Park Avenue Synagogue Podcast https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com Hear sermons, conversations, and select programs from Rabbi Cosgrove and the entire Park Avenue Synagogue clergy team to help round out your day. Don’t forget to subscribe to get a notification for our next episode. Listen to live recorded sessions and feel like you’re there at PAS! Find more information at www.pasyn.org or follow us @parkavenuesyn. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:05:46 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Religion & Spirituality:Judaism 1440 episodic Hear sermons, conversations, and programs from Rabbi Cosgrove and the entire Park Avenue Synagogue clergy team to help round out your day. Listen to live recorded sessions and feel like you’re there at PAS! Don’t forget to subscribe to get a notification for our next episode. Find more information at www.pasyn.org or follow us @parkavenuesyn. Park Avenue Synagogue Park Avenue Synagogue No false https://feed.podbean.com/parkavenuepodcast/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7678767/250129_PAS-Podcast-logo1400x14009wbu0.jpg Park Avenue Synagogue Podcast https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com 144 144 Rabbi Pink: An Eternal Monument (October 3, 2026) Rabbi Pink: An Eternal Monument (October 3, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-pink-an-eternal-monument-october-3-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-pink-an-eternal-monument-october-3-2026/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:05:46 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c5f6a9b7-e8cc-371f-a5fe-fca5943dc946 For his Yizkor sermon, Rabbi Pink explains the hidden meaning behind the matzevah, the stone erected to honor a deceased loved one.

]]> For his Yizkor sermon, Rabbi Pink explains the hidden meaning behind the matzevah, the stone erected to honor a deceased loved one.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 781 675 full After the Gates Close (Sukkot, 2026) After the Gates Close (Sukkot, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/after-the-gates-close-sukkot-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/after-the-gates-close-sukkot-2026/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:44:27 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a524e651-17cc-3597-9d8c-715049929bb1 As we go from Yom Kippur to Sukkot, Rabbi Zuckerman explains that we must use the inward reflection of Yom Kippur to move outward differently, because if we do not know and tell our own story, others will tell our story for us. 

]]> As we go from Yom Kippur to Sukkot, Rabbi Zuckerman explains that we must use the inward reflection of Yom Kippur to move outward differently, because if we do not know and tell our own story, others will tell our story for us. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1011 674 full Sukkot's Lessons on Communal Togetherness (Sukkot, 2026) Sukkot's Lessons on Communal Togetherness (Sukkot, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/sukkots-lessons-on-communal-togetherness-sukkot-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/sukkots-lessons-on-communal-togetherness-sukkot-2026/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:35:41 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5d5a8fec-2b06-33e2-b9cd-4fcf08315384 On the second day of Sukkot, Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder explores Rabbinic texts about the holiday and its rituals, uncovering Sukkot's call for Jewish unity even in times of strife.

]]> On the second day of Sukkot, Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder explores Rabbinic texts about the holiday and its rituals, uncovering Sukkot's call for Jewish unity even in times of strife.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 707 673 full Rabbi Cosgrove: Holy Desperation (Yom Kippur, 2026) Rabbi Cosgrove: Holy Desperation (Yom Kippur, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-cosgrove-holy-desperation-yom-kippur-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-cosgrove-holy-desperation-yom-kippur-2026/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:39:53 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/14946f83-2807-3996-ab70-9c6b2c119e04 As Yom Kippur draws to a close, Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that life is fleeting and none of us knows how long we will have. He urges us to live today so that were it to be our last day, we would have no regrets.

]]> As Yom Kippur draws to a close, Rabbi Cosgrove reminds us that life is fleeting and none of us knows how long we will have. He urges us to live today so that were it to be our last day, we would have no regrets.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 680 672 full Rabbi Koffman: Every Brilliant Thing (Yom Kippur, 2026) Rabbi Koffman: Every Brilliant Thing (Yom Kippur, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-koffman-every-brilliant-thing-yom-kippur-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-koffman-every-brilliant-thing-yom-kippur-2026/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:42:03 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/3f29a0f5-efbb-34c9-9c0b-51ec9e81e9e2 Rabbi Koffman discusses the very Jewish messages of this Broadway show, and how its teachings are especially appropriate for Yom Kippur.

]]> Rabbi Koffman discusses the very Jewish messages of this Broadway show, and how its teachings are especially appropriate for Yom Kippur.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 930 671 full Rabbi Zuckerman: Inheriting Courage (Yom Kippur, 2026) Rabbi Zuckerman: Inheriting Courage (Yom Kippur, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-zuckerman-inheriting-courage-yom-kippur-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-zuckerman-inheriting-courage-yom-kippur-2026/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:47:28 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/9e726bee-d827-39dc-ad85-d39d165b9cf8 Recalling moments from the Torah and Jewish history, Rabbi Zuckerman highlights the need for a broader Jewish historical imagination, one that remembers our moments of vulnerability without forgetting our moments of courage - because while trauma has a way of traveling through generations even when no one speaks about it, courage depends on someone telling the story.

]]> Recalling moments from the Torah and Jewish history, Rabbi Zuckerman highlights the need for a broader Jewish historical imagination, one that remembers our moments of vulnerability without forgetting our moments of courage - because while trauma has a way of traveling through generations even when no one speaks about it, courage depends on someone telling the story.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1673 670 full Rabbi Cosgrove: Out of the Picture (Yom Kippur, 2026) Rabbi Cosgrove: Out of the Picture (Yom Kippur, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-cosgrove-out-of-the-picture-yom-kippur-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-cosgrove-out-of-the-picture-yom-kippur-2026/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:37:33 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/0fc514fd-5e27-3822-9929-6e9386e09a6e What do we leave behind when we are no longer in the picture? Through the life and legacy of his mentor, Michael Brooks, Rabbi Cosgrove explains Yizkor not merely as a time to remember those we have lost, but as a call to carry forward their values, their work, and their love.

]]> What do we leave behind when we are no longer in the picture? Through the life and legacy of his mentor, Michael Brooks, Rabbi Cosgrove explains Yizkor not merely as a time to remember those we have lost, but as a call to carry forward their values, their work, and their love.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1036 669 full Rabbi Pink: Not Yet (Yom Kippur, 2026) Rabbi Pink: Not Yet (Yom Kippur, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-pink-not-yet-yom-kippur-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-pink-not-yet-yom-kippur-2026/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:30:04 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c34501fb-157e-324d-b039-f5414fa6679e Doing teshuvah – and, for that matter, making changes of any kind – is tremendously difficult. As Rabbi Pink explains, sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is shift your mindset from "no" to "not yet."

]]> Doing teshuvah – and, for that matter, making changes of any kind – is tremendously difficult. As Rabbi Pink explains, sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is shift your mindset from "no" to "not yet."

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1059 668 full Rabbi Zauzmer: The Buried Bowtie (Yom Kippur, 2026) Rabbi Zauzmer: The Buried Bowtie (Yom Kippur, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-zauzmer-the-buried-bowtie-yom-kippur-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-zauzmer-the-buried-bowtie-yom-kippur-2026/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:29:17 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e040e2cf-1d33-3bb8-9fee-f6628dccc4d6 In the year of Leonard Cohen's tenth yahrzeit, Rabbi Zauzmer honors him not only as the singer-songwriter we all know, but as an inventor of Jewish ritual. His powerful story is a reminder that ritual is how we make holy that which we cannot control.

