Tetzaveh: The Words Of My Mouth Shall Be UponMy Heart
This Shabbat we meet Tetzaveh (Exodus [27:20]-[29:10]) and with it the detailed instructions Priestly vestments. Clothes helped make the men in this passage. Indeed, we are [Read more...]
D’vrei Torah
A monthly commentary relating Torah to learning about Jewish sacred aging.
Terumah: Where Shall God Reside?
Terumah is the portion that greets us this Shabbat. Exodus 25:1-27:9. It begins with God speaking to Moses and having Moses tell the Israelites “to bring Me gifts; you [Read more...]
Mishpatim: The Value of Community and Life Experience…Just Do It!
Mishpatim (Exodus 21ff) contains a wealth of powerful social rules. This chapter, immediately following the Sinai revelation, begins the slow development of how society would [Read more...]
Yitro: Sinai. The Decalogue and A Theology of Fear? How Do We Meet God?
Yitro our portion of the week, begins with Exodus 18 and the fascinating discussion on management of an institution. Moses’s father in law, Jethro, gives him the [Read more...]
Beshelach: When Is It Time To Move On?
This week’s portion, Beshelach (Exodus [13:17]ff) takes us into the beginnings of the active Exodus. The Israelites move on from Egypt, confront the Sea of Reeds, [Read more...]
Bo: How Darkness Speaks To Us
The Torah portion Bo (Exodus 10 f) speaks to the final plagues that confront Pharaoh and the Egyptians. In Exodus 10, after Locusts invade the land, Pharaoh’s heart is [Read more...]
Va’ayra: A Modern “Mageifah”: A Plague of Isolation
Va’ayra (Exodus 6ff) brings us a portion filled with drama and challenges. God speaks to Moses with a new name and immediately calls Moses to go to Pharaoh to plead for [Read more...]
Sh’mot: From Where Will Our Heroes Come?
Sh’mot greets us the Shabbat with the beginning of the drama that is the Exodus. The name of the portion, means “names” and immediately we are met with the [Read more...]
Vayechi: “I Know, My Son…”: Living Is The Best Blessing
Vayechi (Genesis [47:28] ff) concludes Genesis. This book of family dysfunction, dynamics and drama ends with an epic final scene of this family’s story. The death of [Read more...]
Vayigash: A Time For Every Purpose……
Vayigash (Genesis [44:18]ff) brings us to one of the most powerful scenes of Torah. The famine has spread and Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt. In one of the most [Read more...]
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