Shabbat Pesach/Acharei Mot/Yizkor/: “Time After Time…..”
This Shabbat is one of those Shabbatot that can cause some misunderstanding, depending on which synagogue you may go to. Is it Shabbat Acharei Mot or the last day of [Read more...]
D’vrei Torah
A monthly commentary relating Torah to learning about Jewish sacred aging.
Passover: The Wilderness of Self and Our Search For Shleimut
Passover brings with it so many feelings and traditions. It remains the most observed of all our festivals. That call from the Haggadah to welcome the stranger this year [Read more...]
Metzora: (Leviticus 14:1-15:32) The Courage To Say “I Have A Problem”
Metzorah is a fascinating passage . The text continue the discussion of how the community treated (or attempted to) what was termed skin diseases. The rituals regarding the [Read more...]
Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59)…Be Not Afraid To Ask
We come this Shabbat to one of the more challenging portions. Tazria greets us with verses dealing with skin eruptions, the cutting off of people who present themselves with [Read more...]
Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47): A Sound of Silence!
For several weeks we read of the preparation for the event of this week’s portion. The Mishkan has been built and priests consecrated. Now, in chapter 9, we read of [Read more...]
Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:34): Keeping Our Fire Burning!
This portion of Torah does not begin with And God said to Moses”. Rather we read in 6:2 “Command” (Tzav). God does not mince words here. This is a command [Read more...]
Vayikra (Leviticus 1) Our “Well Being” Offering As A Caregiver
This week we begin the third book of Torah, Leviticus, and the portion that begins with Vayikra. Moses is “called”. As you may expect, there have been numerous [Read more...]
Pekude: (Exodus 38:12-40:38) Are We Ever “Completed?”
Parasha Pekude completes the Book of Exodus for us this Shabbat. We read of the completion of the Mishkan. Moses blesses the completion of the task ([39:43]) and we end with [Read more...]
Va’yakhail: (Exodus 35:1-38:21) Our Community, Our Self
The Mishkan is the focus of this portion. Moses calls together the Israelites, issues detailed instructions as to the creation of the Mishkan, and calls Bezalel and [Read more...]
Ki Tisa: A Heart Of Wisdom- Al Vorspan: z”l
Ki Tisa the portion that is read this coming Shabbat, is one of the most powerful of all our portions in that it contains the story of the Golden Calf. (Exodus 32). The lack [Read more...]
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