Rabbi Neil S. Cooper's Sermons
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5880 Sermons
Parashat Naso
Where Do I Stand?
Parashat Naso
In response to the Murder of George Floyd and to racism in America
Show Up for Shabbat: In Memory of the Victims of the Pittsburgh Massacre
High Holiday Sermons
Yom Kippur 5780
Holding up the World: Justice, Truth and Peace
Kol Nidre, 5780
What Should We Remember
Rosh Hashanah Day 2: 5780
The Hard Conversation: The Key to the Future of the American Jewish Community
Audio Version
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5780
The Sermon I didn't want to give
Audio Version
Yizkor, Yom Kippur 5779
Know Next to Whom Do You Sit?
Yom Kippur 5779
The Sin of Certainty: Differences, Dialogues and Doubts
Kol Nidre 5779
Planning for Death and for Life
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 5779
The Re-Gift of Torah
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5779
Standing Before God
Yom Kippur 5778
Lessons from the Holocaust: Resistance, Defiance and Hope from Auschwitz
Kol Nidre 5778
Kaddish
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5778
The Challenge of Reconciliation: Listening and Loving in a Contentious and Divided World
Yom Kippur 5777
Looking for the Good in the Great
Kol Nidre 5777
The Kotel and the Soul of the Jewish People
Rosh Hashanah 5777
If God Does Not Want Martyrs, What, Then, Does God Want From Us?
Yom Kippur 5776
Living a Life That Matters: Belief in God, Belief in Good
Kol Nidre 5776
The Blessing of Less Time
Rosh HaShana 5776
Not Reckoned Among the Nations:
The Blessing and the Curse of Being on the Outside
Yom Kippur 5775
The Love of Life and the Love of Death:
A World of Yom Kippur or a World of Purim?
Kol Nidre 5775
It is Good to Give Thanks to God:
Why am I Here? A Meditation for the Eve of Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah 5775 Day 1
We’re Not in Anatevka Anymore:
A Hard Look at Where We Are and Where We May Be Going as American Jews
Rosh Hashanah 5774 Day 1
A New Paradigm of Jewish Life for the Next Generation: The Pursuit of Holiness
Kol Nidre 5774
Deep Truths: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism
Yom Kippur 5774
Midor L’Dorot: Blessings from a Grandfather to his Grandchildren
Other Sermons 5779
Moving On From Mourning: In Solidarity with Pittsburgh
November 3, 2018
Other Sermons 5778
Harvey Weinstein’s Hebrew School Education
October 26, 2017
Other Sermons 5776
Parashat Naso
Orlando and the Dangers of Arrogance
June 18, 2016
Parashat Emor
We Must Do Better: Responding to Transgender Individuals
May 21, 2016
Parashat Tzav:
Reflections Upon Returning from AIPAC’s 2016 Policy Conference
March 26, 2016/16 Adar II 5776
Parashat Yitro
January 30, 2016 / 20 Shevat 5776
Comments at the 25th Anniversary Celebration, Lori Cooper
December 11, 2015 / 29 Kislev 5776
Comments at the 25th Anniversary Celebration Rabbi Neil and Lori Cooper
December 11, 2015 /29 Kislev 5776
Parashat VaYeshev 5776
December 5, 2015/23 Kislev 5776
Other Sermons 5775
Parashat ‘Ekev
August 8, 2015 /23 Av 5775
Shabbat Nachumu: Responding to a Bad Deal
August 1, 2015 /16 Av 5775
Sermon for Acharei Mot – Kedoshim
May 2, 2015 / 13 Iyyar 2015
Parashat Terumah
The Journey of the Soul An Introduction to the Study of Death, Mourning and Comforting
February 21, 2015 / 2 Shvat 5775
Other Sermons 5774
Shabbat Chazon – Parsha D’varim
August 2, 2014 / 6 Av 5774
Parashat Shlach Lecha
The Faith of Joshua and Kalev
June 14, 2014 / 16 Sivan 5774
Shavuot
Ruth Would Be Proud
June 4, 2014 / 6 Sivan 5774
Yom Ha’atzmaut - On Being A Friend to Israel
May 3, 2014 / 3 Iyar 5774
The Message of Zachor and the Mandate of Peace
March 15, 2014 / 13 Adar II 5774
The Caring Heart for Federation
February 1, 2014 / 1 Adar I 5774
LETTERS From Rabbi Cooper
Rabbi Cooper's Blog with Letters to the Congregation
AIPAC Conference letter from Rabbi Cooper - March 26 - 28th
Anti-Antisemitism: A Small Suggestion for a Monumental Problem, February 25, 2017
Hanukkah 5777, December 31, 2016
Yom HaShoah, May 2, 2016
Pesach Changes, April 4, 2016
On College Campuses, March 25
Attending APAIC, March 18, 2016
New Options and Opportunities for Shabbat Morning Service, March 17, 2016
Silence is Acquiescence, October 15, 2015
Thoughts Before Tisha B’Av: Agreement and Disagreement – 8 Av 5775 / July 24, 2015
Italy: Where Beauty and Beast Reside, July 5, 2015
Letter to Congregation on Earthquake in Nepal, April 30, 2015
When Anti-Semitism Goes Unnamed and Unchallenged, April 21, 2015
When US Presidents and Israeli Prime Ministers Can’t Get Along, March 24, 2015
The Great Debate, February 26 2015
Je Suis Charlie: It’s a new day … or is it? – January 14, 2015
Congress Passes Historic Bill Dramatically Strengthening US – Israel Relationship –
December 4, 2014
Mikveh Safety and Security – October 27, 2014
Extending a Helping Hand to Israeli Soldiers – July 30, 2014
Leaving Israel – July 28, 2014
A Letter from Israel: A Moment for Solidarity – Stand Up For Israel – July 22, 2014
A Letter from Israel: Resigned to War – July 18, 2014
A Letter from Israel: As Shabbat Descends on Jerusalem and Israel – July 11, 2014
A Letter from Israel: The Price Tag of a Murder – July 6, 2014
A Letter from Israel: A Strange Silence – July 1, 2014
A Letter about Past, Present and Future: Last Shabbat, This Shabbat and Pesach - March 19, 2014
A Letter about Georgia – February 25, 2014
A Letter from Amsterdam – February 18, 2014
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