Torah for our Times: Student Innovation and Thought Leadership
2026-27 Student Sermons and Recitals
The times below are when tefillah begins. The student sermons occur during the course of the service.
New York: 10:00 a.m. ET and are streamed here.
Los Angeles: 11:30 a.m. PT and are streamed here.
Virtual Pathway student sermons are streamed at the temples they are serving, linked below.
| DATE | RABBINICAL STUDENT NAME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2026 | Alyssa Feigelson* | LA |
| October 15, 2026 | Hannah Karpel-Pomerantz* | LA |
| October 22, 2026 | Emily Schwartz* | LA |
| October 29, 2026 | Ethan Blake | NY |
| October 29, 2026 | Becky Marcus* | LA |
| November 5, 2026 | Gabby Tropp | NY |
| November 5, 2026 | Paige Beame* | LA |
| November 12, 2026 | Addison Nix | NY |
| November 12, 2026 | Shoshy Levine* | LA |
| November 19, 2026 | Jacob Abbisso | NY |
| November 19, 2026 | Ally Karpel-Pomerantz* | LA |
| December 3, 2026 | Josh Less* | LA |
| December 10, 2026 | Ben Poor* | LA |
| February 1, 2027 | Leah Trachtenberg | LA |
| February 4, 2027 | Jordan Friedman | NY |
| February 4, 2027 | Shayna Dollinger | LA |
| February 11, 2027 | Megan Eslamboly | NY |
| February 11, 2027 | Lisa Friedman | LA |
| February 18, 2027 | Alex Lundy | LA |
| February 18, 2027 | Sarah Weinberg | NY |
| February 25, 2027 | Alexina Haefner | NY |
| February 25, 2027 | Jennifer Moses | LA |
| March 4, 2027 | Ziva Gunther | LA |
| March 11, 2027 | Doug Hauer | NY |
| March 11, 2027 | Eric Sbar | LA |
| March 25, 2027 | Sarah Moody | LA |
* Fifth-year sermons
Virtual Pathway Students
| DATE | STUDENT NAME | LOCATION | LIVESTREAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2026 | Dina Kwasknicki | Temple Sinai, Roslyn, NY | Temple Sinai of Roslyn | StreamSpot |
| January 11, 2027 | Hadar Aviram | LA intensive | |
| January 12, 2027 | Talia Werber | LA intensive | |
| January 13, 2027 | Jill Stark | LA intensive | |
| January 22, 2027 | Irena Altshul | Temple Israel of the City of New York, NY | Live - Temple Israel of the City of New York |
| January 29, 2027 | Liz Levin | Temple Isaiah, Lexington, MA | Watch - Temple Isaiah |
| February 12, 2027 | Jay O'Brien | Temple Solel, Highland Park, IL | live streaming - Makom Solel Lakeside |
| February 19, 2027 | Alden Solovy | Location TBD | |
| February 26, 2027 | Magda Reyes | Monmouth Reform Temple, Monmouth, NJ | Live Stream | Monmouth Reform Temple |
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music Recitals begin at 10:30 a.m. ET and are streamed here.
| DATE | STUDENT NAME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2027 | Phillip Fisherman | NY |
| March 31, 2027 | Emily Lezin | NY |
| April 14, 2027 | Aleksandra Dubov | NY |