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Off the Pulpit with Rabbi David Wolpe

Off the Pulpit with Rabbi David Wolpe

By Sinai Temple

Podcasts of sermons, interviews and more from Rabbi David Wolpe, leader of the Los Angeles Sinai Temple. Named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek, David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and author of eight books.
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Bamidbar - Counting Jews and Jews Who Count

Off the Pulpit with Rabbi David Wolpe • By Sinai Temple • May 17, 2021

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Beshalach - The Funeral March to Freedom
Beshalach - The Funeral March to Freedom
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 02/04/2023 for Beshalach / Shabbat Shira
09:50
February 05, 2023
Shemot - The double legacy of MLK
Shemot - The double legacy of MLK
Saturday, January 14th  Ziegler Sanctuary Shabbat Service
06:16
January 15, 2023
Vayechi - The Seductions of the Scepter
Vayechi - The Seductions of the Scepter
Saturday, January 7  Ziegler Sanctuary Shabbat Service The Seductions of the Scepter: Sermon by Rabbi David Wolpe
17:01
January 08, 2023
Vayigash - What the White House Means
Vayigash - What the White House Means
Rabbi David Wolpe's sermon from 12/24/22 for Vayigash.
07:50
December 24, 2022
Vayeishev - The Meaning of Shabbat
Vayeishev - The Meaning of Shabbat
Rabbi David Wolpe's sermon from 12/11/22 for Vayeishev.
05:23
December 11, 2022
Toldot - A Different Israel
Toldot - A Different Israel
Rabbi David Wolpe's sermon from 11/26 for Toldot.
12:05
November 26, 2022
Lech L’cha - God and the Election
Lech L’cha - God and the Election
Rabbi David Wolpe's sermon from 11/06 for Lech L'cha.
10:32
November 05, 2022
Noach - Living for the Future World
Noach - Living for the Future World
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 10/29 for Noach.
10:33
October 29, 2022
Sukkot - The Fallen Sukkah
Sukkot - The Fallen Sukkah
Rabbi David Wolpe's sermon from 10/17 for Sukkot.
03:31
October 17, 2022
Chol Hamoed Sukkot - The Life and Death of Moshe Rabenu
Chol Hamoed Sukkot - The Life and Death of Moshe Rabenu
Sermon given on shabbat morning at 11:30 A.M. in Ziegler Sanctuary, October 15th, 2022.
10:06
October 15, 2022
Sukkot - Divine Lessons from the Lulav
Sukkot - Divine Lessons from the Lulav
First Day of Sukkot, Ziegler Sanctuary. Monday, October 10. 9:00 AM.
06:33
October 10, 2022
Ha'azinu - A Story of Everyday Goodness
Ha'azinu - A Story of Everyday Goodness
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 10/08 for Ha'azinu.
09:05
October 08, 2022
Yom Kippur 5783 - The Hand of God
Yom Kippur 5783 - The Hand of God
Sermon given Wednesday in Ziegler Sanctuary, October 5th, 2022.
31:27
October 05, 2022
Kol Nidre - What I Believe
Kol Nidre - What I Believe
Sermon given Tuesday Evening at 6:00 p.m. in Ziegler Sanctuary, October 4, 2022. 
22:42
October 05, 2022
Vayelech - Beginnings and Endings
Vayelech - Beginnings and Endings
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 10/01 for Vayelech.
07:49
October 01, 2022
Rosh Hashanah Live - Blessings in the Darkness
Rosh Hashanah Live - Blessings in the Darkness
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 9/26 for Rosh Hashanah Live.
07:07
September 27, 2022
Rosh Hashanah - Believing in your life
Rosh Hashanah - Believing in your life
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 9/26 for Rosh Hashanah Day 1.
26:27
September 26, 2022
Nitzavim - Three Words for the New Year
Nitzavim - Three Words for the New Year
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 9/24 for Nitzavim.
08:14
September 24, 2022
Ki Tavo - The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Ki Tavo - The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 9/10 for Ki Tavo.
09:01
September 17, 2022
Ki Teitzei - Is Everything Jewish???
Ki Teitzei - Is Everything Jewish???
