Rabbi Justus Baird – Shomrei Emunah

Author: Rabbi Justus Baird

Rabbi Justus Baird is a Senior Vice President at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. He directs the North American Kogod Research Center and oversees the Institute’s interfaith and intergroup work. Prior, Justus was the Dean of Auburn Seminary. He was ordained at HUC-JIR and is an alumnus of both the Wexner Graduate Fellowship and the Hartman Rabbinic Leadership Initiative (RLI). Raised in Texas, Justus lives in Montclair, NJ, with his wife Rabbi Julie Roth and their three children.

Sermons & Talks

Shabbat Hagadol (Tzav): Three Types of Bread on Pesach

Rabbi Justus Baird’s Sermon, “Three Types of Bread on Pesach,” April 12, 2025 (more…)

Apr 12, 2025Apr 21, 2025 by Rabbi Justus Baird

Sermons & Talks

(Vayera) Redeeming Sodom

Rabbi Justus Baird’s sermon “Redeeming Sodom” (more…)

Nov 16, 2024Apr 21, 2025 by Rabbi Justus Baird

Sermons & Talks

(Yom Kippur) Curating a Memory Display Case for Our Loved Ones

Selecting a few items, and memories, from the complex life of a loved one is the best way to keep them from being forgotten.

This yizkor sermon was delivered at Congregation Shomrei Emunah in Montclair, NJ on Yom Kippur 5785 (Oct 4, 2024). An earlier version was given at the Jewish Center of Princeton on Yom Kippur 5775. (more…)

Oct 16, 2024Apr 1, 2025 by Rabbi Justus Baird

Rabbi Julie Roth, Sermons & Talks

Parashat Metzora / Shabbat HaGadol – 4/20/24

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Apr 25, 2024Apr 1, 2025 by Rabbi Julie Roth

Shomrei Emunah

Author: Rabbi Justus Baird

Shabbat Hagadol (Tzav): Three Types of Bread on Pesach

(Vayera) Redeeming Sodom

(Yom Kippur) Curating a Memory Display Case for Our Loved Ones

Parashat Metzora / Shabbat HaGadol – 4/20/24

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