Online Learning - The Great Synagogue

Rabbi Elton and Rabbi Phil have launched a number of online classes and talks while learning cannot be conducted in person. See below for different series collected on in YouTube playlists and playable right here on our website. The newest installment plays first.

Recorded Online Classes

Shiurim on assorted topics by The Great's Rabbis. Rashi with Rabbi Elton on Tuesdays.

Pirkei Avot

Rabbi Elton and Rabbi Phil teach Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers, in five sessions.

Shabbat Sermons

While services are suspended, Shabbat sermons by Rabbi Elton and Rabbi Phil are posted each Friday.

From the Rabbi's Bookshelves

From January 2020, we have launched a weekly video series entitled From the Rabbi's Bookshelves in which Rabbi Elton presents books from his library, introducing the author and sharing a teaching. The playlist is embedded below. New videos added every Wednesday.

Home Rituals of Shabbat

Rabbi Phil led a four-part ZOOM series examining four key Shabbat Mitzvot or Rituals done in the home. Find each part below, with its source sheet.

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Part 1: Shabbat Candles

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Part 2: Kiddush

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Part 3: Three Meals

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Part 4: Havdallah

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Shabbat Hagadol Drasha 5780

Leaning on Seder Night - Redeeming the Bitterness

Rabbi Elton's Shabbat Hagadol Drasha 5780 was delivered by video. Click the source sheets to enlarge or click here for pdf.

Kaddish

Although we cannot recite Kaddish at the moment because there are no minyanim, the community might find it comforting to hear the words of Kaddish and also to practice for when we return to Shule. Here is a recording by Rabbi Elton.