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D’vrei Torah

A monthly commentary relating Torah to learning about Jewish sacred aging.

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Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43) Wrestling With Our Life, Our Self!

November 30, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 2

            My son loves wrestling. He loves it so much that he has corrupted my 11-year-old grandson to the extent that they watch together. How appropriate for this week’s portion. In contrast to our portion’s [Read more…]

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Rachel

November 21, 2023 Len Berman 1

Contributing writer Len Berman offers a poetic interpretation of the story of Rachel from this week’s Torah portion. [Read more…]

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Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) The Wells of History. Who Shall Carry Your Legacy?

November 15, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

            This is the portion starring Isaac. He becomes the transitional figure in the Patriarchal narrative. We meet the famous stories of the birthright and Isaac’s blessing of Jacob over Esau and the age old [Read more…]

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Chayai Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:17) Life In Transition

November 9, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

                    Chayai Sarah is a many layered portion, one that touches us in so many ways. It is the story of a family in transition, of the obligation of parents to [Read more…]

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Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24) Innocence in the Face Of Evil!

November 1, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 3

            Vayera! A portion that will challenge us, even in the best of times. But this week, well, it hits us with a gut punch. The portion is filled with powerful scenes, from the three [Read more…]

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Lech L’Cha (Genesis 12:1-17:27) It Is Anyone’s “Call”!

October 26, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

                This is one of our most powerful portions. It is a portion of transition and prophecy. It contains many themes, from the “wife-sister” motif to the rite of circumcision, from the first [Read more…]

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Noah (Genesis 6:9-11:32) The Rainbow of Promise and Hope?

October 19, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

            We come this week to that righteous man “in his generation”: Noah. The portion is much more complex that meets the eye. What does it mean to be righteous in one’s generation? Is that [Read more…]

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Beresheet (Genesis 1:1-6:8) Who and How Are We Responsible?

October 11, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

            How strange, in many ways, to begin the Torah cycle this week as Israel faces its most challenging moment in decades. What can one say about the idea of creation when so much is [Read more…]

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Simchat Torah-V’zot Ha B’racha 2023/5784…Sacred Transitions

October 6, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 0

            There is a well-known interpretation that notes that the last letter of Torah is a lamed while the first letter of Torah is the bet and those two letters for the Hebrew word lev, [Read more…]

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Sukkot 2023/5784: What Shall We Harvest?

September 27, 2023 Rabbi Richard Address 1

            Hasidic saying: “For the unlearned old age is winter, for the learned, it is the season of harvest”               Chag Sameach Sukkot. We welcome the first of our “Pilgrimage Festivals” as it brings a [Read more…]

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December 1: Andrew Goretsky and Randi Boyette from ADL and Rabbi Stacy Rigler of Reform Jewish Educators on Preparing our youth for the current challenges of high school and college campus life

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December 15: Rabbi Gary Glickstein of the National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis, on the challenges of retirement

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