]]> In the year of Leonard Cohen's tenth yahrzeit, Rabbi Zauzmer honors him not only as the singer-songwriter we all know, but as an inventor of Jewish ritual. His powerful story is a reminder that ritual is how we make holy that which we cannot control.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 893 667 full Rabbi Cosgrove: Taking Agency (Kol Nidrei, 2026) Rabbi Cosgrove: Taking Agency (Kol Nidrei, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-cosgrove-taking-agency-kol-nidrei-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-cosgrove-taking-agency-kol-nidrei-2026/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:28:15 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e286a089-e7cc-3970-91a3-fd01480452a3 What does it mean to take responsibility for our lives? From Genesis to September 11 to the confessions of Yom Kippur, Rabbi Cosgrove explores Judaism’s insistence that grievance never absolves us of agency, challenging us to stop asking who is to blame and start asking, What is mine to do?

]]> What does it mean to take responsibility for our lives? From Genesis to September 11 to the confessions of Yom Kippur, Rabbi Cosgrove explores Judaism’s insistence that grievance never absolves us of agency, challenging us to stop asking who is to blame and start asking, What is mine to do?

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1695 666 full Living by Two Clocks (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) Living by Two Clocks (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/living-by-two-clocks-rosh-hashanah-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/living-by-two-clocks-rosh-hashanah-2026/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:29:21 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6e987447-e2e8-330a-805d-e7c70e2a06e1 As we enter 5787, Rabbi Zuckerman reflects on the Jewish American experience with a story about Jonas Philips, a Jewish figure in the American Revolution, and discusses how the Jewish calendar is one of the most powerful communicators of Jewish identity that we possess.

]]> As we enter 5787, Rabbi Zuckerman reflects on the Jewish American experience with a story about Jonas Philips, a Jewish figure in the American Revolution, and discusses how the Jewish calendar is one of the most powerful communicators of Jewish identity that we possess.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1552 665 full Forever Expectant (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) Forever Expectant (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/forever-expectant-rosh-hashanah-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/forever-expectant-rosh-hashanah-2026/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:58:32 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a1c31f45-0fc6-3d9f-af28-a9af0db3d12d Rabbi Zauzmer illuminates the meaning of the prayer “Hayom Harat Olam” and shares her own experience of pregnancy and expecting.

]]> Rabbi Zauzmer illuminates the meaning of the prayer “Hayom Harat Olam” and shares her own experience of pregnancy and expecting.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 381 664 full All in the Jewish Family (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) All in the Jewish Family (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/all-in-the-jewish-family-rosh-hashanah-day-1-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/all-in-the-jewish-family-rosh-hashanah-day-1-2026/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:09:31 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d9f61f51-2780-38d3-9a0b-4c7011aab470 How can Jews with different relationships to Zionism remain bound to one another? Using history as his guide, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on Jewish peoplehood, arguing that our future depends on sustaining a shared community capacious enough to hold disagreement without surrendering responsibility for one another.

]]> How can Jews with different relationships to Zionism remain bound to one another? Using history as his guide, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on Jewish peoplehood, arguing that our future depends on sustaining a shared community capacious enough to hold disagreement without surrendering responsibility for one another.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1933 663 full Returning Home (Erev Rosh Hashanah, 2026) Returning Home (Erev Rosh Hashanah, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/returning-home-erev-rosh-hashanah-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/returning-home-erev-rosh-hashanah-2026/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:08:44 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d81c815a-d2d2-3677-9c5b-5abec1dd4892 What does it mean to come home to ourselves—and to reckon with the patterns, wounds, and inheritances that have shaped us? Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on teshuvah as the work of return: naming what we carry, changing what we can, and refusing to let the past determine the future.

]]> What does it mean to come home to ourselves—and to reckon with the patterns, wounds, and inheritances that have shaped us? Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on teshuvah as the work of return: naming what we carry, changing what we can, and refusing to let the past determine the future.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1081 662 full Wonder and Awe (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) Wonder and Awe (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/wonder-and-awe-rosh-hashanah-day-1-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/wonder-and-awe-rosh-hashanah-day-1-2026/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:23:26 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c20fcba7-91d4-30ad-9bd8-b45084db7dd6 Rabbi Koffman invites us to step back and look at our lives with a fresh perspective – and to respond to the “inconceivable surprise of living” with gratitude, prayer, and wonder.

]]> Rabbi Koffman invites us to step back and look at our lives with a fresh perspective – and to respond to the “inconceivable surprise of living” with gratitude, prayer, and wonder.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 427 661 full The End of the Story (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) The End of the Story (Rosh Hashanah, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-end-of-the-story-rosh-hashanah-day-1-2026/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-end-of-the-story-rosh-hashanah-day-1-2026/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:26:14 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/36f2effb-c2c0-3476-b5e3-98c7d93682c6 There are many reasons why people do mitzvot. But are some reasons better than others? Rabbi Pink explores what motivates people to do Jewish actions, and how a different internal approach can help make those actions more enduring.

]]> There are many reasons why people do mitzvot. But are some reasons better than others? Rabbi Pink explores what motivates people to do Jewish actions, and how a different internal approach can help make those actions more enduring.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 929 660 full Don’t Let Your Empathy Atrophy Don’t Let Your Empathy Atrophy https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/don-t-let-your-empathy-atrophy/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/don-t-let-your-empathy-atrophy/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:26:02 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c3ff0166-9965-303a-a722-3c2a5cae4438 In the lead-up to the High Holidays, Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder encourages us to atone for the sins we have committed by hardening our hearts, reminding us of our tradition’s demand to look our fellow humans in the eye and bear witness to their pain. 

]]> In the lead-up to the High Holidays, Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder encourages us to atone for the sins we have committed by hardening our hearts, reminding us of our tradition’s demand to look our fellow humans in the eye and bear witness to their pain. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 965 659 full Leaving Behind a Legacy Leaving Behind a Legacy https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/leaving-behind-a-legacy/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/leaving-behind-a-legacy/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:35:34 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6b7b5057-8244-38ba-858f-912c69a0d6bd With the memory of Dolly Parton on all of our minds, Rabbi Zauzmer leads a discussion about what we can leave behind for the next generation.

]]> With the memory of Dolly Parton on all of our minds, Rabbi Zauzmer leads a discussion about what we can leave behind for the next generation.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 868 658 full L'dor V'dor: Sandra and Jane L'dor V'dor: Sandra and Jane https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-sandra-and-jane/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-sandra-and-jane/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:50:40 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/58957f79-ed87-35f6-881b-5f1f79b0e25b For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 674 657 full Rabbi Pink: You Must Not Remain Indifferent Rabbi Pink: You Must Not Remain Indifferent https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-pink-you-must-not-remain-indifferent/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbi-pink-you-must-not-remain-indifferent/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:10:49 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/44270ba4-61e4-36a5-9682-cfb1107c967d Rabbi Pink teaches how the mitzvah of returning lost objects is connected to the process of preparing for the High Holidays.

]]> Rabbi Pink teaches how the mitzvah of returning lost objects is connected to the process of preparing for the High Holidays.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1053 656 full L'dor V'dor: Dana and Debbie L'dor V'dor: Dana and Debbie https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-dana-and-debbie/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-dana-and-debbie/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:32:32 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/80adbf9e-d117-3bbc-a61d-10dd6ac9b51b For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 964 655 full A Month to Prepare A Month to Prepare https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-month-to-prepare/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-month-to-prepare/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:45:11 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/9a88996e-a4c7-37a7-8183-84af68a9c9b8 Rabbi Zuckerman explains that, as the final month before the High Holidays, Elul gives us a chance to reflect on the past year: What kind of Jews have we been, and what kind of people have we become?

]]> Rabbi Zuckerman explains that, as the final month before the High Holidays, Elul gives us a chance to reflect on the past year: What kind of Jews have we been, and what kind of people have we become?

