In case you've missed it....
Here are some essays and archived sermons from Rabbi Weisblum:
From Abraham to Statehood --Israel's
Right of Existence
Educating Church and Synagogue: Israel
Awareness
Philosophy of Contemporary Jewish
Thought
Rabbeinu Sa’adia Gaon's Essence
of the Soul
Commentary on Jewish Philosophy: Judaism's
Ideal Personality as Seen by our Ancestors (Word document)
The Chassidic Teachings of the Bal Shem Tov
(Word document)
Rabbi Weisblum's letter to the Catholic Clergy
in Maryland on the passing of Pope John
Paul II (a friend to the Jews) April 7, 2005 (PDF
format or Word
document)
Rabbi Weisblum's report at the Annual Congregation Meeting on Sunday, January
26, 2008
Rabbi Weisblum's report at the
Annual Congregation Meeting on Sunday, January 28, 2007
Rabbi Weisblum's Greetings for November 2008
Here are some sermons and commentary given by Rabbi Weisblum on past Shabbats
and Yom Tovim. They are available when the Rabbi or guest speaker uses
prepared text. Extemporaneous sermons are, unfortunately, not
available. We hope that you enjoy them!
2008
November 22 Parsha Chayei Sarah D'var
Torah given by Dr. Stuart Baker
October 25 Parsha Bereisheit
October 8 Kol Nidrei Sermon
September 30 Rosh Hashanah Sermon
September 14 Eulogy for Joseph Shafran
August 23 Meir Weisblum's Bar
Mitzvah Speech
July 5 Parsha Chukat (Marilyn Halpern's 80th
birthday)
May 17 Guest speaker Dr. Yoel Wachtel,
IDF veteran and Georgetown University Professor on "Israel at 60"
April 27 Eighth Day of Passover
April 26 Seventh Day of Passover
April 25 Baltimore Jewish Times OpEd titled
"Passover’s More Passionate Way"
April 12 Parsha Metzora ("When to
Speak, When to Keep Quiet")
February 9 Parsha Terumah
February 2 Parsha Mishpatim
January 26 Parsha Yitro
January 5 Parsha Vaeira
2007
December 29 Parsha Shemot
September 22 (Yom Kippur) Leslie Gradet's Israel
Bond Appeal
June 30 Bar Mitzvah of Ben Greenhouse
(speeches by Ben Greenhouse and Rabbi Weisblum)
June 24 Bat Mitzvah of Rachael Sturgis
(speech given by Rachael Sturgis)
May 18 Special Article in the Baltimore Jewish
Times on Shavuot
May 12 Parsha Behar-Bechukotai/Mother' Day
April 28 Parsha Tazria-Metzora
April 9 Seventh Day of Passover
March 10 Parsha Ki Tisa honoring Rabbi
Weisblum & family on his 5th year at Congregation Kneseth Israel
February 24 Parsha Terumah & Purim
February 1 Eulogy given by Rabbi Weisblum
at the funeral of Harry Messinger
January 27 Parsha Bo (Strumpf family
kiddush in honor of Katie Strumpf's new book "I Never Signed Up for This!:
An Upfront to Dealing with Cancer at a Young Age".
January 6 Parsha Vayechi (Judge Eugene
Lerner's 75th birthday and Bar Mitzvah Haftorah)
2006
October 21 Parsha Beresheit (Maurice and
Joyce Ani's 50th Wedding Anniversary)
October 14 Shabbos Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor
October 6 First day of Sukkot/Shabbos
July 26 Eulogy given by Rabbi Weisblum at
the funeral of Sondra Snyder
July 1 Parsha Korach
June 24 Parsha Shelach
June 17 Parsha Behalotecha D'var Torah given
by Glenn Carr in honor of their daughter Susanna Carr's 14th birthday
June 10 Parsha Naso Bat Mitzvah
D'Var Torah given by Ayala Chana Weisblum
May 27 Parsha Bamidbar
May 26 Special Article in the Baltimore Jewish
Times on Shavuot
May 9 Eulogy given by Rabbi Weisblum at Dr.
