Welcome to Rabbi Renner's Reflections! Here you will be able to access the latest discussions and thoughts from Rabbi Renner based on the week's Torah parsha. Come for insight, discussion, and much more week after week. All reflections are taken from the prior week's services and uploaded here on the site as well as on YouTube. Keep up to date with the latest conversations or browse previous weeks' reflections. Consider coming to services to see the reflections live, and maybe even be included in the discussion.
This Week's Reflection
Saturday, April 11, 2025 (Parashat Tzav)-Shabbat HaGadol
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Sat, 5 April 2025; 7th of Nisan, 5785
(Parashat Vayikra) - click here
Fri, 21 March 2025; 21st of Adar, 5785
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Sat, 15 March 2025; 15th of Adar, 5785
(Parashat Ki Tisa) - click here
Sat, 8 March 2025; 8th of Adar, 5785
(Parashat Zachor) - click here
Sat, 1 March 2025; 1st of Adar, 5785
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Who Is Rabbi Nick Renner?
Rabbi Nick Renner is the spiritual leader and mara d'atra of Congregation Beth Shalom. He served as CBS's Associate Rabbi and Director of Lifelong Learning from 2021 until May 2024, which also marked his 10th year as a rabbi.
Prior to joining CBS Rabbi Renner was the Senior Jewish Educator at Hillel at the University of Delaware (UD). He worked with undergraduate students, the religious life programming board, and Hillel’s engagement internship. He also taught academic courses in UD’s Jewish Studies program.
Rabbi Renner received his MA and the title of Rabbi from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2014. A native of Chapel Hill, NC, Rabbi Renner earned his BA in International Comparative Studies (ICS) from Duke University. He won the ICS Distinguished Thesis Award upon graduation for his thesis on the 2005 Israeli disengagement from Gaza.
Over twenty years, Rabbi Renner has played guitar and bass in a range of musical groups, in styles including rock, funk, blues, hip hop, jazz, and folk. He has played live and in studios in Chapel Hill and Durham, NC; Netanya, Israel; Philadelphia, PA; West L.A.; and Wilmington, DE.
Last updated 4/10/2025
