Sermons

Be inspired the whole year with Rabbi Camras’s and Rabbi Sherman's Shabbat and Holiday sermons.

At every Shabbat and holiday service, our Rabbi's teach the values of Judaism and respond to the questions and complexities of Jewish religious and secular life. We have compiled an archive of the most recent sermons here on our website. We invite you to hear a sermon you've missed, or listen to one of your favorites.

Please click the link mp3 to hear the sermons featured.

Hear Shomrei Torah’s Weekly Sermon

Shabbat July 24, 2010

Shabbat Va-ethannan

Rabbi Erez Sherman- Be Needy...mp3

Shabbat July 17, 2010

Shabbat Hazon

Rabbi Erez Sherman- Who is a Jew?...Religious Pluralism in The State of Israel...mp3

Shabbat June 12, 2010

Shabbat Korach

Rabbi Erez Sherman-Time with our Fathers...mp3

Shabbat June 5, 2010

Shabbat Shelach

Rabbi Elijah J. Schochet- Israel: The Speech It Deserves...mp3

Shabbat May 15, 2010

Shabbat Bemidbar

Rabbi Deborah Silver- The Book of Numbers...mp3

Shabbat May 8, 2010

Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai

Rabbi Richard Camras- Loyalty to the Land of Israel...mp3

Shabbat April 24, 2010

Shabbat Acharei Mot -Kedoshim

Rabbi Richard Camras- Holiness is our Answer...mp3

Shabbat March 27, 2010

Shabbat Hagadol

Rabbi Erez Sherman- This Generation...mp3

Shabbat January 30, 2010

Shabbat Shira

Rabbi Deborah Silver - Song of the Sea...mp3

Shabbat January 16, 2010

Israel Consul General Jacob Dayan speaks to the STS Community..mp3

Shabbat January 9, 2010

Parsha Shemot

Rabbi Richard Camras-Power to Make a Difference..mp3

Shabbat December 26, 2009

Parsha Vayigash

Rabbi Erez Sherman- Advice...mp3

Shabbat December 12, 2009

Parsha Vayeshev

Rabbi Erez Sherman- Identifying the Miracle...mp3

Shabbat November 28, 2009

Parsha Vayetze

Rabbi Richard Camras- ..mp3

Shabbat November 21, 2009

Parsha Toldot

Rabbi Deborah Silver - Who is a Jew?...mp3

Shabbat November 14, 2009

Parsha Chaye Sarah

Rabbi Richard Camras- Does the Soul Survive?..mp3

Shabbat October 31, 2009

Parsha Lech Lecha

Rabbi Richard Camras- Israel...We Can Not Be Silent...Failure is Not an Option...mp3

Shabbat October 24, 2009

Parsha Noach

Rabbi Richard Camras w/ Rabbi Gershom Sizomu

Everything You Wanted to Know About Keeping Kosher But Were Too Afraid to Ask...mp3

Shabbat October 17, 2009

Parsha Bereshit

Rabbi Richard Camras...mp3

Shabbat October 10, 2009

Shemini Atzeret

Rabbi Erez Sherman- What's the Point? An introduction to the book of Kohelet...mp3

Yom Kippur September 28, 2009

Rabbi Richard Camras-Overcoming our Challenges with Prayer...mp3

Kol Nidre September 27, 2009

Rabbi Erez Sherman -Moving ...mp3

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 September 19, 2009

Rabbi Deborah Silver -Soul Food ?...mp3

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 September 19, 2009

Rabbi Richard Camras -The DNA of Trusting Relationships...mp3

Erev Rosh Hashanah September 18, 2009

Rabbi Richard Camras - Apology or Not an Apology...mp3

Shabbat September 5, 2009

Parsha Ki Tavo

Rabbi Richard Camras - Carved in Stone...mp3

Shabbat August 15, 2009

Parsha Re'eh

Rabbi Erez Sherman - To Be Seen...mp3

Shabbat July 11, 2009

Parsha Pinchas

Rabbi Erez Sherman - Recalculating...mp3

Shabbat July 4, 2009

Parsha Chukat/Balak

Rabbi Erez Sherman - Dreams and Disappointments...mp3

Rabbi Erez Sherman - I think I see the Red Hefer.... mp3

Shabbat June 6, 2009

Parsha Naso

Rabbi Richard Camras- .... mp3

Shabbat May 23, 2009

Parsha Bemidbar

Rabbi Richard Camras- Teaching as a caring profession.... mp3

Shabbat May 9, 2009

Parsha Emor - Your Voice Counts

Rabbi Richard Camras- Reflections on the AIPAC conference in Washington DC.... mp3

Shabbat April 4, 2009

Parsha Tzav

Rabbi Erez Sherman - Todah - The thank you offering.... mp3

Shabbat March 14, 2009

Parsha Ki Tisa

Rabbi Richard Camras-What is the purpose of Religion.... mp3

Shabbat February 28, 2009

Parsha Terumah

Rabbi Richard Camras-Why so much detail to the building of the tabernacle?.... mp3

Shabbat February 21, 2009

Parsha Mishpatim

Rabbi Richard Camras-Taking of leap of faith.... mp3

Shabbat February 7, 2009

Parsha B'shallah – The bones that we have inherited

Rabbi Richard Camras- The heritage of our ancestors mp3

Shabbat January 24, 2009

Parsha Vaera – A product of two cultures: Moses and President Obama -

Rabbi RIchard Camras Introduces Rabbi Rabbi A. Fellner mp3

Shabbat January 17, 2009

Parsha Shemot – The Message of Unity: President Obama's Inauguration -

Rabbi RIchard Camras mp3

Shabbat January 10, 2009

Parsha Vayechi -- Rabbi Richard Camras mp3

Shabbat December 13, 2008
Parsha Vayeshev –- Rabbi RIchard Camras mp3

Shabbat November 15, 2008
Parsha Vayera – The Lessons of Abraham : Rebuke as a Path to Peace - Rabbi RIchard Camras mp3

Shabbat October 25, 2008
Parsha Bereshit - Our purpose in this world - Rabbi RIchard Camras mp3

Yom Kippur 2008

Creating a Kehila Kedusha - A Holy Community at STS - Rabbi RIchard Camras mp3

Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day 2008

Ethics of Keeping Kosher - Rabbi Richard Camras mp3

Erev Rosh Hashanah 2008

Power of Change - Rabbi Richard Camras mp3

Shabbat September 20, 2008

Parsha Ki Tavo - Rabbi Richard Camras mp3

Israel at 60 - (Scholar in residence) Professor Stephen Berk mp3

Resurgent Russia - (Scholar in residence) Professor Stephen Berk mp3

Scholar in Residence September 19, 2008

The Three That Made Israel - (Scholar in residence) Professor Stephen Berk mp3

Shabbat September 13, 2008

Parsha Ki Teitzei - Rabbi Richard Camras mp3