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 810 654 full L'dor V'dor: Ruth and Sophie L'dor V'dor: Ruth and Sophie https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-ruth-and-sophie/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-ruth-and-sophie/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:01:00 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c26951bd-b122-39bb-9db5-bb03f06c3f20 For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 756 653 full L'dor V'dor: Les and Hayden L'dor V'dor: Les and Hayden https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-les-and-hayden/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-les-and-hayden/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:28:14 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6a752083-68d3-3f9e-8700-b882206f4c96 For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 688 652 full Slowing the Rush to Judgement Slowing the Rush to Judgement https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/slowing-the-rush-to-judgement/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/slowing-the-rush-to-judgement/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:09:43 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/85693267-b0c2-3cb9-9cc3-4520f3ba5bb0 Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder speaks about Cities of Refuge, her experience volunteering on Rikers Island, and what the Torah can teach us about not judging others. 

]]> Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder speaks about Cities of Refuge, her experience volunteering on Rikers Island, and what the Torah can teach us about not judging others. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 761 651 full L'dor V'dor: Freema and Emme L'dor V'dor: Freema and Emme https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-freema-and-emme/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-freema-and-emme/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:16:34 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5d1fba53-80da-3468-b51f-a0e3574b0bdf For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 710 650 full L'dor V'dor: Miriam and Gabrielle L'dor V'dor: Miriam and Gabrielle https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-miriam-and-gabrielle/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-miriam-and-gabrielle/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:15:43 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6118dca4-0e6f-39ba-ad30-8978a41e3088 For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1127 649 full L'dor V'dor: Joan, Romy, and Rachel L'dor V'dor: Joan, Romy, and Rachel https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-joan-romy-and-rachel/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-joan-romy-and-rachel/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:31:34 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d23c0c9e-19c8-380d-aed0-32f572e1a80f For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 700 648 full L'dor V'dor: Howard and Russell L'dor V'dor: Howard and Russell https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-howard-and-russell/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-howard-and-russell/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:23:49 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5ceb3596-1ee3-395d-8c11-5bd99aae88a8 For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges, and learn Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1154 647 full Democracy in America Democracy in America https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/democracy-in-america/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/democracy-in-america/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:30:04 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5871a719-54ed-3acb-974b-1af2b03ab8f1 Rabbi Pink marks the 4th of July with a sermon about the American and Jewish histories of engaging in civic life through forming organizations and contributing your most valuable resource: your time. 

]]> Rabbi Pink marks the 4th of July with a sermon about the American and Jewish histories of engaging in civic life through forming organizations and contributing your most valuable resource: your time. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 892 646 full L'dor V'dor: Connie, Roxanne, and Harry L'dor V'dor: Connie, Roxanne, and Harry https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-connie-roxanne-and-harry/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-connie-roxanne-and-harry/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:15:50 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a1ef0a5e-0d32-3316-81e2-963e5c393c07 For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges across intergenerational divides, and learn about Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—teens met with seniors to form connections, build bridges across intergenerational divides, and learn about Jewish history through personal testimony. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 596 645 full A People Who Dwell Alone A People Who Dwell Alone https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-people-who-dwell-alone/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-people-who-dwell-alone/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:37:05 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/deb1746f-a2c7-3b49-b20b-98fd6b2d5828 Rabbi Zuckerman reminds us that even though there have been many times throughout history when the Jewish people had to stand in isolation, there is a profound difference between being willing to stand alone and believing that we are destined to be alone. 

]]> Rabbi Zuckerman reminds us that even though there have been many times throughout history when the Jewish people had to stand in isolation, there is a profound difference between being willing to stand alone and believing that we are destined to be alone. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 895 644 full L'dor V'dor: Alain and Jesse L'dor V'dor: Alain and Jesse https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-alain-and-jesse/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-alain-and-jesse/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:02:23 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/fe9e2473-6c79-3b68-99ce-b7ade896ae31 For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—our teens met with seniors in our community to form connections, build bridges across intergenerational divides, and learn about Jewish history through personal testimony. Produced by congregant Rya Backer, these stories are a time capsule of New York and PAS Jewry.

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—our teens met with seniors in our community to form connections, build bridges across intergenerational divides, and learn about Jewish history through personal testimony. Produced by congregant Rya Backer, these stories are a time capsule of New York and PAS Jewry.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 760 643 full Living for the Past, Present, and Future Living for the Past, Present, and Future https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/living-for-the-past-present-and-future/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/living-for-the-past-present-and-future/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:30:34 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/bec118a6-3772-3dd5-9f19-2d20396d0b36 A trip to Israel reminded Rabbi Zuckerman of one of the great themes of Jewish history: to nurture life and hope long before we see the conditions that seem to warrant them. 

]]> A trip to Israel reminded Rabbi Zuckerman of one of the great themes of Jewish history: to nurture life and hope long before we see the conditions that seem to warrant them. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 891 642 full It Only Takes One: Pride Shabbat It Only Takes One: Pride Shabbat https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/it-only-takes-one-pride-shabbat/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/it-only-takes-one-pride-shabbat/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:27:15 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/7e52721a-ac41-37e5-8978-6db72139e7b2 What happens when our youth lack role models who reflect their identities? On Pride Shabbat, Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder shared her story as a lesbian rabbi-in-training and the importance of role models, including the teacher who inspired her to live her authentic life.

]]> What happens when our youth lack role models who reflect their identities? On Pride Shabbat, Rabbinic Intern Claire Davidson Bruder shared her story as a lesbian rabbi-in-training and the importance of role models, including the teacher who inspired her to live her authentic life.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 559 641 full June is the New November June is the New November https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/june-is-the-new-november/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/june-is-the-new-november/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:26:24 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/8704f57e-5e60-3319-bac3-1be2d681b179 Rabbi Zauzmer implores us to vote and increase our local civic engagement, inspired by the courage of two of the twelve scouts in this week's Torah portion.

]]> Rabbi Zauzmer implores us to vote and increase our local civic engagement, inspired by the courage of two of the twelve scouts in this week's Torah portion.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 952 640 full L'dor V'dor: Joanne, Charlie, and Caroline L'dor V'dor: Joanne, Charlie, and Caroline https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-joanne-charlie-and-caroline/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-joanne-charlie-and-caroline/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:19:46 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/fd46d234-1e61-3a08-bfbd-735ded5412ad For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—our teens met with seniors in our community to form connections, build bridges across intergenerational divides, and learn about Jewish history through personal testimony. Produced by congregant Rya Backer, these stories are a time capsule of New York and PAS Jewry.

]]> For L'dor V'dor—the Teen Oral History project—our teens met with seniors in our community to form connections, build bridges across intergenerational divides, and learn about Jewish history through personal testimony. Produced by congregant Rya Backer, these stories are a time capsule of New York and PAS Jewry.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 799 639 full The Torah of the Knicks The Torah of the Knicks https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-torah-of-the-knicks/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-torah-of-the-knicks/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:22:11 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a16a8913-cd69-3cbf-8133-df8c78dc59bc Rabbi Pink connects the New York Knicks' success to a lesson in this week's Torah portion about the menorah that stood in the Mishkan. Whether building a team, a menorah, or a Jewish community, every single piece matters.

]]> Rabbi Pink connects the New York Knicks' success to a lesson in this week's Torah portion about the menorah that stood in the Mishkan. Whether building a team, a menorah, or a Jewish community, every single piece matters.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 919 638 full The Samson Syndrome The Samson Syndrome https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-samson-syndrome/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-samson-syndrome/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:16:12 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/bc780f84-ec8f-3985-913e-a082ef2a0aee What happens when the desire to belong becomes more important than remaining true to who we are? Drawing on the tragic story of Samson, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on Jewish pride, political responsibility, and the dangers of seeking validation from those who ask us to leave parts of ourselves behind.

