Straight From The Pulpit (And Heart)

Shavuot 2025: Letters From Heaven by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Behar B'hukotai 2025: A Lesson From a Difficult Week by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Beth Sholom Synagogue annually hosts the Peace of Mind program which brings combat stressed soldiers to Canada to complete their therapy as a unit. This week we welcomed our record 10th group. Every year we meet special men and this year was certainly no different. On Shabbat morning Rabbi Flanzraich delivers his thoughts to us and them.

This past week the Jewish world celebrated 77 years of Jewish statehood and with it comes the question: what is Israel at 100? Join Rabbi Flanzraich in search for some answers.

Shabbat VaYikra 2025: The Jewish Difference by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat VaYakhel 2025: Heart or Mind? by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Ki Tissa 2025: Sooner or Later by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Mishpatim 2025: The Smallest Coffins Are The Heaviest by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Bo 2025: Same Person, Many Faces by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat VaYehi 2024: And Kaddish For All by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

APOLOGIES: THE MISSING FINAL 5 MINUTES IS NOW HERE.

Sermon Shabbat Hanukkah-Miketz 2024: Which Story is THE Story? by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat VaYeshev 2024: 2 Words for Hannunkah by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

The media is hell-bent on creating a cycle of fear, anger, worry and anxiety in us all. But does this distract us from what we really see?

Shabbat Toldot 2024: So, How Was Israel? by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Lech Lecha 2024: On Home and Homelands by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Bereshit 2024: Antisemitism's Strange Journey To Today by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Sukkot 2024: Zionism's Mission by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Sukkot 2024 #2: Good Enough by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Sukkot 2024 #1: The Strangest Holiday by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Neilah Yom Kippur 5785/2024: Not Yet Yesterday, Not Yet Tomorrow by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Kol Nidre 5785/2024: The Lesson In Your Starbuck's Cup by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Kol Nidre 5785/2024 #2: Never Say It's Over by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Yom Kippur 5785/2024: The Machines Are Coming, But All Is Not Lost by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Rosh Hashanah 2024: The Lie Which Cannot Succeed by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Nitzavim-VaYelech 2024: Aim Higher, Fail Better by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Key Tavo 2024: Ideas, Ideologies and Beepers by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Re'ah 2024: Maslow's Triangle Turned Upside Down by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Ekev 2024: Your Better Conversation by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Pinchas 2024: Moses's Great Fear by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Balak 2024: A Rush To Judgement by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Hukkat 2024: Is 80 the new 40? by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Korach 2024: And To Dust You Shall Return... by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Naso 2024: Difficult Questions, Harder Answers by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat B'hukotai 2025: Truth and Messages by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat B'hukotai 2024: Moses And His iPad by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Behar 2024: Guard Thy Tongue by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Emor Yom Ha'tzmaut 2024: A Sling, A Rock and a Lesson by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Kedoshim- Hashoah 2024: Frasier, Tao and a Song by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Passover Yizkor 2024: Moral Imagination by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Pesach Day 7 2024: The Miracles You Need Are Everywhere by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Hol HaMoed Pesach 2024: A Song of Hope by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Pesach Day 1 2024: The Tale of Pavlik Morozov by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Metzora-Hagadol 2024: Beware of Leavened Bread by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Tazria 2024: Haredim, Pt. II by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Shemini 2024: Haredim, Pt. 1 by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Tzav 2024: Where Is God by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat VaYikra 2024: Questions by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Titzaveh 2024: What Kind of Man Will These Clothes Make? by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat Yitro 2024: What To Worship by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich

Shabbat B'shalach 2024: Miracle of Miracles by Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich