Judaism

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This box contains 31 folders of sermons spanning 1932-1969. Many of the sermons exist in duplicate or triplicate as marginalia and notes typically exist on one or more sermons and the other copy(ies) are facsimiles without the marginalia or notes.

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This box contains 12 folders of sermons spanning March 1969 to July 1971. Many of the sermons exist in duplicate or triplicate as marginalia and notes typically exist on one or more sermons and the other copy(ies) are facsimiles without the marginalia or notes.

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This box contains 19 folders of sermons spanning August 1971 to November 1988. Many of the sermons exist in duplicate or triplicate as marginalia and notes typically exist on one or more sermons and the other copy(ies) are facsimiles without the marginalia or notes. This box also includes wedding sermons/speeches and a few sermons with no date.

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Wolfe Karsh discusses his family's emigration from Poland to Denver, Colorado when he was three years old. He describes Jewish life in Denver in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Jewish religious community in the early 20th century. He talks about Shul Baer Milstein and the Hebrew Educational Alliance. He also discusses his interest in singing, his various jobs in Denver, his experience in the U.S. Navy, and his experience as a farmer and cattle rancher.

Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Self Motivation in Religion - June 3, 1972 2. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 3 - June 10, 1972 3. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 5 - June 24, 1972 4. Tisha B'Av 1972 - July 15, 1972 5. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 4 - July 29, 1972 6. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 1 - August 19, 1972 - (in duplicate) 7. Some Historical Changes - August 26, 1972 8. Ethics of the Fathers Chapter 6 -...

Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Who Understands the Isaac Story Best? - October 28, 1972 - (in duplicate) 2. The Inner Sense of Childhood - November 4, 1972 - (in duplicate) 3. What Makes History - November 11, 1972 4. The Jewish Attitude Toward Dreams - November 18, 1972 5. Thanksgiving as an Ongoing Holiday - November 25, 1972 6. The Chanukah Story in Modern Dress - December 2, 1972 7. Two Great Jewish Assemblies -...

Abstract This folder contains eight sermons. 1. Confrontations Then and Now - January 13, 1973 - (in duplicate) 2. The Song of Triumph - January 20, 1973 - (in duplicate) 3. Golda-LBJ-Vietnam - January 27, 1973 - (in duplicate) 4. Understanding the Word Halacha - February 4, 1973 - (in duplicate) 5. Woman's Part in the Synagogue - February 10, 1973 - (in duplicate) 6. The Blessedness of Marriage - February 17, 1973 - (in duplicate) 7....

Abstract This folder contains seven sermons. 1. The Oracles on the Foreign Nations in the Books of the Prophets - April 5, 1973 2. Jewish Rites of Passage - April 7, 1973 - (in duplicate) 3. Preparation of Home and Heart - April 14, 1973 - (in duplicate) 4. Repeating the Passover Experience - April 17, 1973 - First day of Passover (in duplicate) 5. Singing and Sobbing Simultaneously - April 23, 1973 - Seventh day of Passover (in duplicate) 6. Does...

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This folder contains six sermons.

1. Nationalism and Religion - May 5, 1973 - (in duplicate)

2. The Holiday Cycle - May 12, 1973 - (in duplicate)

3. The Signs of Heroism - May 19, 1973 - (in duplicate)

4. From Book to Book - May 26, 1973 - (in duplicate)

5. Torah in Modern Garb - June 6, 1973 - First day of Shavuot (in duplicate)

6. The Jewish Future - June 7, 1973 - Second day of Shavuot (in duplicate)