Finding God Wherever You Let God In

Rabbi Jesse Olitzky delivers a sermon for Shabbat HaChodesh and Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei, reflecting on the themes of putting blood on our doorposts in the Maftir reading and Haftarah, and building a sanctuary to worship God, highlighting his experience staffing USY on Wheels.

No More Hiding Behind our Costumes

Rabbi Jesse Olitzky delivers a sermon for Parashat Tetzaveh, while reflecting on the day after Purim, reflecting on how we sometimes hide behind our masks.

Fighting to End Income Inequality

Rabbi Olitzky delivered a sermon for Shabbat Shekalim, reflecting on the requirement to give, and the expectation that rich and poor should be treated the same.

The Constitution and the Torah: Building a Legal System for All

Rabbi Olitzky delivered a sermon for Parashat Yitro, reflecting on receiving the Torah at Sinai, and how we struggle with seeing Torah, and our country’s Constitution, as a living document.