Category: Shabbat
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 […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Naso – Why We Need Blessings Today More Than Ever
God said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And Cain said, “I do […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Bechukotai – Judaism is Built on Hope
I found myself thinking about Star Wars today. OK, truthfully, I am often thinking […]
D’var Torah: Act for the Sake of Heaven
In Pirke Avot (Ethics of Our Fathers), Rabbi Yochanan the sandal maker said: “Every […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Acharei Mot – A Pathway to Change
Out of the many challenges that COVID has brought, one benefit is that many […]
D’var Torah: Parshat Tazria-Metzora – From Isolation to Healing
The double parsha read this Shabbat, Tazria-Metzora, includes guidelines for the ritual purification of women […]
