From the Desk of Rabbi Ari Lucas
Podcast
Sweet as Honey: Words of Wisdom and Torah from Rabbi Ari Lucas
video sermons
Shabbat Sermon: "From Artificial Intelligence to Authentic Wisdom"
March 29, 2025
Shabbat Sermon: "Na'aseh V'nishma-Nomos and Narrative"
February 15, 2025
Shabbat Sermon: "The Arc of the Moral Universe"
January 18, 2025
Shabbat Sermon: "Even When I Lose, I'm Winning"
June 1, 2024
Audio Sermons
"Leaning Into Israel" - Shemot 5783 - 1/14/2023
"Abortion and Reproductive Freedom" - Kedoshim 5782 - 5/7/2022
"Be Prepared and Fear Not" - Yitro 5782 - 1/22/2022
"Sickness is Not a Moral Failure" - Bo 5782 - 1/8/2022
June 15,2025 /
19 Sivan 5785
WRITINGS
A World Without Holocaust Survivors — A Letter to My Children
April 23, 2025
Three Ways to Make Pesah More Meaningful This Year
"The Voice" Pesah April 2025
All Things Pesah — 5784
March 27, 2025
Prayers for the Release of the Hostages
January 17, 2025
Los Angeles Wildfires
January 9, 2025
Rededication
"The Voice" Hanukkah December 2024
A Jewish Voting Guide
October 31, 2024
With Hearts Broken Open…
September 4, 2024
Update From Camp
July 11, 2024
Welcome to "Siddur Lev Shalem"
"The Voice" Pesah April 2024
Israel
April 14, 2024
Pesach 5784 — One Little Goat
April 5, 2024
An Open Letter to Governor Murphy
March 29, 2024
Purim 5784 — Joy and Jewish Resilience
March 21, 2024
My Heart is in the East…
February 29, 2024
Daily updates from our solidarity mission to Israel
February 8, 2024
Why I'm going to Israel and what you can do to participate (even if you can't join me)
January 30, 2024
RABBI LUCAS IN THE NEWS
Love's not all you need, but it's a start
"New Jersey Jewish News"
September 27, 2018
Meeting Bieber wasn’t the biggest highlight of ‘Hand in Hand’ for local rabbi
"Jewish Journal"
September 17, 2017
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