Category: Director
D’var Torah: The Tale of Two Haftarot
How can we approach the high holy days this year when our world has […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Re’eh, Finding Our Path
“See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse.” (Deuteronomy 11:26). The […]
D’var Torah: Comfort in Troubled Times
נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ “Comfort, oh comfort My people, Says your God” The […]
D’var Torah: Confederate Statues and the Road to Idolatry
The first two of the Ten Commandments lay out the biblical prohibition of idolatry. […]
D’var Torah: Matot- Masei Navigating the Journey of Uncomfortable Texts
Camp directors are often confronted with difficult decisions in the summer. One of these […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Pinchas – The Torah Demands Enlarging the Circle of Inclusion
A classic should be timeless. It should speak to its contemporary generation and for […]
D’var Torah: Chukat-Balak Turning Curse into Blessing
When school let out in March for COVID-19, it did not occur to me […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Korach – Running Into The Fire
Why do some people run into the fire to save people and some people […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Shelach – One Person Can Make A Difference
How much difference can any one person make in the world? I have often […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Beha’alotcha – What are we carrying with us?
One of the great perks of being a camp director is sending your kids […]