D’vrei Torah

Moving is hard. Moving the Israelites, well, even harder. Just ask Moses. This week’s portion details some of the challenges and frustrations of Moses and even includes his own brother and sister complaining (chapter 12). [Read more…]

This has been a challenging few days. Between the murders in Washington, DC and the fire throwing horror in Boulder, CO, so many of our community have been left with feelings that we never thought [Read more…]

We meet the Israelites this Shabbat at a very important moment. Moses and Aaron have been given their instructions, and it is time for the real march to the Promised Land to begin. The Book [Read more…]

This week we again meet a double portion as we conclude Leviticus. These two portions are filled with challenges as the encompass a wide range of social, economic, ritual laws that take us from promise [Read more…]

It is always interesting, and in a way, amazing, how Torah “speaks” to us. The blessing for Torah study includes that Hebrew word “la’asok” which is often translated as “speak”. Torah speaks to us in [Read more…]

This year we read on this Shabbat a double portion, Acharei Mot/K’doshim. There is enough in these portions for a semester of issues. There are many texts that are used as proof texts for a [Read more…]

Oh, what a challenge this double portion provides! When a Bar or Bat Mitzvah student finds out that this is their portion there is always that moment of surprise, drama and concern. After all, what [Read more…]

Once again, the Torah reading for this Shabbat reflects the world in which we are living. This portion comes in between some important dates in the Jewish calendar. Thursday the 24th was Holocaust Remembrance Day [Read more…]