April 3, 2019), Rabbi Knopf teaches an interfaith audience...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Shemini (March 30, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains that a possible reason for the laws of kashrut are that t...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Tzav (March 23, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains the contemporary meaning of the installation of Aaron and th...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Vayak’hel (March 2, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains that the building of the Tabernacle is training for repa...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Terumah (February 9, 2019), Rabbi Knopfs discusses the recent political uproar in Virginia and the Torah...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Mishpatim (February 2, 2019), Rabbi Knopf reflects on his recent trip to Guatemala with American Jewish...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Bo (January 12, 2019), Rabbi Knopf uses a linguistic connection to unpack one of the primary messages of...
In his message for Parashat Va-era (January 5, 2019), Rabbi Knopf explains that while failure is both inevitable and desirable, it is possib...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Shemot (December 29, 2018), Rabbi Knopf draws a parallel between Pharaoh and today’s growing threat of a...
Rabbi Knopf’s Shabbat message for Parashat Va-Yehi (December 22, 2018), connecting the unlikely dots of Bruce Springsteen, Jacob, Joseph, an...
Rabbi Knopf’s Shabbat message for Parashat Vayigash (December 15, 2018), a discussion of how to pray with proper intention.
In his Shabbat message for Hanukkah (December 8, 2018), Rabbi Knopf explains how the ancient rabbis covered up the real story of Hanukkah an...
Rabbi Knopf explains the power of the Hallel service, which invites us to partner with God, shake off the dust, and rise.
On December 1 and 2, 2018, Rabbi Michal Knopf participated in an interfaith “pulpit swap” with colleague, Rev. Hollie Woodruff, of Seventh S...
On December 1 and 2, 2018, Rabbi Michal Knopf participated in an interfaith “pulpit swap” with colleague, Rev. Hollie Woodruff, of Seventh S...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Vayetze (November 17, 2018), Rabbi Knopf discusses the meaning of a strange story about the matriarch Ra...
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay returns for his semi-annual request for support. Have you been listening to JCast N...
In his Friday message for Parashat Toldot (November 9, 2018), Rabbi Knopf explains that our identity is formed by how we show up and what we...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Hayyei Sarah (November 3, 2018), Rabbi Knopf offers a message of healing and hope following the attack o...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Vayera (October 27, 2018), Rabbi Knopf shares that the story of the Binding of Isaac has a crucial lesso...
Most of us don’t believe that rainfall depends on moral behavior or that God literally raises the dead. Yet the liturgy of Shemini Atzeret a...
The biblical book of Ecclesiastes, which is read on Shabbat during the Sukkot holiday, is one of the most misunderstood books of the Bible....
Waving the Lulav and Etrog on Sukkot is how we take the secular act of repeating a harvest and turn it into the spiritual act of gratitude,...
Introducing the confessional prayer on Yom Kippur morning, Rabbi Knopf points out that its plural language means we share responsibility for...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Noah (October 13, 2018), Rabbi Knopf discusses how the Tower of Babel story teaches us about the dangers...
In his Yom Kippur sermon, Rabbi Knopf talks about the role of luck in our lives, and how Jewish tradition offers pathways for the privileged...
For his Kol Nidrei sermon, Rabbi Knopf shares a personal account of his struggles with social media addiction, and what he learned about him...
Rabbi Knopf teaches the Torah’s commandment not to return runaway slaves, and discusses its implications for today, particularly regarding t...
Rabbi Knopf’s introduction to the Shofar service on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah 2018, introducing the Shofar’s call as a reminder of how to...
Rabbi Knopf’s message for the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah 2018, an exploration of what it means to be part of a community, and an invitation to...
Rabbi Knopf’s message for the 1st day of Rosh Hashanah 2018, a forceful call for women’s equality in the Jewish world and beyond.   ...
In his Shabbat message for Parashat Eikev (August 4, 2018), Rabbi Knopf discusses the conditions the Torah attaches to living in the Land of...