]]> What happens when the desire to belong becomes more important than remaining true to who we are? Drawing on the tragic story of Samson, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on Jewish pride, political responsibility, and the dangers of seeking validation from those who ask us to leave parts of ourselves behind.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1158 637 full Fully Human, Fully Remembered Fully Human, Fully Remembered https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/fully-human-fully-remembered/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/fully-human-fully-remembered/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 11:48:31 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d47faf68-6fe2-3281-9008-ddb0cb85d145 How does one remain in relationship with an imperfect world, imperfect people, and the memories of imperfect loved ones who dwell in our hearts? Drawing on the themes of Shavuot, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on the spiritual challenge of relinquishing perfection while still choosing forgiveness, memory, and relationship.

]]> How does one remain in relationship with an imperfect world, imperfect people, and the memories of imperfect loved ones who dwell in our hearts? Drawing on the themes of Shavuot, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on the spiritual challenge of relinquishing perfection while still choosing forgiveness, memory, and relationship.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 867 636 full The Book of Naomi The Book of Naomi https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-book-of-naomi/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-book-of-naomi/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 11:47:53 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6874e33e-3787-3fe8-be86-26108ef85c69 Rabbi Zauzmer discusses why Naomi is the real main character in the Book of Ruth, and how we can learn from her journey back to joy and wholeness after unimaginable tragedy.

]]> Rabbi Zauzmer discusses why Naomi is the real main character in the Book of Ruth, and how we can learn from her journey back to joy and wholeness after unimaginable tragedy.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 950 635 full Lest We Forget Lest We Forget https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/lest-we-forget/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/lest-we-forget/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 10:07:51 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/27666dc4-756c-3be7-b228-e875c6ca0d27 As debates over Zionism grow increasingly fraught within American Jewry, Rabbi Cosgrove explores how the meaning of Zionism itself has shifted across generations. Drawing on the wilderness narratives of the Book of Numbers, he argues for a Judaism rooted in memory, responsibility, and engaged Jewish self-determination.

]]> As debates over Zionism grow increasingly fraught within American Jewry, Rabbi Cosgrove explores how the meaning of Zionism itself has shifted across generations. Drawing on the wilderness narratives of the Book of Numbers, he argues for a Judaism rooted in memory, responsibility, and engaged Jewish self-determination.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1114 634 full The Ethics of Protest The Ethics of Protest https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-ethics-of-protest/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-ethics-of-protest/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 14:12:34 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/2722c428-9009-3c59-8cf8-7928e3c2164b From commencements to demonstrations outside synagogues, we are struggling to answer the same urgent question: When does protest deepen democracy, and when does it fray the ties that bind? Rabbi Cosgrove argues for a Judaism that honors dissent while insisting upon dignity, restraint, and covenantal responsibility.

]]> From commencements to demonstrations outside synagogues, we are struggling to answer the same urgent question: When does protest deepen democracy, and when does it fray the ties that bind? Rabbi Cosgrove argues for a Judaism that honors dissent while insisting upon dignity, restraint, and covenantal responsibility.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1028 633 full Not the Whole Story Not the Whole Story https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/not-the-whole-story/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/not-the-whole-story/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 11:22:35 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/38513edf-f8be-372a-8d18-67baae9d3933 Rabbi Zuckerman explores Albert Einstein’s relationship to Zionism and the dangers of reducing complex history to sound bites and half-truths.  

]]> Rabbi Zuckerman explores Albert Einstein’s relationship to Zionism and the dangers of reducing complex history to sound bites and half-truths.  

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 801 632 full Shabbat Dinner with JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz (April 24, 2026) Shabbat Dinner with JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz (April 24, 2026) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/jts-chancellor-dr-shuly-rubin-schwartz/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/jts-chancellor-dr-shuly-rubin-schwartz/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 09:25:33 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/1ef3f15b-aaae-395b-bb21-e38c6d5937cc We welcomed JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz to share remarks during Shabbat dinner, and honor her extraordinary service and leadership, which have left a lasting imprint on our community.

]]> We welcomed JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz to share remarks during Shabbat dinner, and honor her extraordinary service and leadership, which have left a lasting imprint on our community.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 2792 631 full Aharei Mot-K’doshim: The Blame Game Aharei Mot-K’doshim: The Blame Game https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/aharei-mot-k-doshim-the-blame-game/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/aharei-mot-k-doshim-the-blame-game/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:30:17 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/48486165-2b18-3eaf-bcbf-42b4e6a89e0f Blame is easy; self-reflection is hard. Rabbi Cosgrove explores the instinct to deflect responsibility onto others and calls, in the spirit of Aharei Mot-K’doshim, for a turn inward, where critique begins with humility, responsibility, and the courage to examine oneself.

]]> Blame is easy; self-reflection is hard. Rabbi Cosgrove explores the instinct to deflect responsibility onto others and calls, in the spirit of Aharei Mot-K’doshim, for a turn inward, where critique begins with humility, responsibility, and the courage to examine oneself.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1058 630 full An Age-Old Question An Age-Old Question https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/an-age-old-question/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/an-age-old-question/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:30:04 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/0bb32a67-f9d4-3a70-a077-22523ad7ddca How do the Jewish people remember tragedy? In this time of memorial and celebration, Rabbi Zuckerman turns to a lesson from the rabbis in the aftermath of the destruction of the temple: to not mourn a devastating loss is impossible, but to mourn too much is also not permitted. Life continues. 

]]> How do the Jewish people remember tragedy? In this time of memorial and celebration, Rabbi Zuckerman turns to a lesson from the rabbis in the aftermath of the destruction of the temple: to not mourn a devastating loss is impossible, but to mourn too much is also not permitted. Life continues. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1085 629 full It's About Time It's About Time https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/its-about-time/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/its-about-time/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:28:05 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a925222a-d48c-3f68-826d-14015dd56e61 What holds the Jewish people together across difference and distance? Rabbi Cosgrove explores the triad of time, text, and territory, beginning with Jewish time as the rhythm that shapes how we live and belong.

]]> What holds the Jewish people together across difference and distance? Rabbi Cosgrove explores the triad of time, text, and territory, beginning with Jewish time as the rhythm that shapes how we live and belong.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 992 628 full A Quiet Act of Continuity A Quiet Act of Continuity https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-quiet-act-of-continuity/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-quiet-act-of-continuity/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:33:53 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/296bbdd2-bb0b-36bc-93bf-b24c4ca9e5a8 Rabbi Zuckerman delivers a poignant message on the final day of Passover: Jewish life is found not only in its grand expressions, but in its quieter ones as well.

]]> Rabbi Zuckerman delivers a poignant message on the final day of Passover: Jewish life is found not only in its grand expressions, but in its quieter ones as well.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 855 627 full Go and Learn Go and Learn https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/go-and-learn/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/go-and-learn/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:16:09 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a7c3a3b2-90fd-3c6d-aabe-749b8227959e Rabbi Pink explains how the Passover Seder demonstrates the importance of asking questions and learning from everyone around us.

]]> Rabbi Pink explains how the Passover Seder demonstrates the importance of asking questions and learning from everyone around us.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 753 626 full Slaves to Our Phones Slaves to Our Phones https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/slaves-to-our-phones/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/slaves-to-our-phones/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:03:36 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/19ae73c8-28d6-351d-8fbd-e618e7d3c65a What does it really mean to be free? On the Shabbat of Passover, Rabbi Zauzmer encourages us to ask this question and suggests that if we can never put our phones down, we are not truly free.

]]> What does it really mean to be free? On the Shabbat of Passover, Rabbi Zauzmer encourages us to ask this question and suggests that if we can never put our phones down, we are not truly free.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 697 625 full Reframing Our Story Reframing Our Story https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/reframing-our-story/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/reframing-our-story/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:53:37 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/7acaa534-e0ad-31a5-aa36-9c135538ad9a Touching on one rabbi's response to a pro-Palestine campus display and the Passover Seder, Rabbi Zuckerman reminds us that to be a Jew is to tell a story that begins in pain, but does not end there; rather, it's to insist that there is a path from suffering to hope.