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 9/10 for Ki Teitzei.
11:14
September 11, 2022
Eikev - God, Pandemic, and Community
Eikev - God, Pandemic, and Community
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 8/20 for Parashat Eikev.
08:20
August 20, 2022
Va'etchanan - Calling an Audible
Va'etchanan - Calling an Audible
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 8/13 for Parashat Va'etchanan.
08:21
August 13, 2022
Devarim - Sorrow and Vision
Devarim - Sorrow and Vision
"Sorrow and Vision" | Sermon by Rabbi David Wolpe  Aug 6, 2022 Saturday, Main Sanctuary Shabbat Service
13:23
August 06, 2022
Sh'lach - Overturning Roe v. Wade
Sh'lach - Overturning Roe v. Wade
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 6/25 for Parashat Sh'lach.
15:07
June 25, 2022
Behaalotecha - The Problem with Families
Behaalotecha - The Problem with Families
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 6/18/2022 for Behaalotecha.
05:41
June 18, 2022
Naso - I did it and I'm sorry.
Naso - I did it and I'm sorry.
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 6/11 for Parashat Naso.
09:09
June 11, 2022
Yizkor sermon | Rabbi David Wolpe
Yizkor sermon | Rabbi David Wolpe
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 06/06/22 for Yizkor
07:32
June 06, 2022
Acharei Mot - What Happened at Sinai?
Acharei Mot - What Happened at Sinai?
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 6/4/2022 for Acharei Mot.
12:08
June 06, 2022
Bechukotai - The Cost Of Distrust
Bechukotai - The Cost Of Distrust
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 5/28/2022 for BECHUKOTAI  
09:43
May 28, 2022
Behar - Does God Belong in Your Business?
Behar - Does God Belong in Your Business?
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 5/21/22 for Behar 
08:52
May 21, 2022
Kedoshim - Our Mothers and Ourselves
Kedoshim - Our Mothers and Ourselves
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 5/7 for Kedoshim
06:20
May 07, 2022
Acharei Mot - A Different Story of Israel
Acharei Mot - A Different Story of Israel
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 4/30 for Acharei Mot.
17:49
April 30, 2022
Pesach - Passover, Pandemics, and Possibilities
Pesach - Passover, Pandemics, and Possibilities
"Passover, Pandemics, and Possibilities" | Sermon by Rabbi David for Pesach  Saturday, April 23 at 9:00 a.m. 
11:06
April 23, 2022
Maror and Charoset - Bittersweetness
Maror and Charoset - Bittersweetness
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 4/16 for Maror and Charoset.
12:59
April 16, 2022
Tzav - A Narrow Bridge
Tzav - A Narrow Bridge
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 3/19 for Parashat Tzav.
12:01
March 21, 2022
Vayikra - Deep Calls to Deep
Vayikra - Deep Calls to Deep
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 3/12 for Parashat Vayikra.
11:27
March 14, 2022
Pekudei - Rewriting the Jewish Story
Pekudei - Rewriting the Jewish Story
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 3/5 for Parashat Pekudei.
10:12
March 07, 2022
Vayakhel - Ukraine, Israel and Auto-Emancipation
Vayakhel - Ukraine, Israel and Auto-Emancipation
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 2/26 for Parashat Vayakhel.
21:47
March 01, 2022
Ki Tisa - Masks, Media, Children and Community
Ki Tisa - Masks, Media, Children and Community
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 2/19 for Parashat Ki Tisa.
16:13
February 22, 2022
Terumah - Commodities and Gifts
Terumah - Commodities and Gifts
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 2/5 for Parashat Terumah.
07:57
February 07, 2022
Mishpatim - The Morality of the Olympics: 1936 and 2022
Mishpatim - The Morality of the Olympics: 1936 and 2022
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 1/29 for Parashat Mishpatim.
09:04
January 30, 2022
Yitro - What is the Point of the Ten Commandments?
Yitro - What is the Point of the Ten Commandments?
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 1/22 for Parashat Yitro.
08:15
January 24, 2022
Beshalach - A Poem Lovely as a Tree
Beshalach - A Poem Lovely as a Tree
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 1/15 for Parashat Beshalach.
