Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47) The Defeaning Sound of Silence
After about an hour flight, our helicopter dropped us off on the top of a mountain, on a glacier. The sky was a blue that defied description. The air was crisp. There was no [Read more...]
D’vrei Torah
A monthly commentary relating Torah to learning about Jewish sacred aging.
Pesach and the Song of Songs: We End The Festival Yearning To Be Needed!
With this Shabbat we close the Festival of Passover. The Torah reading relates the Exodus and the Sea of Reeds. As is tradition, a m’gillah (scroll) is part of the [Read more...]
Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) To Share Is To Care!
So many of us have lived this. We are with our children and in playing, they begin to be agitated over toys or snack. We gently lean in and say that it is good to share what [Read more...]
Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26) What Or Who Is Calling?
We begin the Book of Leviticus this Shabbat. A book that focuses on laws and rituals, sacrifices and the workings of the priestly cult. No doubt as you work your way through [Read more...]
Va’yek’hel/P’kuday: (Exodus 35:1 to end of Exodus): My Building. My Future?
This double portion brings us to the end of the Book of Exodus. We are overwhelmed by the details of the construction of the mishkan, its furnishings, the work of Betzalel [Read more...]
Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) Be Careful Who or What You Worship
One of the more bizarre and challenging shows we just watched was something called “Fake Famous” (HBO). It is a documentary that discusses the phenomenon of [Read more...]
Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-31:18) The Candle of the Soul
Light is a classic symbol for us. In this portion we encounter the importance of light at the outset of the reading. In the construction of the mishkan we read in 27:20 [Read more...]
Terumah: (Exodus 25:1-27:19) Building A Sanctuary of the Soul
Terumah is about building. It is about bringing gifts of the heart to help create the mishkan. It has detailed instructions as to what materials are to be brought, and [Read more...]
Davar Mishpatim: What about friendship?
Chaplain Barry Pitegoff gleans some guidance about turning strangers into friends from this week's parsha. [Read more...]
The First Management Consultant
In this guest Torah commentary, Rabbi Edmond Weiss Ph.D. describes Moses' father-in-law Yitro as the first management consultant. [Read more...]
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