When They Call You A Jew… | Passover Morning Sermon 2026

When somebody calls you a Jew, is it an insult? Or is it a compliment? On the first morning of Passover 2026, Rabbi Erez Sherman delivered a sermon that cuts to the heart of Jewish identity in this moment. Drawing on a story from post-Soviet Russia, the words of author Dara Horn and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and a remarkable conversation with a young man from Gaza, Rabbi Sherman challenges us to stop telling our story from a place of fear and defensiveness, and start telling it with pride. Because once we were slaves. But telling our story made us free. Sinai Temple | Los Angeles, California 📍 10400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024 🌐 www.sinaitemple.org