06:34
January 17, 2022
Bo - The Magic of Gifts
Bo - The Magic of Gifts
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 1/8 for Parashat Bo.
09:11
January 10, 2022
Va'erah - Promises and Resolutions
Va'erah - Promises and Resolutions
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 1/1 for Parashat Va'erah.
08:14
January 03, 2022
Vayechi - L'Dor Vador
Vayechi - L'Dor Vador
Rabbi David Wolpe's weekly sermon from 12/18 for Parashat Vayechi.
06:11
December 20, 2021
Vayeshev - Mirrors and Windows
Vayeshev - Mirrors and Windows
09:48
November 27, 2021
Vayishlach - Face to Face
Vayishlach - Face to Face
08:27
November 21, 2021
Toldot - Rise
Toldot - Rise
06:50
November 07, 2021
Vayera - Loving the Ladder
Vayera - Loving the Ladder
09:06
October 24, 2021
Lech-Lecha - Mission Impossible
Lech-Lecha - Mission Impossible
10:42
October 17, 2021
Noach - Drunk and Disorderly
Noach - Drunk and Disorderly
08:48
October 10, 2021
Yizkor - The Empty Chair
Yizkor - The Empty Chair
08:10
September 30, 2021
Sukkot V - Why Do We Pray?
Sukkot V - Why Do We Pray?
07:38
September 26, 2021
Sukkot I - Three Reasons for Joy
Sukkot I - Three Reasons for Joy
05:13
September 22, 2021
Ha'Azinu - The Poetry of Life
Ha'Azinu - The Poetry of Life
08:50
September 19, 2021
Yom Kippur - Regrets, I've Had a Few
Yom Kippur - Regrets, I've Had a Few
20:00
September 19, 2021
Kol Nidre - Broken Tablets: How to Handle Our Regrets
Kol Nidre - Broken Tablets: How to Handle Our Regrets
17:34
September 19, 2021
Vayeilech - Our Story and Your Story
Vayeilech - Our Story and Your Story
11:01
September 12, 2021
1st Day of Rosh Hashanah
1st Day of Rosh Hashanah
18:54
September 08, 2021
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Raise Your Eyes
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Raise Your Eyes
04:45
September 07, 2021
Nitzavim - Stop!
Nitzavim - Stop!
08:03
September 05, 2021
Ki Tavo - Building a Future
Ki Tavo - Building a Future
09:53
August 29, 2021
Ki Teitzei - Preparing Your Heart for the High Holy Days
Ki Teitzei - Preparing Your Heart for the High Holy Days
10:38
August 22, 2021
Eikev - Modeling Relationships
Eikev - Modeling Relationships
08:39
August 01, 2021
Balak - Renewing an Ancient Blessing
Balak - Renewing an Ancient Blessing
08:21
June 27, 2021
Sh'lach - Jewish Learning, Jewish Future
Sh'lach - Jewish Learning, Jewish Future
11:44
June 06, 2021
Beha'alotcha - Memorial Day
Beha'alotcha - Memorial Day
19:36
May 31, 2021
Nasso - Different Kinds of Strength
Nasso - Different Kinds of Strength
10:50
May 23, 2021
Shavuot II - We Are All Passengers
Shavuot II - We Are All Passengers
14:09
May 23, 2021
Bamidbar - Counting Jews and Jews Who Count
Bamidbar - Counting Jews and Jews Who Count
14:50
May 17, 2021
Behar-Bechukotai - To Whom Do You Belong?
Behar-Bechukotai - To Whom Do You Belong?
