Rabbi Bruce L. Cohen's explanatory readings from the Torah and sermons, given at Congregation Beth El of Manhattan - a Conservative Two-Testament (“Messianic”) Jewish synagouge in the Upper East Side of New York City, where Jewish people and "People of Calling" (not born Jewish), and interfaith couples come together in Manhattan ince 1993 to observe Two-Testament Judaism. For more information visit www.bethelnyc.org, or if you're in New York come to one of our Saturday morning services.
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Sermon: "God In The Fire" Parashat Korach Torah: Numbers 16:1 - 18:32 Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14 - 12:22Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: "Conquering Self-Pity" Parashat Shelach Torah: Numbers 13:1 - 15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1 - 2:24Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: "God In The Fire" Parashat Korach Torah: Numbers 16:1 - 18:32 Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14 - 12:22Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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6/13/2020 – "Conquering Self-Pity"
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Sermon: "Overcoming Self-Pity" Parashat Shelach Numbers 13:1 - 15:41Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Saving Truth” Parashat NassoTorah: Numbers 4:21 – 7:89Haftarah: Judges 13:2 – 13:25Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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5/29/2020 – “OOF” (audio fixed) – Shavuot
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Sermon: “OOF”Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Yom Yerushalayim” Parashat BamidbarTorah: Numbers 1:1 – 4:20Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18 – 20:42 | Shabbat Machar ChodeshAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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5/15/2020 – “The Joy Of My Salvation”
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Sermon: “The Joy Of My Salvation” Parashat Behar-BechukotaiTorah: Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 – 17:14Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Unrecognized Habits” Parashat EmorTorah: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15 – 44:31Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Positive Stillness” Parashat Achrei Mot-KedoshimTorah: Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27Haftarah: Amos 9:7 – 9:15Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “The Long View” Tazria-MetzoraTorah: Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33Maftir: Numbers 28:9 – 28:15 | Shabbat Rosh ChodeshHaftarah: Isaiah 66:1 – 66:24 | Shabbat Rosh ChodeshAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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4/17/2020 – “One God And Tolerance”
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Sermon: “One God And Tolerance” Parashat ShminiTorah: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1 – 7:17Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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4/10/2020 – “Understanding What Is Truly Possible”
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Sermon: “Understanding What Is Truly Possible” Passover Chol HaMoedAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Shabbat HaGadol” Parashat TzavTorah: Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36Haftarah: Malachi 3:4 – 3:24 | Shabbat HaGadolAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “God’s Economy” Parashat Vayikra Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Barnabas” Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei Exodus 35:1-40:38 Haftarah Ezekiel 45:16-46:18Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “A New Normal” Parashat Ki TisaTorah: Exodus 30:11 – 34:35Maftir: Numbers 19:1 – 19:22 | Shabbat ParahHaftarah: Ezekiel 36:16 – 36:38 | Shabbat ParahAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “The Unfearing Life” Parashat TetzavehTorah: Exodus 27:20 – 30:10Maftir: Deuteronomy 25:17 – 25:19 | Shabbat ZachorHaftarah: I Samuel 15:2 – 15:34 | Shabbat ZachorAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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2/21/2020 – “Defeating Despair By Learning From Experience”
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Sermon: “Defeating Despair By Learning From Experience” Parashat MishpatimTorah: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18Maftir: Exodus 30:11 – 30:16 | Shabbat ShekalimHaftarah: II Kings 12:1 – 12:17 | Shabbat ShekalimAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Love Of The Truth” Parashat YitroTorah: Exodus 18:1 – 20:23Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 – 7:6; 9:5 – 9:6Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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2/7/2020 – “Truth Versus Benefits”
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Sermon: “Truth Versus Benefits” Parashat BeshalachTorah: Exodus 13:17 – 17:16Haftarah: Judges 4:4 – 5:31Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Change of Plans” Parashat BoTorah: Exodus 10:1 – 13:16Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13 – 46:28Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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1/24/2020 – “Following God Or Using Him”
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Sermon: “Following God Or Using Him” Parashat VaeraTorah: Exodus 6:2 – 9:35Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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1/10/2020 – “How Destinies Are Made”
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Sermon: “How Destinies Are Made” Parashat VayechiTorah: Genesis 47:28 – 50:26Haftarah: I Kings 2:1 – 2:12Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Overcoming Training” Parashat ShemotTorah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22 – 29:23Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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1/3/2020 – “Sheep Life In Wolf Town”
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Sermon: “Sheep Life In Wolf Town” Parashat VayigashTorah: Genesis 44:18 – 47:27Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15 – 37:28Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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12/27/2019 – Hanukkah – “A Memorial Doughnut”
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Sermon: Hanukkah – “A Memorial Doughnut”Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Amadeus” Parashat VayeshevTorah: Genesis 37:1 – 40:23Haftarah: Amos 2:6 – 3:8Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Glory In The Mess” Parashat VayishlachTorah: Genesis 32:4 – 36:43Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1 – 1:21Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “House of God” Parashat VayetzeiTorah: Genesis 28:10 – 32:3Haftarah: Hosea 12:13 – 14:10Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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11/27/2019 |”TNT” – Torah and Tefillah
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Excerpts from teaching and Q&A during Beth El’s weekly study and prayer meeting.Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Living With Plan B” Parashat Chayei SarahTorah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18Haftarah: I Kings 1:1 – 1:31Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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11/15/2019 – “Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?”
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Sermon: “Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?” Parashat VayeraTorah: Genesis 18:1 – 22:24Haftarah: II Kings 4:1 – 4:37Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Git” Parashat Lech-LechaTorah: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 – 41:16Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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11/1/2019 – “A True New Beginning – Part 2”
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Sermon: “A True New Beginning – Part 2” Parasha NoachTorah: Genesis 6:9 – 11:32Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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11/1/2019 – REDUB “A New True Beginning Part 2
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Sermon: Redub of “A New True Beginning Part 2” Parshat NoachTorah: Genesis 6:9 – 11:32Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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10/25/2019 – “A New True Beginning”
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Sermon: “A New True Beginning” Parashat BereshitTorah: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Simchat Torah 2019 – “Joy Of One Torah”
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Simchat Torah 2019 Sermon: “Joy Of One Torah”Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Rejoice For Seven Days” Sukkot Cool HaMoedAf Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Change” Parashat Ha’AzinuTorah: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1 – 22:51Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Yom Kippur – “Confidence In Mercy”
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Sermon: “Confidence In Mercy”Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Kol Nidre Yom Kippur – “Atonement Goes Boink”
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Sermon: “Atonement Goes Boink”Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Shabbat ShuvahSermon: “Your Sputnik Moment”Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Rosh HaShanah 2019 – “Let’s Get This Party Started”
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Sermon: “Let’s Get This Party Started” Rosh HaShanah 2019Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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9/20/2019 – “Selichot, The Missing Piece”
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Sermon: “Selichot, The Missing Piece” Parashat Ki TavoTorah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1 – 60:22Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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9/13/2019 – “Evading Is Not Erasing”
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Sermon: “Evading Is Not Erasing” Parashat Ki Teitzei Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 54:10Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Driven To Speak” Parashat ShoftimTorah: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “Justice And Mercy” Parashat EikevTorah: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: “People OFF The Book” Parashat VaetchananTorah: Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1 – 40:26Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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Sermon: Tish’a B’Av Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1 – 1:27Af Rabbi Bruce Cohen
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