]]> Touching on one rabbi's response to a pro-Palestine campus display and the Passover Seder, Rabbi Zuckerman reminds us that to be a Jew is to tell a story that begins in pain, but does not end there; rather, it's to insist that there is a path from suffering to hope.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 840 624 full Us and Them Us and Them https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/us-and-them/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/us-and-them/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:53:11 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/1f38054a-7283-3041-b523-ddd1dc0331a3 Do you tell the Passover story as a tale of “us” versus “them”? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that binary distinctions between good and bad do not tell the whole story, not in the past, and not now. He encourages us to acknowledge and thank non-Jews who have supported our people.

]]> Do you tell the Passover story as a tale of “us” versus “them”? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that binary distinctions between good and bad do not tell the whole story, not in the past, and not now. He encourages us to acknowledge and thank non-Jews who have supported our people.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 599 623 full Calling Balls and Strikes Calling Balls and Strikes https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/calling-balls-and-strikes/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/calling-balls-and-strikes/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:36:15 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/9f49a4ce-e43e-3b59-8028-7bf189049bdc With baseball season beginning this week, Rabbi Zauzmer discusses automatic balls and strikes, and the humility that the new rule brings to the game.

]]> With baseball season beginning this week, Rabbi Zauzmer discusses automatic balls and strikes, and the humility that the new rule brings to the game.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 616 622 full Presence in Absence Presence in Absence https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/presence-in-absence/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/presence-in-absence/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:20:41 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/cede8a9c-1fee-3b9c-94aa-f7129e431f20 What can we learn from Torah readings that recount details of rituals and structures that no longer exist? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that the connections we make with other people are sacred and persist even when the other person is not physically with us.

]]> What can we learn from Torah readings that recount details of rituals and structures that no longer exist? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that the connections we make with other people are sacred and persist even when the other person is not physically with us.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 715 621 full Seeking God's Face Seeking God's Face https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/seeking-gods-face-1773148257/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/seeking-gods-face-1773148257/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:10:57 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/0d851e0a-c7a7-3a21-815a-0efe7ca81699 There are moments when God’s face feels hidden and faith itself seems beyond reach. Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that even when we cannot see the face of God directly, we may still encounter the divine in the face of another.

]]> There are moments when God’s face feels hidden and faith itself seems beyond reach. Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that even when we cannot see the face of God directly, we may still encounter the divine in the face of another.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 948 620 full A Stiff-Necked People A Stiff-Necked People https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-stiff-necked-people/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-stiff-necked-people/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:34:12 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/aa88ca80-5f48-3296-944e-8815dd32f501 When is stubbornness a flaw and when does it become necessary for a people to survive? From Menachem Begin's stance against accepting reparations from Germany to the Israelites worshiping the Golden Calf, Rabbi Zuckerman discusses the characterization of Jews as a a "stiff-necked people."

]]> When is stubbornness a flaw and when does it become necessary for a people to survive? From Menachem Begin's stance against accepting reparations from Germany to the Israelites worshiping the Golden Calf, Rabbi Zuckerman discusses the characterization of Jews as a a "stiff-necked people."

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1016 618 full Cantor Cast: Long Spiel Short Cantor Cast: Long Spiel Short https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/cantor-cast-long-spiel-short/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/cantor-cast-long-spiel-short/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:47:29 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c641aa57-0c2c-3ce1-94da-150f95dc40d6 Join us as Cantor Davis and cantorial intern Kelsey Bailey discuss all things Purim spiel, and get to know Kelsey better.

]]> Join us as Cantor Davis and cantorial intern Kelsey Bailey discuss all things Purim spiel, and get to know Kelsey better.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1503 617 full Do Clothes Make the Person? Do Clothes Make the Person? https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/do-clothes-make-the-person/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/do-clothes-make-the-person/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:53:59 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/b2a5f77b-1cf6-3075-9b1a-bf809c16d88a Rabbi Zuckerman explores why the Torah goes into such detail about the clothing one should wear in a sacred space. Clothing, according to the Torah, is not decorative. Rather, it binds us and shapes us. In the biblical imagination, clothing does not merely express identity – it creates identity. 

]]> Rabbi Zuckerman explores why the Torah goes into such detail about the clothing one should wear in a sacred space. Clothing, according to the Torah, is not decorative. Rather, it binds us and shapes us. In the biblical imagination, clothing does not merely express identity – it creates identity. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 987 616 full The Big Debate Over the Big Game The Big Debate Over the Big Game https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-big-debate-over-the-big-game/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-big-debate-over-the-big-game/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:37:12 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/7d1ffef4-43d8-3343-bfac-a7298d45dcec Rabbi Zauzmer discusses the recent Super Bowl ad about antisemitism and encourages us to spend more time fighting antisemites than we spend fighting one another. 

]]> Rabbi Zauzmer discusses the recent Super Bowl ad about antisemitism and encourages us to spend more time fighting antisemites than we spend fighting one another. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 653 615 full They Are Home They Are Home https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/they-are-home/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/they-are-home/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:20:35 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/bdd7bcba-bed3-36e0-b3b3-ec21f2e6b850 Rabbi Zuckerman speaks about the repatriation of the body of the last hostage in Gaza, Master Sergeant Ran Gvili – linking his return home to this week’s parashah, where Moses carries Joseph’s bones out of Egypt.

]]> Rabbi Zuckerman speaks about the repatriation of the body of the last hostage in Gaza, Master Sergeant Ran Gvili – linking his return home to this week’s parashah, where Moses carries Joseph’s bones out of Egypt.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 504 614 full Cantor Cast: Shabbat Shira: What is It? Cantor Cast: Shabbat Shira: What is It? https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/cantor-cast-shabbat-shira-what-is-it/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/cantor-cast-shabbat-shira-what-is-it/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:28:56 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/c505cc7f-b86b-3f48-a65b-36e198186b26 Cantors Davis and Reisner revisit the pipeline issue from their last episode and share a preview of a special melody for "The Song of the Sea," coming up this Shabbat.

]]> Cantors Davis and Reisner revisit the pipeline issue from their last episode and share a preview of a special melody for "The Song of the Sea," coming up this Shabbat.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1620 613 full Living in Truth Living in Truth https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/living-in-truth/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/living-in-truth/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:08:22 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d3bad1d4-c658-3b1c-ad71-9af23c1bdc46 Freedom is born not only through God’s miracles, but through human agency. Drawing on the Torah reading, Václav Havel, and contemporary politics, Rabbi Cosgrove challenges us to stop “living within the lie,” reclaim our moral voice, and take agency in a consequential time.

]]> Freedom is born not only through God’s miracles, but through human agency. Drawing on the Torah reading, Václav Havel, and contemporary politics, Rabbi Cosgrove challenges us to stop “living within the lie,” reclaim our moral voice, and take agency in a consequential time.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1259 612 full ICE in Minnesota ICE in Minnesota https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ice-in-minnesota/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ice-in-minnesota/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:13:20 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/4a15187e-2043-3bae-8162-7328b3e5cc53 Rabbi Pink, a Minnesota native, discusses the unrest in his home state, and shares how a teaching from this week’s Torah portion can help us understand what is happening and how to respond.

]]> Rabbi Pink, a Minnesota native, discusses the unrest in his home state, and shares how a teaching from this week’s Torah portion can help us understand what is happening and how to respond.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 4808 611 full The Wrong Reason to Malign The Wrong Reason to Malign https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-wrong-reason-to-malign/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-wrong-reason-to-malign/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:59:18 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/48513d04-6237-3fbc-bae6-1dec7e6295db On the Shabbat before MLK Day, Rabbi Zauzmer reminded us that while we can criticize the policies of our elected officials, we should celebrate religious diversity in leadership.

