Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh February 9, 2013 – 29 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, Many Americans were glued to the screen watching the Super Bowl this week. Some really understood all the ins and outs of the game, all the plays, all the signals, all the commentary. Some, Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Yitro February 2, 2013 – 22 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, Why am I so proud of our Shabbat Schools? For a combination of reasons…. First of all, our Shabbat School services are truly an inter-generational spiritual experience! Although, as a rule, students lead much of the service, there are times Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat B’Shalach Shabbat Shirah and Tu B’Shevat! January 26, 2013 – 15 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, I always love Shabbat Shirah – the Shabbat of Song – because we chant both the Song of the Sea, as part of our weekly Torah reading, and Deborah’s Song, as our haftarah reading from Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Bo January 19, 2013 – 8 Shevat 5773 Dear Friends, Intransigence is such a powerful force in our world…. When I read the story of Pharoah, as it is told in our weekly Torah portion of Bo, I am struck not only by Pharoah’s intransigence in the face of Moses’ Continue Reading »
Shabbat Parashat Shemot Shabbat Mevarekhim HaChodesh January 5, 2013 – 23 Tevet 5773 Dear Friends, One of the most amazing insights in this week’s action-packed Torah portion of Shemot is the fact that redemption can sometimes come from the least likely places…. It was Pharoah who decided that the Israelites were a threat to Egypt Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Noah October 20, 2012 – 4 Cheshvan 5773 Dear Friends, Imagination is a wonderful thing. It releases us from the shackles of reality and encourages us to think out of the box. As foreign as it is to our “reality,” imagination has a way of seeping back into our world, Continue Reading »
Tidbits of Torah Shabbat Parashat Ki Tavo September 7, 2012 – 21 Elul 5772 Dear Friends, Jews are not supposed to be indifferent. Jews are supposed to care about the world around them and to be involved in tikkun olam [repairing the brokenness of the world]. Jews are taught to be passionate about three things: Continue Reading »
Shabbat Parashat KiTetse September 1, 2012 – 14 Elul 5772 Dear Friends, In Talmudic times, the Jewish people dedicated two months of the year, Adar and Elul, to more extensive and intensive Torah study. Both of these months are associated with the approach of harvest seasons in the Land of Israel. Adar is the month Continue Reading »
Shabbat Parashat Shof’tim August 25, 2012 – 7 Elul 5772 Dear Friends, What have we been hearing as we turn on the news this week? A lot of election news. Quite a bit of talk about the weather and what we can expect in the days to come. All of this is important, I grant Continue Reading »
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