11:12
May 10, 2021
Emor - Pilgrimage
Emor - Pilgrimage
10:23
May 02, 2021
Achrei Mot-Kedoshim - And Now for Something Completely Different
Achrei Mot-Kedoshim - And Now for Something Completely Different
10:28
April 25, 2021
Tazria-Metzora - When Not to Listen
Tazria-Metzora - When Not to Listen
10:09
April 18, 2021
Shmini - Rededicating the Temple
Shmini - Rededicating the Temple
11:41
April 12, 2021
Pesach VII - Freedom, Fear and Faith
Pesach VII - Freedom, Fear and Faith
10:41
April 05, 2021
Pesach I – Trauma and Torah
Pesach I – Trauma and Torah
14:08
March 29, 2021
Tzav - Big and Small
Tzav - Big and Small
08:07
March 28, 2021
Vayikra - No Chametz at the Seder
Vayikra - No Chametz at the Seder
10:34
March 21, 2021
Vayakhel-Pekudei - A Sermon In Song
Vayakhel-Pekudei - A Sermon In Song
03:40
March 21, 2021
Ki Tisa - Defenseless In a Vast World
Ki Tisa - Defenseless In a Vast World
10:27
March 07, 2021
Tetzaveh - Purim Doesn't End
Tetzaveh - Purim Doesn't End
11:16
March 01, 2021
Yitro - Why Do the Ten Commandments Matter?
Yitro - Why Do the Ten Commandments Matter?
10:30
February 07, 2021
Beshalach - What Is A Miracle?
Beshalach - What Is A Miracle?
11:12
January 31, 2021
Bo - God and the First Born
Bo - God and the First Born
08:26
January 24, 2021
Vaera - Hearts and Masks
Vaera - Hearts and Masks
10:43
January 17, 2021
Shemot - America, Past, Present and Future
Shemot - America, Past, Present and Future
11:44
January 10, 2021
Vayigash - Spiritual Finances
Vayigash - Spiritual Finances
11:01
December 27, 2020
Miketz - A Year of Miracles
Miketz - A Year of Miracles
11:56
December 20, 2020
Vayeshev - Different Kinds of Light
Vayeshev - Different Kinds of Light
08:01
December 20, 2020
Vayishlach - Different Sorts of Dreams
Vayishlach - Different Sorts of Dreams
11:25
December 06, 2020
Vayetzei - If You've Got Your Health...
Vayetzei - If You've Got Your Health...
06:14
November 29, 2020
Toldot - Isaac's Special Gift
Toldot - Isaac's Special Gift
09:17
November 22, 2020
Chayei Sara - We Must Do As Isaac Did
Chayei Sara - We Must Do As Isaac Did
11:54
November 14, 2020
Vayera - Coming Down The Mountain
Vayera - Coming Down The Mountain
13:59
November 08, 2020
Lech-Lecha - The First Influencer
Lech-Lecha - The First Influencer
12:41
November 01, 2020
Noach - Noah and the Tower - A Message for 2020
Noach - Noah and the Tower - A Message for 2020
11:32
October 25, 2020
Shmini Atseret - Answering the Sin of the Spies
Shmini Atseret - Answering the Sin of the Spies
10:39
October 11, 2020
Sukkot - Return To The Land
Sukkot - Return To The Land
04:32
October 11, 2020
Sukkot – The PTSD Holiday
Sukkot – The PTSD Holiday
10:25
October 04, 2020
Yom Kippur - The Dreams Of Others
Yom Kippur - The Dreams Of Others
14:36
September 30, 2020
Kol Nidre - Soft And Strong: A Different Way To Be
Kol Nidre - Soft And Strong: A Different Way To Be
16:52
September 30, 2020
Ha'Azinu - Lessons From One High Court To Another
Ha'Azinu - Lessons From One High Court To Another
09:27
September 27, 2020
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Number Our Days
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Number Our Days
05:29
September 21, 2020
1st Day of Rosh Hashanah - The Battlefront
1st Day of Rosh Hashanah - The Battlefront
13:35
September 21, 2020
Nitzavim-Vayeilech - Lockdown Lessons
Nitzavim-Vayeilech - Lockdown Lessons
10:04
September 13, 2020
Ki Tavo - Repeat Again
Ki Tavo - Repeat Again
09:03
September 06, 2020
Ki Teitzei - Forgetfulness - Good And Bad
Ki Teitzei - Forgetfulness - Good And Bad
09:48
August 30, 2020
Shoftim - How Life Imitates Chess
Shoftim - How Life Imitates Chess
11:17
August 23, 2020
Eikev - What We Learn From Aaron’s Death
Eikev - What We Learn From Aaron’s Death
29:30
August 09, 2020
Vaetchanan - Commanded to Love?
