Author: Rabbi Ed Gelb
D’var Torah for Shavuot: Keepers of Our Brothers and Sisters
Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Israelites. The Torah is one […]
D’var Torah: Acharei Mot – Struggling with Belief in God
Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who […]
Talking to Our Campers About Being Activists: The Lessons of Vayikra
I believe one of the primary roles of Camp Ramah is to foster the […]
Kayitz 2018 – Increasing our Focus on Israel
I recently returned from a trip to Israel to hire about thirty new Israeli […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Bo and Hate Harms the Hater
One of the often repeated phrases that my mother attributes to my grandmother, the […]
D’var Torah: Two Different Lessons of Hanukkah
As a child, I was taught that Hanukkah was a triumph of the Israelites […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Lech L’cha – Be a Blessing!
Do you ever feel stuck? Like you had once started on a path and […]
Feeling Joy in Troubling Times – Rabbi Ed Gelb
This is the D’var Torah I gave at Temple Israel in Sharon on Shabbat […]
D’var Torah: The Off-Season of the High Holy Days
As a professional camp director and high school basketball coach, I often think in […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Re’eh – Striving for a life of holiness
This is the D’var Torah I plan to share with Nivonim on their last […]