
Central Synagogue Podcast
This is the podcast/audio archive of Manhattan's historic Central Synagogue- featuring sermons, music, lectures and conversations. Central Synagogue works tirelessly toward a world in which Judaism is central to the lives of people everywhere and is a profound and positive force for humanity.
Latest episodes

Oct 5, 2024 • 22min
SERMON: Rabbi Hilly Haber - Hearing The Cry of the Shofar in the New Year| Rosh HaShanah 5785
SERMON: Rabbi Hilly Haber - Hearing The Cry of the Shofar in the New Year| Rosh HaShanah 5785

Oct 4, 2024 • 12min
SERMON: Rabbinic Intern Brooklyn Michalowicz, "The Power of Apology: Four Steps to Teshuvah" - October 4th, 2024
Sermon by Brooklyn Michalowicz, "The Power of Apology: Four Steps to Teshuvah"October 4, 2024

Oct 4, 2024 • 23min
SERMON: Rabbi Lisa Rubin - Where You Go, I Will Go | Rosh HaShanah 5785
SERMON: Rabbi Lisa Rubin - Where You Go, I Will Go | Rosh HaShanah 5785

Oct 4, 2024 • 23min
SERMON: Rabbi Maurice Salth - Living in Days of Fear and Awe | Rosh HaShanah 5785
SERMON: Rabbi Maurice Salth - Living in Days of Fear and Awe | Rosh HaShanah 5785

Oct 3, 2024 • 27min
SERMON: Rabbi Angela Buchdahl - Grief Calls Us To Life | Erev Rosh HaShanah 5785
Sermon by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, "Grief Calls us to Life | Erev Rosh HaShanah 5785" October 2, 2024

Sep 27, 2024 • 11min
SERMON: Rabbi Sarah Berman, "The World to Come" - September 27, 2024
Sermon by Rabbi Sarah Berman, "The World to Come"September 27, 2024

Sep 27, 2024 • 27min
Finding Calm in the Psalms: "Samachti B'Omrim Li"
Psalm 122, which celebrates arriving in Jerusalem, receives majestic musical treatment from Cantor Charles Osborne, whose "Samachti B'Omrim Li" is beloved the world over. Cantor Osborne shares the story of this choral masterwork with Rabbi Andrew Kaplan Mandel.

Sep 20, 2024 • 12min
SERMON: Dr. Shira Epstein, "Still, Small Voice in Elul" - September 20, 2024
Sermon by Dr. Shira Epstein, "Still, Small Voice in Elul"September 20, 2024

Sep 20, 2024 • 19min
Finding Calm in the Psalms: Cantor Becky Mann
Where does strength come from? Cantor Becky Mann shares her answer through her musical setting of Psalm 118, "Ozi V'Zimrat Yah" -- and in conversation with Cantor Jenna Pearsall.

Sep 13, 2024 • 17min
Sermon by Gilad Kariv
Sermon by Gilad Kariv, September 13th, 2024