Cantor Mutlu’s Shabbat Shira sermon reminds us about the power of music to lift us up throughout the course of history. Watch his full sermon now in our link in bio. #shabbatshira | Central Synagogue

This Friday, on the bimah of Central Synagogue, one of the oldest and most influential synagogues in the United States, Rabbi Angela Buchdal delivered a sermon this city needed to hear. In a sanctuary that has stood through 9/11, world wars and waves of antisemitism, she called out the open flirtation with antisemitic rhetoric by the leading candidate running to lead New York City. She spoke about what it means when those seeking power normalize hate against Jews in a city built by Jewish sweat,

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl is a history-maker, becoming the first female senior rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York City and the first Asian American rabbi in North America. Rabbi Buchdahl’s journey to leading her congregation wasn’t always certain, but ultimately, her unique traits and differences brought her closer to Judaism: “Knowing what it's like to feel like to be the outsider is the most Jewish thing about me.” In her new memoir, “Heart of a Stranger,” Rabbi Buchdahl writes about that very