Beth El of Manhattan, Two-Testament Synagogue

By Rabbi Bruce L. Cohen

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Rabbi Bruce L. Cohen’s sermons at Congregation Beth El of Manhattan – an unaffiliated Conservative Synagogue of "Two-Testament" Judaism in the Upper East Side of New York City – where Jewish people and “People of Calling” (not born Jewish), and Interfaith couples come together in Manhattan since 1993 to observe, connect, and celebrate. For more information, please visit us online at www.bethelnyc.org or an Facebook.

Episode Date
With God And The 'Right' People
Apr 27, 2024
A Dermatologist On Leprosy - and More
Apr 20, 2024
"The Kindness and Severity of God"
Apr 13, 2024
Be Ready (Guest Speaker Scott Poticha)
Apr 06, 2024
Purim: The Beauty and Necessity Of Heroism
Mar 23, 2024
No Promise Is Needed
Mar 16, 2024
"We Are Not 'Orphans'"
Mar 09, 2024
Sound Bites vs Sound Doctrine
Feb 24, 2024
Following God's Pattern
Feb 17, 2024
All "Politics" Is Local
Feb 10, 2024
Right And Wrong "Fear Of God"
Feb 03, 2024
Follower, Fighter, or Fool?
Jan 27, 2024
They Knew
Jan 20, 2024
This Too Shall Pass
Jan 13, 2024
A Map of Sincerity and Its Opposite
Jan 06, 2024
The Prayer In Every Human Heart
Dec 30, 2023
Covenant Creates Meaning By Creating Community
Dec 23, 2023
The Word Creates Hope
Dec 16, 2023
Show Them Yeshua - A "Sermon-PLUS"
Dec 09, 2023
It Was Not Supposed To Be ThIs Way
Dec 02, 2023
Esau, The Good Ol' Boy
Nov 18, 2023
Balancing Engagement With Recovery
Nov 11, 2023
If Not For God, We Would Have Lost
Nov 04, 2023
Beauty And The Beast
Oct 28, 2023
In The Beginning - The Hamas Pogrom
Oct 14, 2023
The Universe Is A Sukkah
Sep 30, 2023
Rosh Hashanah 2023 A New Wave Of Galileos
Sep 16, 2023
Year 30 Sermon 1 "The Ballad Of Ethel Mertz"
Sep 02, 2023
Taming The Bandit In All Of Us
Aug 19, 2023
Righting Our Boats
Aug 12, 2023
The Way Out Of Fear
Aug 05, 2023
Shown
Jul 29, 2023
The Staff And The Scepter
Jul 15, 2023
Redeeming (Not Wasting) Your Time
Jul 08, 2023
Sermon in Cape Town, South Africa 7 July 2023
Jul 07, 2023
Accessing Messiah's Joy
Jul 01, 2023
Useful Religion
Jun 24, 2023
Moses And God Lost "All The 'Best' People"
Jun 17, 2023
Two Affirmers vs. Ten Nullifiers
Jun 10, 2023
The Chair and The Coffee Can
Jun 03, 2023
"'Perishing' Was Not The Last Word"
May 27, 2023
What Comes Naturally - NOT!
Apr 15, 2023
Messiah's Memorial in Passover
Apr 08, 2023
Everyone's Favorite Book (of the Torah) Part 2
Apr 01, 2023
Gathered
Mar 18, 2023
"'The' Focus"
Mar 11, 2023
Oui, Chef! (Yes, Boss!)
Feb 25, 2023
Profiting From Experience
Feb 18, 2023
Messiah's Rx
Feb 11, 2023
With A Little Help From My Friends
Feb 04, 2023
Are We Cleansed, Or Aren't We?
Jan 28, 2023
I'm Saving You Anyway
Jan 21, 2023
When God Comes Calling
Jan 14, 2023
I Want Whatever You're Smoking
Jan 07, 2023
A Promise Is A Promise
Dec 03, 2022
Rightly Using A New Season
Nov 19, 2022
Worthy of Worship
Nov 12, 2022
The Puzzle Of God's "Goodness"
Oct 29, 2022
Hard To Ignore ... But Not Impossible
Sep 25, 2022
UnDumbing The Faith
Sep 24, 2022
Bark And Water
Sep 17, 2022
Why God Teaches Humans (Audio Only)
Sep 10, 2022
Shoftim - Real Leaders For A Real Time
Sep 03, 2022
Time For Another Adventure (CBE 29th Anniversary)
Aug 27, 2022
God's Food - The Narrow Path
Aug 20, 2022
Comfort - And Now Something Completely Different!