]]> On the Shabbat before MLK Day, Rabbi Zauzmer reminded us that while we can criticize the policies of our elected officials, we should celebrate religious diversity in leadership.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 688 610 full Why Moses? Why Moses? https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/why-moses/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/why-moses/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:16:15 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5477af2b-2f1e-3193-8663-a41717f5227a Why Moses? A close reading of three brief scenes before the burning bush reveals the leadership qualities that shaped Israel’s greatest prophet. Rabbi Cosgrove explores moral courage, responsibility, and the art of standing in the breach – lessons Moses lived by, and lessons our fractured moment urgently needs.

]]> Why Moses? A close reading of three brief scenes before the burning bush reveals the leadership qualities that shaped Israel’s greatest prophet. Rabbi Cosgrove explores moral courage, responsibility, and the art of standing in the breach – lessons Moses lived by, and lessons our fractured moment urgently needs.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1083 609 full The Jewish Blueprint for Combatting Loneliness The Jewish Blueprint for Combatting Loneliness https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-jewish-blueprint-for-combatting-loneliness/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-jewish-blueprint-for-combatting-loneliness/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:14:38 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/77b1d912-ebc7-3d62-9396-808acc1729df Park Avenue Synagogue false No 982 608 full Cantor Cast: Why Does Nobody Want This? Cantor Cast: Why Does Nobody Want This? https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/cantor-cast-why-does-nobody-want-this/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/cantor-cast-why-does-nobody-want-this/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:21:45 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/8c4e2e5b-4032-376f-9e4e-5565762c429a Cantors Davis and Reisner discuss everything from what drew them to the cantorate, Jewish spiritual leadership today, how their work intersects with other parts of their lives, and the hit show "Nobody Wants This."

]]> Cantors Davis and Reisner discuss everything from what drew them to the cantorate, Jewish spiritual leadership today, how their work intersects with other parts of their lives, and the hit show "Nobody Wants This."

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 2350 607 full The War Within The War Within https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-war-within/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-war-within/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:16:50 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/8b21db5a-7783-35dc-a60f-2ed4cafa326d Hanukkah is not simply a story of light over darkness, but a cautionary tale of Jew against Jew. In an age of division, Rabbi Cosgrove calls for rededication to one another – reminding us that the true miracle is unity without uniformity, and the courage to keep kindling shared light.

]]> Hanukkah is not simply a story of light over darkness, but a cautionary tale of Jew against Jew. In an age of division, Rabbi Cosgrove calls for rededication to one another – reminding us that the true miracle is unity without uniformity, and the courage to keep kindling shared light.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1150 606 full Between Fury and Restraint Between Fury and Restraint https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/between-fury-and-restraint/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/between-fury-and-restraint/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:24:22 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/621a36e7-d6f2-3387-9cef-2d886d5b7aba Israel’s war is being fought on two fronts, on the battlefield and in the battle for moral clarity. As the last hostage awaits return, Rabbi Cosgrove explores the tension between Jacob’s restraint and his sons’ fury – how far one may go, and must not go, to save a life.

]]> Israel’s war is being fought on two fronts, on the battlefield and in the battle for moral clarity. As the last hostage awaits return, Rabbi Cosgrove explores the tension between Jacob’s restraint and his sons’ fury – how far one may go, and must not go, to save a life.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1182 605 full Stephen R. Volk Inaugural Lecture: The Soul of America: Our Nation at 250 Stephen R. Volk Inaugural Lecture: The Soul of America: Our Nation at 250 https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/stephen-r-volk-inaugural-lecture-the-soul-of-america-our-nation-at-250/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/stephen-r-volk-inaugural-lecture-the-soul-of-america-our-nation-at-250/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:57:32 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/9d80dac9-121e-33dd-9e2e-29b3fe75f423 Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham joined Rabbi Cosgrove for a closer look at key moments in America’s history at this milestone anniversary at the Stephen R. Volk Inaugural Lecture: The Soul of America: Our Nation at 250. Reflecting on our nation’s triumphs, the darker hours, and the moments in between, this nuanced discussion brought our history to life and looked to the past for lessons on the way forward.

 

Jon Meacham, a Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. Meacham is the author of multiple bestselling books, including And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, and His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. Named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. Meacham regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, and other news outlets.

]]> Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham joined Rabbi Cosgrove for a closer look at key moments in America’s history at this milestone anniversary at the Stephen R. Volk Inaugural Lecture: The Soul of America: Our Nation at 250. Reflecting on our nation’s triumphs, the darker hours, and the moments in between, this nuanced discussion brought our history to life and looked to the past for lessons on the way forward.

 

Jon Meacham, a Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. Meacham is the author of multiple bestselling books, including And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, and His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope. Named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. Meacham regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, and other news outlets.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 4815 604 full Jacob’s Other Dream Jacob’s Other Dream https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/jacob-s-other-dream/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/jacob-s-other-dream/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:33:28 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/45b32ab7-ae68-3a32-a2da-f3aa7cd6a66f Twenty years after Jacob famously dreamed of a ladder ascending to heaven, he had another, less well-known vision. Rabbi Pink analyzes that story and shares what it can teach us about our lives.

]]> Twenty years after Jacob famously dreamed of a ladder ascending to heaven, he had another, less well-known vision. Rabbi Pink analyzes that story and shares what it can teach us about our lives.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 969 603 full The Cradle of Democracy The Cradle of Democracy https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-cradle-of-democracy/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-cradle-of-democracy/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:16:55 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/4d34a5f2-76f2-3741-86a1-5a0995100d9a Following Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor, Rabbi Cosgrove calls for a civic awakening. Like Rebecca seizing her destiny, Jews today must act with agency—knowing our leaders, voting, and standing up for democracy and Jewish community. Nothing “just happens.” The future of our people and city is in our hands.

]]> Following Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor, Rabbi Cosgrove calls for a civic awakening. Like Rebecca seizing her destiny, Jews today must act with agency—knowing our leaders, voting, and standing up for democracy and Jewish community. Nothing “just happens.” The future of our people and city is in our hands.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1162 602 full Stranger and Resident: The Paradox of The Jewish Experience Stranger and Resident: The Paradox of The Jewish Experience https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/stranger-and-resident-the-paradox-of-the-jewish-experience/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/stranger-and-resident-the-paradox-of-the-jewish-experience/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:18:59 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/b8eb76b0-ec72-349a-bdba-ebc9524662f5 From a visit to The Museum of Jewish Heritage on the anniversary of Kristallnacht and this week's torah portion, Rabbi Zuckerman reflects on the Jewish experience of being both a stranger and a resident in the place they call home, throughout history to today. 

]]> From a visit to The Museum of Jewish Heritage on the anniversary of Kristallnacht and this week's torah portion, Rabbi Zuckerman reflects on the Jewish experience of being both a stranger and a resident in the place they call home, throughout history to today. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1141 601 full To Walk Together Again To Walk Together Again https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/to-walk-together-again/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/to-walk-together-again/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:46:34 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d934c521-2723-3680-9873-326a0018cd7e Following New York’s mayoral election, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on democracy, disagreement, and the bonds of Jewish peoplehood. Drawing on the story of Abraham and Isaac, he calls for renewed dialogue, humility, and ahavat yisrael, a reminder that the real test begins not on the mountaintop, but on the way down.

