Rabbi Samuel Stahl assumed his duties as Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth-El, in San Antonio, Texas, in July, 1976. He retired from that position on May 31, 2002, and is now Rabbi Emeritus of the Temple. From 1967 to 1969, he was a U.S. Army Chaplain in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, and Seoul, Korea. He served as Rabbi of Temple B'nai Israel (The Henry Cohen Memorial) in Galveston, Texas, from 1969 to 1976. In 1975, he was awarded the earned degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters and, in 1992, the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), Cincinnati. He was graduated with honors and was ordained a Rabbi in 1967 from HUC-JIR. The title of his lecture is A Jewish Perspective of Christianity.

While in Galveston, Rabbi Stahl was active in many local civic and religious associations. He was the first Rabbi ever to be elected President of the Galveston Ministerial Association.

The title of this lecture is, "Evil, Sin and Forgiveness."