Aug 13, 2022
Why God Erased His Own Temple
Aug 06, 2022
The Journey Continues
Jul 30, 2022
1992 Class On Messiah In The Dead Sea Scrolls
Jul 23, 2022
Bridge-Burners and Sky-Lighters
Jul 16, 2022
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
Jul 09, 2022
Rising Above Challenges Not Drowning In Them
Jul 02, 2022
Singing While Working - The "Anti-Korakh"
Jun 25, 2022
NEW SERMONS AGAIN ! :-) "Wisdom From Experience"
Jun 11, 2022
Erev Pesach, So No Shabbat Svc Tonight
Apr 15, 2022
Special Announcement
Feb 04, 2022
Advice vs. Orders
Jan 21, 2022
Through The Looking Glass
Jan 07, 2022
Things You Can't Un-See
Dec 24, 2021
The Essence of Healthy Prayer
Dec 10, 2021
A Person Has Arrived Seeking Good For Israel
Dec 03, 2021
God Fanning Fires
Nov 26, 2021
Today Jumps Off The Page
Nov 19, 2021
Life’s Two Fake-Outs
Nov 12, 2021
The Reality Of Duality (Spoken "in" South Africa)
Nov 05, 2021
What Brings You Joy?
Oct 29, 2021
Two Comforts: Integrity & Ubiquity
Oct 22, 2021
To All Our Jewish People Everywhere
Oct 15, 2021
Enough Is Enough
Oct 08, 2021
Genesis - The "Day" Objection
Oct 01, 2021
The Joy Of Having A Torah Pt. 2
Sep 24, 2021
Sukkot - We Are About What We DO, Not What We HAVE!
Sep 20, 2021
Nine Eleven: We Were Right Here
Sep 10, 2021
Rosh Hashanah 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa
Sep 06, 2021
Until
Sep 03, 2021
Appetite: How Laws Rescue Us From Self-Delusion
Aug 20, 2021
Bonus Teaching: Israel Is More Than A Destination Resort For Bible People
Aug 11, 2021
There Is No Other You
Aug 09, 2021
Shabbat Hazon - The Sabbath Of "Vision" (Clarity)
Jul 16, 2021
Passion As An Indicator (with Bonus "A Tale Of Two Spellings")
Jul 02, 2021
Analyze This - Taking A "No" From God
Jun 25, 2021
The Prayer In Every Heart
Jun 18, 2021
Why We Rewrite History
Jun 11, 2021
Which Truth Will Set You Free? (South Africa Sermon 3 in 2021)
Jun 04, 2021
Celebrating Asian Jewishness
May 28, 2021
On The Page And In Your Ear
May 21, 2021
Better Days Are Not A Pipe-Dream
May 14, 2021
Eema ("Mom")
May 07, 2021
Sound Doctrine & Sane Faith
Apr 30, 2021
Seeking So We Find
Apr 23, 2021
The Rational Making Room For The Impossible
Apr 16, 2021
Recovering Joy (Yom HaShoah Sermon)
Apr 09, 2021
"Is Truth Also Love?" (The "Afikomen" Dilemma)
Apr 02, 2021
"'The Great Shabbat' Is Also About Return"
Mar 26, 2021
"When Life Is Just Too Gross"
Mar 19, 2021
"People Who Move and Work"
Mar 12, 2021
"Having A 'God'Tan'"
Mar 05, 2021
Sermon In Cape Town, South Africa - after 21 Years Away
Feb 19, 2021
“Living The V’Ahavtah"
Feb 12, 2021
“Mentoring: How Not To Make Mistakes"
Feb 05, 2021
“How To Study The Bible – Part 2"
Jan 29, 2021
“How To Study The Bible - Part 1"
Jan 22, 2021
“Will Or Won’t Listen"
Jan 15, 2021
“The Truth-Hungry Heart”
Jan 08, 2021
“What Got You HERE Won’t Get You THERE"
Jan 01, 2021
“The Christ In Christmas"
Dec 25, 2020
“Two Responses To Truth"
Dec 18, 2020
“Hallel For What On Hanukkah?"
Dec 11, 2020
“Attaboy Expectations"
Dec 04, 2020
“The Song Of The Regiment"
Nov 27, 2020
11/20/2020 – “Turning The Page Of History"
Nov 20, 2020
11/13/2020 – “God's Stew of Order and Chaos"
Nov 13, 2020
11/6/2020 – “Pure Motives ARE Possible"
Nov 06, 2020
10/30/2020 – “Get Yourself Moving"
Oct 30, 2020
10/23/2020 – “How And Why God Tests People"
Oct 23, 2020
10/16/2020 – "Religious Firsts May Not Be Real Firsts"
Oct 16, 2020
10/11/2020 – “The Torah Sent For Us"
Oct 11, 2020
10/09/2020 – “A Person And A People"
Oct 09, 2020
10/3/2020 – Sukkot
Oct 03, 2020
9/28/2020 – Yom Kippur morning
Sep 28, 2020
9/27/2020 – Yom Kippur evening
Sep 27, 2020
9/25/2020 – Shabbat Shuva
Sep 25, 2020
9/18/2020 – Rosh Hashana 5781 – “Denting The Dark"
Sep 18, 2020
9/11/2020 – “Getting God Woke"
Sep 11, 2020
9/4/2020 – “Balancing Grace"
Sep 04, 2020
8/28/2020 – "God’s Kindness"
Aug 28, 2020
8/21/2020 – "Noticing Details"
Aug 21, 2020
8/14/2020 – The Clarity Of Fun And The Problem Of Pain
Aug 14, 2020
8/7/2020 – “Self-Loathing"
Aug 07, 2020
8/7/2020 – "Self-Loathing"
Aug 07, 2020
7/31/2020 – “The Art Of The Long View"
Jul 31, 2020
7/24/2020 – "Prying Your Heart Loose From The World"
Jul 24, 2020
7/17/2020 – “Mask Wearing"
Jul 17, 2020
7/10/2020 – Remember Love?