]]> Following New York’s mayoral election, Rabbi Cosgrove reflects on democracy, disagreement, and the bonds of Jewish peoplehood. Drawing on the story of Abraham and Isaac, he calls for renewed dialogue, humility, and ahavat yisrael, a reminder that the real test begins not on the mountaintop, but on the way down.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1139 600 full The Joy of Vulnerability (Sukkot, 2025) The Joy of Vulnerability (Sukkot, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-joy-of-vulnerability-sukkot-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-joy-of-vulnerability-sukkot-2025/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:45:02 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/2572da01-cef1-3423-97ff-978a82d50d18 Rabbi Zauzmer leads a discussion on why Sukkot is known as the holiday of joy, encouraging us to let our walls down.

]]> Rabbi Zauzmer leads a discussion on why Sukkot is known as the holiday of joy, encouraging us to let our walls down.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 679 599 full A Prayer for the Nations (Sukkot, 2025) A Prayer for the Nations (Sukkot, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-prayer-for-the-nations-sukkot-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-prayer-for-the-nations-sukkot-2025/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:44:27 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/38b6e86d-0d29-30c8-ab2d-23595b8b2870 Rabbi Pink explains the hidden meaning behind the ancient sacrifices on Sukkot, and what we can learn from them about how we interact with people outside our community.

]]> Rabbi Pink explains the hidden meaning behind the ancient sacrifices on Sukkot, and what we can learn from them about how we interact with people outside our community.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 664 598 full Winding the Clock Winding the Clock https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/winding-the-clock/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/winding-the-clock/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:42:49 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/83d971be-947d-38a2-938c-84e5d06c843a How do we carry on after the spiritual high of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that living Jewishly is a year-round, weekly, and daily commitment. If we want the peak moments, we must practice regularly.

]]> How do we carry on after the spiritual high of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that living Jewishly is a year-round, weekly, and daily commitment. If we want the peak moments, we must practice regularly.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 960 597 full A Holy Disruption (Rosh Hashanah, 2025) A Holy Disruption (Rosh Hashanah, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-holy-disruption-rosh-hashanah-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-holy-disruption-rosh-hashanah-2025/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:01:11 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/1b8747d6-9e47-372e-a224-19a371824b75 As long as there have been Jews, there have been complaints. But some disagreements are holier than others. Rabbi Pink analyzes when Jews are called, and in some cases required, to protest.

]]> As long as there have been Jews, there have been complaints. But some disagreements are holier than others. Rabbi Pink analyzes when Jews are called, and in some cases required, to protest.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1117 596 full The Torah of Uno (Yom Kippur, 2025) The Torah of Uno (Yom Kippur, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-torah-of-uno-yom-kippur-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-torah-of-uno-yom-kippur-2025/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:25 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/a1a1c4a7-9b25-32e6-9a4d-3e25fe792329 If you've ever played card or board games - and especially if you've argued over their rules - you've already picked up a hidden lesson that applies to Jewish learning. Rabbi Pink explains how this experience should inspire everyone to learn more about Judaism in the coming year.

]]> If you've ever played card or board games - and especially if you've argued over their rules - you've already picked up a hidden lesson that applies to Jewish learning. Rabbi Pink explains how this experience should inspire everyone to learn more about Judaism in the coming year.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1131 595 full After the Fall: How We Rise After the Fall: How We Rise https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/after-the-fall-how-we-rise/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/after-the-fall-how-we-rise/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:59:32 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/47c33a40-d493-3546-9f7c-286d160bc8e3 From this week's parashah about Abraham, the anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, and the upcoming mayoral election in NYC, Rabbi Zuckerman finds a common lesson: sometimes we have to go down to climb even higher and what seems like misfortune and betrayal can actually be providence in disguise.

]]> From this week's parashah about Abraham, the anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, and the upcoming mayoral election in NYC, Rabbi Zuckerman finds a common lesson: sometimes we have to go down to climb even higher and what seems like misfortune and betrayal can actually be providence in disguise.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1110 594 full No Matter the Outcome, You Must Vote No Matter the Outcome, You Must Vote https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/no-matter-the-outcome-you-must-vote/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/no-matter-the-outcome-you-must-vote/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:58:56 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5d60c4fe-a730-3225-8714-715ae79eaf4d As the early voting period begins, Rabbi Zauzmer reminds us of our Jewish obligation both to vote and to choose the best available candidate.

]]> As the early voting period begins, Rabbi Zauzmer reminds us of our Jewish obligation both to vote and to choose the best available candidate.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 653 593 full Verse Zero: When God Starts Over (Shemini Atzeret, 2025) Verse Zero: When God Starts Over (Shemini Atzeret, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/verse-zero-when-god-starts-over-shemini-atzeret-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/verse-zero-when-god-starts-over-shemini-atzeret-2025/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:57:11 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/0d82b4af-3982-31c5-babe-4950a1101a43 On the two-year Hebrew anniversary of October 7, Rabbi Zauzmer invites us to consider the trauma that prompts us to create our world anew.

]]> On the two-year Hebrew anniversary of October 7, Rabbi Zauzmer invites us to consider the trauma that prompts us to create our world anew.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 566 592 full Faith in the Midst of Uncertainty Faith in the Midst of Uncertainty https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/faith-in-the-midst-of-uncertainty/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/faith-in-the-midst-of-uncertainty/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:56:18 -0500 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6138cf21-44fb-3aec-bd41-32d4707af5e5 With a hostage deal coming to fruition, a time of joy mixed with sorrow, Rabbi Zuckerman reflects on the miracle of Jewish survival and endurance.

]]> With a hostage deal coming to fruition, a time of joy mixed with sorrow, Rabbi Zuckerman reflects on the miracle of Jewish survival and endurance.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 933 591 full On The Record On The Record https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/on-the-record/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/on-the-record/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:25:10 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/bafb0f28-606c-3950-ab96-c89c892b670b With the New York mayoral election in less than three weeks, Rabbi Cosgrove explains why Zohran Mamdani poses a danger to the security of New York Jewish community. He urges us to work to convince undecided voters and to vote ourselves.

]]> With the New York mayoral election in less than three weeks, Rabbi Cosgrove explains why Zohran Mamdani poses a danger to the security of New York Jewish community. He urges us to work to convince undecided voters and to vote ourselves.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1563 590 full The Chamberlain Effect: Knowing vs. Doing (Yom Kippur, 2025) The Chamberlain Effect: Knowing vs. Doing (Yom Kippur, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-chamberlain-effect-knowing-vs-doing-yom-kippur-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-chamberlain-effect-knowing-vs-doing-yom-kippur-2025/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:30:07 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/3714090e-0583-3fb3-9a7e-55f6143ee370 From screen time to free throws, Rabbi Zuckerman explores why we resist positive change, even when we know it would serve us, and how Yom Kippur can inspire us to choose the path of courage and growth.

]]> From screen time to free throws, Rabbi Zuckerman explores why we resist positive change, even when we know it would serve us, and how Yom Kippur can inspire us to choose the path of courage and growth.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1666 589 full Heschel's Secret Mission to the Vatican (Yom Kippur, 2025) Heschel's Secret Mission to the Vatican (Yom Kippur, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/heschels-secret-mission-to-the-vatican-yom-kippur-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/heschels-secret-mission-to-the-vatican-yom-kippur-2025/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:48:30 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/76051472-43e9-3ae3-9d99-d8934cbe3bdb With the rapid rise of a new kind of antisemitism, we are not the first generation of Jews who have navigated this challenge. Rabbi Zauzmer compares our time to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel's, imploring us to follow his example with three steps we can take in the fight against antisemitism.

]]> With the rapid rise of a new kind of antisemitism, we are not the first generation of Jews who have navigated this challenge. Rabbi Zauzmer compares our time to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel's, imploring us to follow his example with three steps we can take in the fight against antisemitism.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1270 588 full The Length of Days (Yom Kippur, 2025) The Length of Days (Yom Kippur, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-length-of-days-yom-kippur-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-length-of-days-yom-kippur-2025/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:46:42 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/eaa00a59-c6c4-3a70-9885-9f38c29e0d37 What is the gift of Yizkor? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that as we recall those who are no longer with us, we can pledge to create a memorial for them by the way we live. By taking full advantage of each day, we guarantee that we will enjoy length of days.