Vaetchanan - Commanded to Love?
07:59
August 02, 2020
Devarim - The Plight of Moses and His People
Devarim - The Plight of Moses and His People
12:16
July 26, 2020
Matot-Masei - Identity And Individuality: Are You Your Group?
Matot-Masei - Identity And Individuality: Are You Your Group?
11:12
July 19, 2020
Pinchas - What Should We Be Zealots For?
Pinchas - What Should We Be Zealots For?
13:05
July 12, 2020
Chukat-Balak - July 4th Isn’t Black and White
Chukat-Balak - July 4th Isn’t Black and White
15:35
July 10, 2020
Korach - Korach and the Pandemic – A Second Look
Korach - Korach and the Pandemic – A Second Look
12:30
June 28, 2020
Sh'lach - Reactivity: The Spies' Sin and Ours
Sh'lach - Reactivity: The Spies' Sin and Ours
09:44
June 21, 2020
Torah Class from June 18, 2020
Torah Class from June 18, 2020
18:20
June 21, 2020
Torah Class from June 11, 2020
Torah Class from June 11, 2020
21:34
June 17, 2020
Torah Class from June 4, 2020
Torah Class from June 4, 2020
18:13
June 17, 2020
Beha'alotcha - How We Talk To One Another
Beha'alotcha - How We Talk To One Another
10:53
June 14, 2020
Nasso - Lift Yourself And Others
Nasso - Lift Yourself And Others
10:02
June 07, 2020
Shavuot II -Sadness That Sinks, Sadness That Soars
Shavuot II -Sadness That Sinks, Sadness That Soars
11:03
May 31, 2020
Torah Class from May 28, 2020
Torah Class from May 28, 2020
24:02
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from May 21, 2020
Torah Class from May 21, 2020
20:55
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from May 14, 2020
Torah Class from May 14, 2020
23:39
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from May 7, 2020
Torah Class from May 7, 2020
26:41
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from April 30, 2020
Torah Class from April 30, 2020
22:04
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from April 23, 2020
Torah Class from April 23, 2020
16:55
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from April 2, 2020
Torah Class from April 2, 2020
26:16
May 30, 2020
Torah Class from March 26, 2020
Torah Class from March 26, 2020
26:20
May 30, 2020
Bamidbar - Are We in the Wilderness?
Bamidbar - Are We in the Wilderness?
11:11
May 24, 2020
Behar-Bechukotai - Marking Graduations in a Pandemic
Behar-Bechukotai - Marking Graduations in a Pandemic
11:39
May 17, 2020
Emor - Imahot - Mothers
Emor - Imahot - Mothers
06:01
May 09, 2020
Achrei Mot-Kedoshim - The Valley Of The Shadow
Achrei Mot-Kedoshim - The Valley Of The Shadow
10:15
May 03, 2020
Tazria-Metzora - The New Lashon Hara
Tazria-Metzora - The New Lashon Hara
10:12
April 25, 2020
Shmini - Coming Too Close
Shmini - Coming Too Close
09:35
April 19, 2020
Yizkor - Losses
Yizkor - Losses
11:27
April 17, 2020
Pesach III – Interregnum
Pesach III – Interregnum
14:10
April 12, 2020
Pesach I – What Would My Father Say?
Pesach I – What Would My Father Say?
21:03
April 11, 2020
Tzav - A Passover Like No Other
Tzav - A Passover Like No Other
10:41
April 05, 2020
Vayikra - The Meaning of Sacrifice
Vayikra - The Meaning of Sacrifice
08:20
March 29, 2020
Torah Class from March 19, 2020
Torah Class from March 19, 2020
26:43
March 19, 2020
Ki Tisa - Idols And Information
Ki Tisa - Idols And Information
09:18
March 15, 2020
Tetzaveh - Purim, Plague and Politics: A Report from AIPAC
Tetzaveh - Purim, Plague and Politics: A Report from AIPAC
08:23
March 08, 2020
SHEMOT – BECOMING A PEOPLE
SHEMOT – BECOMING A PEOPLE
January 2, 2016
13:10
January 02, 2016