Category: Dvar Torah
D’var Torah: Justice in Issues Great and Small
Albert Einstein said, “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between […]
Opening our Hands, Opening our Hearts
כִּֽי־פָתֹ֧חַ תִּפְתַּ֛ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ ל֑וֹ וְהַעֲבֵט֙ תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹר֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר לֽוֹ Rather, you must […]
D’var Torah: Becoming Full Through Food, and Blessings
“And when you have eaten and are satisfied then you shall bless the Lord, […]
D’var Torah: Love and Comfort
“I think if you care about someone and you got a little love in […]
D’var Torah: Moshe’s Changing Perspectives – and Ours
The book of Devarim consists mainly of Moshe’s retelling of the Israelites’ journey from […]
D’var Torah: My Mother’s Lessons: Be Our Best Selves and Greet Others with Kindness
The beginning of this week’s combined parsha, Matot/Masei, instructs, “If a man makes a […]
D’var Torah: Believing in Others – Believing in Ourselves
It probably has become apparent that I have fallen for the television show Ted […]
Ma Tovu – The Holiness of this Place
For many years I have written D’vrei Torah on Parshat Balak and Bilaam’s famous […]
D’var Torah: The Torah’s Mandate to Count Everyone
This week we begin reading from the book of Bemidbar and celebrate the holiday […]
D’var Torah: The Wisdom of Ted Lasso and the Power of Belief
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of believing. Coming off of […]