Nathan Leonard's Funeral
May 6 Parsha Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Applestein
baby naming of twin girls)
April 29 Guest Speaker Neil Rubin's (Sr. Editor
of the Baltimore Jewish Times) speech - Parsha Metzora-Tazria
April 29 Commentary on Metzora-Tazria Rosh
Chodesh Iyar (published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
April 21 Eighth Day of Passover-Yizkor
Sermon
March 10 Commentary on Tetzaveh Shabbos Zachor
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
February 25 Haftorah Shekalim given
by Dr. Stuart Baker on the 35th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah
January 28 Parsha Va'aera
January 20 Commentary on Parsha Shemot
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
January 12 Eulogy given by Rabbi Weisblum at
Robert "Bob" Cohen's Funeral
January 7 Parsha Vayigash
2005
December 31 Parsha Miketz (Rosh Chodesh
and 6th day of Chanukah)
December 2 Commentary on Parsha Toldot
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
October 25 Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor
October 22 Shabbos Chol Hamo'ed Sukkot
(explanation of Kohelet)
October 19 Second day of Sukkat
October 18 First day of Sukkot
October 15 Parsha Ha'azinu 40th
Anniversary of Ruth & Philip Deckelbaum and Thea & Howard Pinskey
October 14 Commentary on Parsha Ha'azinu
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
October 13 Yom Kippur/Yizkor
October 12 Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur
October 8 Parsha Vayelech (Shabbat Shuvah)
October 7 Eulogy given by Rabbi Weisblum
at Dora Kintberger Schleider's funeral
September 17 Parsha Ki Tetze (Eliot &
Phyllis Siskind's 50th Anniversary)
September 10 Parsha Shoftim
August 26 Commentary on Parsha Eikev
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
July 9 Parsha Chukat
July 8 Commentary on Parsha Chukat (published
in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
June 18 Parsha Beha'alotcha
May 20 Commentary on Parsha Behar (published
in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
April 8 Commentary on Parsha Tazria (published in
the Baltimore Jewish Times)
March 19 Parsha Vayikra (Shabbos Zachor)
March 5 Parsha Vayakhel
February 26 Parsha Ki Tisa
February 25 Commentary on Parsha Ki Tisa (published
in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
February 19 Parsha Tetzaveh
February 12 Parsha Terumah
February 5 Parsha Mishpatim
January 14 Commentary on Parsha Bo (published in the
Baltimore Jewish Times)
January 8 Parsha Va'era
2004
December 11
Parsha Miketz/Chanukah Arkin-Krimins Aufruf
December 3 Commentary on Parsha Veyeishev
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
October 22 Commentary on Parsha Lech Lecha
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
September 25, 2004 Yom Kippur Yizkor
September 10 Commentary on Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech (published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
July 30 Commentary on Parsha Parsha Va'etchanan
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
June 18 Commentary on Parsha Korach
(published in the Baltimore Jewish Times)
June 12 Parsha Shelach
June 5 Parsha Beha’alotecha
May 26 Shavuot
May 22 Parsha Bamidbar
May 8 Parsha Emor
April 10 Passover Shabbos Chol Hamoed
April 13 Eighth Day of
Passover/Yizkor
April 12 Seventh Day of Passover
March 27 Parsha Vayikra/Stephen Tham's Bar
Mitzvah
February 14 Parsha Yitro
January 10 Parsha Vayechi
January 3 Parsha Vayigash
2003
December 27 Parsha Mikeitz/Chanukah Day #8
December 20 Parsha Vayeishev/Chanukah
Day#1
December 13 Parsha Vayishlach
December 6 Parsha Vayeitzei
November 29 Parsha Toldot
November 22 Parsha Chayei Sarah
November 21 Kabbalat Shabbos
November 15 Parsha Vayeira
November 8 Parsha Lech Lecha
October 25 Parsha Bereshit
October 18 Shabbos Shemini
Atzeret/Yizkor
October 11 Sukkot sermon
(first day)
October 6 Yom Kippur/Yizkor
October 5 Kol
Nidrei
October 4 Parsha Ha'azinu (Shabbat Shuvah)
September 28 Second Day Rosh Hashanna
September 27 First Day Rosh Hashanna
September 13 Parsha Ki Tavo
August 30 Parsha Shoftim
August 23 Parsha Re'eh
August 16 Parsha Eikev
July 26 Parsha Matot-Masei
June 28 Parsha Shelach (Elliott Goldberg's Bar
Mitzvah)
June 28 Elliott Goldberg's Bar Mitzvah
Speech
June 21 Parsha Beha'alotcha (60th Anniversary
of Nathan & Norma Lee Schwartz)
June 6 Shavuot Yizkor
May 31 Parsha Bamidbar
May 17 Parsha Behar
April 26 Parsha Acharei Mot
Seventh day of Passover April 23
Shabbat Chol Hamoed April 19
Second day of Passover April 18
First day of Passover April 17
Shabbos Hagadol April 12
March 29 Parsha Shemini
March 15 Parsha Vayikra/Shabbos Zachor
March 8 Parsha Pekudei
March 1 Parsha Vayakhel (Baby Naming
Ceremony for Naomi Lebowitz)
February 22 Parsha Ki Tesa
February 15 Parsha Tetzaveh
2002
December 14 Parsha Vayigash
November 16
Speech to Lauren Legum on her Bat Mitzvah
November 16 Parsha Vayeitzei
September 28 (Shemini Atzeret
Yizkor)
June 15 Parsha Korach
June 1 Parsha Beha'alotecha
May 25 (Memorial Day Weekend) Parsha
Naso
May 18 (Shavuot day #2/Shabbos/Yizkor)
May 17 (Shavuot day #1)
May 11 (Mother's Day) Parsha
Bamidbar
May 4 (Joseph Wilner's Bar
Mitzvah Speech) Parsha Behar Bechukotai
May 4 (Bar Mitzvah of Joseph Wilner)
Parsha Behar Bechukotai
April 27 (Hadassah's 90th
Birthday) Parsha Emor
March 30 (Shabbos Chol Hamoad Pesach)
March 28 (First day of Passover)
March 16 Parsha Vayikra
March 9 Parsha Pekudei Hachodesh
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