]]> What is the gift of Yizkor? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that as we recall those who are no longer with us, we can pledge to create a memorial for them by the way we live. By taking full advantage of each day, we guarantee that we will enjoy length of days.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1010 587 full Of Silver Platters and Mirrors (Yom Kippur, 2025) Of Silver Platters and Mirrors (Yom Kippur, 2025) https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/of-silver-platters-and-mirrors-yom-kippur-2025/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/of-silver-platters-and-mirrors-yom-kippur-2025/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:45:41 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/4059d08f-f7d0-38ef-aa55-5e619d0c902f Can we support Israel’s legitimate self-defense and also have empathy for the suffering of Gaza? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that the tension between concern for self and concern for the other defines Jewish identity and that self-examination together with critique of the other is the essence of Yom Kippur.

]]> Can we support Israel’s legitimate self-defense and also have empathy for the suffering of Gaza? Rabbi Cosgrove teaches that the tension between concern for self and concern for the other defines Jewish identity and that self-examination together with critique of the other is the essence of Yom Kippur.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1964 586 full Finding Our Why Finding Our Why https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/finding-our-why/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/finding-our-why/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:36:53 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/ee672aaa-e7ad-3510-8c9f-d1c8ec7f987a On this Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Zuckerman reflected on the extraordinary resilience of the Jewish people—from the displaced persons camps of 1945, where life and learning were rebuilt out of devastation, to the challenges we face today after October 7. Through stories of survival, renewal, and his own journey to Israel, Rabbi Zuckerman explored a timeless truth: “Those who have a why to live can bear almost any how.” As we enter the new year, he calls on us to root ourselves in purpose, to live by the teachings of our tradition, and to take the wheel of our own lives.

]]> On this Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Zuckerman reflected on the extraordinary resilience of the Jewish people—from the displaced persons camps of 1945, where life and learning were rebuilt out of devastation, to the challenges we face today after October 7. Through stories of survival, renewal, and his own journey to Israel, Rabbi Zuckerman explored a timeless truth: “Those who have a why to live can bear almost any how.” As we enter the new year, he calls on us to root ourselves in purpose, to live by the teachings of our tradition, and to take the wheel of our own lives.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1800 585 full The Intersection of Confidence and Humility The Intersection of Confidence and Humility https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-intersection-of-confidence-and-humility/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-intersection-of-confidence-and-humility/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:36:11 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5d7d496f-ec5c-3382-84cc-635671ac466d Remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her fifth yahrzeit, Rabbi Zauzmer urges us to disagree better and to see the humanity in everyone.

]]> Remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her fifth yahrzeit, Rabbi Zauzmer urges us to disagree better and to see the humanity in everyone.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 617 584 full Jonas Phillips and the American Jewish Ideal Jonas Phillips and the American Jewish Ideal https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/jonas-phillips-and-the-american-jewish-ideal/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/jonas-phillips-and-the-american-jewish-ideal/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:38:15 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/6dd57905-9d5b-31b3-a85b-fa894c104824 As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Rabbi Cosgrove turns to the legacy of Jonas Phillips for guidance and inspiration. His story — immigrant, patriot, proud Jew — challenges us to claim our freedoms boldly, live our Judaism publicly, and secure a vibrant Jewish future.

]]> As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Rabbi Cosgrove turns to the legacy of Jonas Phillips for guidance and inspiration. His story — immigrant, patriot, proud Jew — challenges us to claim our freedoms boldly, live our Judaism publicly, and secure a vibrant Jewish future.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 1888 583 full Our Worst - and Best - Selves Our Worst - and Best - Selves https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/our-worst-and-best-selves/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/our-worst-and-best-selves/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:37:26 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5846ab27-d10a-3176-ad2c-e13fce062f0f In an age of viral shame, Rabbi Cosgrove tells us that the High Holidays teach  otherwise. God does not seek our destruction but our return. We stand before God as our worst — and best — selves, called to forgiveness, renewal, and life.

]]> In an age of viral shame, Rabbi Cosgrove tells us that the High Holidays teach  otherwise. God does not seek our destruction but our return. We stand before God as our worst — and best — selves, called to forgiveness, renewal, and life.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 981 582 full The Great Balancing Act The Great Balancing Act https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-great-balancing-act/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-great-balancing-act/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:11:08 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/66c15a4b-20f7-37d7-b8f8-6ccc7b71e7a4 Two hundred years ago, Mordecai Manuel Noah dreamed of Ararat, a Jewish refuge on the Niagara River. His vision failed, but the question endures: how to live fully in the world without losing ourselves to it. Rabbi Cosgrove calls on us to take up that challenge anew.

]]> Two hundred years ago, Mordecai Manuel Noah dreamed of Ararat, a Jewish refuge on the Niagara River. His vision failed, but the question endures: how to live fully in the world without losing ourselves to it. Rabbi Cosgrove calls on us to take up that challenge anew.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 892 581 full L'dor V'dor: Hayden and Boris L'dor V'dor: Hayden and Boris https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-hayden-and-boris/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-hayden-and-boris/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:20:19 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/f01eb11d-107c-3dc8-ad10-a63748311de8 A new episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community is now available. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z. 

]]> A new episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community is now available. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 780 580 full L'dor V'dor: Max, Noah, and Herb L'dor V'dor: Max, Noah, and Herb https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-max-noah-and-herb/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-max-noah-and-herb/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:34:02 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/d1a6948e-191a-355a-843d-fa002d9ab4ad A new episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community is now available. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z. 

]]> A new episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community is now available. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z. 

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 949 579 full L'dor V'dor: Alex and Joan L'dor V'dor: Alex and Joan https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-alex-and-joan/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-alex-and-joan/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:03:01 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e1b315e7-668c-314b-9201-c11c84196df5 A new episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community is now available. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z. Check back later in the summer for more episodes.

]]> A new episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community is now available. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z. Check back later in the summer for more episodes.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 895 578 full L'dor V'dor: Charlie and Ellie L'dor V'dor: Charlie and Ellie https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-charlie-and-ellie/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-charlie-and-ellie/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:31:14 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/f5cb127f-bdcf-3091-b3d2-ef6afb6ab934 Park Avenue Synagogue false No 668 577 full L'dor V'dor: Nadine and Maya L'dor V'dor: Nadine and Maya https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-nadine-and-maya/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/ldor-vdor-nadine-and-maya/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:23:43 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/63351cb0-0072-3734-be57-526aef48dc40 This is the first episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z.

]]> This is the first episode of our teens’ project on the family history of senior members of our community. These conversations offered the teens a new perspective on Jewish American life and gave the adults the chance to reflect and connect with Gen Z.

]]> Park Avenue Synagogue false No 910 576 full Conversations with Cosgrove: People of the Book with Zibby Owens Conversations with Cosgrove: People of the Book with Zibby Owens https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/conversations-with-cosgrove-people-of-the-book-with-zibby-owens/ https://parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/e/conversations-with-cosgrove-people-of-the-book-with-zibby-owens/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:39:20 -0400 parkavenuepodcast.podbean.com/5a2fd188-3762-399f-811f-b5e0418bcbdb Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove speaks to Zibby Owens – the host of the award-winning daily podcast Totally Booked with Zibby and founder of Zibby Media – about her book: On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates.

]]> Listen as Rabbi Cosgrove speaks to Zibby Owens – the host of the award-winning daily podcast Totally Booked with Zibby and founder of Zibby Media – about her book: On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates.

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