Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War Israel again stands at a tipping point, its existence as a Jewish and democratic state threatened not by outside enemies but by deeply rooted internal tensions. Rabbi Cosgrove calls for a Zionism that espouses both self-defense and liberal values.

How do we embrace our perfectly imperfect selves? Rabbi Koffman explores, and breaks down, the false expectations that many have for their lives, partners, and especially themselves, through the wisdom of the Torah, and the themes of the Barbie movie.

We often wait until we are on our deathbeds to say the most important things to those we love, sometimes leaving us without the opportunity to say them at all. Yom Kippur is our wake-up call to have these conversations now. Rabbi Zauzmer implores us not to delay sharing what matters most with the...

At the moment of Yizkor, what do we remember most about our loved ones? By way of the story of Judge Irving Kaufman, Rabbi Cosgrove challenges us to forgive our own foibles and frailties, to live in the present as our best selves, and to remember the best of others.

Show business wiz Ben Hecht took a shot in the dark one night and expressed the deep need and desire for a Jewish state to a room full of wise guys, which unexpectedly led to a chance encounter with Hillel Kook, the nephew of Rav Kook, the first Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine.

Taking...

Scientists and rabbis alike have investigated what we can learn from trees. Rabbi Zuckerman explores the many metaphors for how people are more like trees than one may have thought, and how these lessons apply to our entrance into the new year.

What did the late Rabbi Harold Kushner mean when he said, “We’re more complete if we’re incomplete”? Rabbi Cosgrove explores how we may understand loss and imperfections in our lives.

Has fear kept you from realizing your dreams? Rabbi Koffman asserts that we need to confront our fears to live to our greatest potential.

Many aspects of our world, from learning to entertainment, seem to be getting faster and faster, resulting in instant gratification through vapid hurrying, but at what cost? Rabbi Zuckerman expresses why much of life requires deep, intense encounters rather than the feeling of overnight success.

"The act of giving reflects a heartfelt attitude and announces to God and to the world that we are indeed thankful for the blessings of our lives."
-Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, Ph.D.

This new year, please consider making Park Avenue Synagogue one of your philanthropic priorities. To make you...

On Sukkot, it is traditional to invite guests to our homes and sukkot to celebrate the holiday with us. There is even a custom of inviting biblical guests to spiritually join us each night. Rabbi Zauzmer shares lessons we can learn from our biblical guests to help us make our physical guests feel...

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Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish new year. We gather as a community to pray for the year to come, to c...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish new year. We gather as a community to pray for the year to come, to c...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish new year. We gather as a community to pray for the year to come, to c...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish new year. We gather as a community to pray for the year to come, to c...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish new year. We gather as a community to pray for the year to come, to c...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish new year. We gather as a community to pray for the year to come, to c...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Every year at Kol Nidrei, our chairman speaks from the bimah and asks our community to come forward and support ou...

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at https://www.pasyn.org/sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Welcome to Park Avenue Synagogue! We're delighted that you are celebrating with us. Please sign our guest book at pasyn.org/Sign-Up if you would like to stay connected.

Yom Kippur is the one holiday that is observed entirely in the synagogue. The se’udah ha-mafseket, the meal that precedes the...