Jul 10, 2020
7/3/2020 – "The Passed Over Messiah" (repost)
Jul 03, 2020
7/3/2020 – "The Passed Over Messiah"
Jul 03, 2020
6/26/2020 – These Values
Jun 26, 2020
6/19/2020 – “God In The Fire"
Jun 19, 2020
6/12/2020 – "Conquering Self-Pity"
Jun 12, 2020
6/12/2020 – "Conquering Self-Pity Shelakh"
Jun 12, 2020
6/5/2020 – “Saving Truth”
Jun 06, 2020
5/29/2020 – “OOF” (audio fixed) – Shavuot
May 30, 2020
5/22/2020 – “Yom Yerushalayim”
May 23, 2020
5/15/2020 – “The Joy Of My Salvation”
May 16, 2020
5/8/2020 – “Unrecognized Habits”
May 09, 2020
5/1/2020 – “Positive Stillness”
May 02, 2020
4/24/2020 – “The Long View”
Apr 25, 2020
4/17/2020 – “One God And Tolerance”
Apr 18, 2020
4/10/2020 – “Understanding What Is Truly Possible”
Apr 11, 2020
4/3/2020 – “Shabbat HaGadol”
Apr 04, 2020
3/27/2020 – “God’s Economy”
Mar 28, 2020
3/20/2020 – “Barnabas”
Mar 21, 2020
3/13/2020 – “A New Normal”
Mar 14, 2020
3/6/2020 – “The Unfearing Life”
Mar 07, 2020
2/21/2020 – “Defeating Despair By Learning From Experience”
Feb 22, 2020
2/14/2020 – “Love Of The Truth”
Feb 15, 2020
2/7/2020 – “Truth Versus Benefits”
Feb 08, 2020
1/31/2020 – “Change Of Plans”
Feb 01, 2020
1/24/2020 – “Following God Or Using Him”
Jan 25, 2020
1/10/2020 – “How Destinies Are Made”
Jan 11, 2020
1/7/2020 – “Overcoming Training”
Jan 08, 2020
1/3/2020 – “Sheep Life In Wolf Town”
Jan 04, 2020
12/27/2019 – Hanukkah – “A Memorial Doughnut”
Dec 28, 2019
12/20/2019 – “Amadeus”
Dec 21, 2019
12/13/2019 – “Glory In The Mess”
Dec 14, 2019
12/6/2019 – “House of God”
Dec 07, 2019
11/27/2019 |”TNT” – Torah and Tefillah
Nov 28, 2019
11/22/2019 – “Living With Plan B”
Nov 23, 2019
11/15/2019 – “Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?”
Nov 15, 2019
11/9/2019 – “Git”
Nov 09, 2019
11/1/2019 – REDUB “A New True Beginning Part 2
Nov 01, 2019
11/1/2019 – “A True New Beginning – Part 2”
Nov 01, 2019
10/25/2019 – “A New True Beginning”
Oct 25, 2019
Simchat Torah 2019 – “Joy Of One Torah”
Oct 22, 2019
10/18/2019 – “Rejoice For Seven Days”
Oct 18, 2019
10/11/2019 – “Change”
Oct 11, 2019
Yom Kippur – “Confidence In Mercy”
Oct 10, 2019
Kol Nidre Yom Kippur – “Atonement Goes Boink”
Oct 09, 2019
Your Sputnik Moment
Oct 04, 2019
10/4/2019 – Your Sputnik Moment
Oct 04, 2019
Rosh HaShanah 2019 – “Let’s Get This Party Started”
Oct 01, 2019
Rosh HaShanah 2019 – “Let’s Get This Party Started”
Sep 29, 2019
9/20/2019 – “Selichot, The Missing Piece”
Sep 20, 2019
9/20/2019 – “Selichot, The Missing Piece”
Sep 20, 2019
9/13/2019 – “Evading Is Not Erasing”
Sep 13, 2019
9/6/2019 – “Driven To Speak”
Sep 07, 2019
9/6/2019 – “Driven To Speak”
Sep 06, 2019
8/23/2019 – “Justice And Mercy”
Aug 23, 2019
8/23/2019 – “Justice And Mercy”
Aug 23, 2019
8/16/2019 – “People OFF The Book”
Aug 16, 2019
8/9/2019 – Tish’a B’Av
Aug 09, 2019
8/2/2019 – “Golda On Broadway”
Aug 02, 2019
7/26/2019 – “Useful Righteousness”
Jul 26, 2019
7/19/2019 – “Savor The Awesome”
Jul 24, 2019
7/12/2009 – “Rewriting History”
Jul 13, 2019
Do-Be-Do-Be-Do 🎶
Jan 01, 1970
Theology Affects Translations
Jan 01, 1970
Sermon On Synagogue's 28th Anniversary
Jan 01, 1970