D’vrei Torah

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...]

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 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 (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 (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...]

This week we turn to the portion known as Miketz (Genesis 41ff), Joseph stars as the expert interpreter of dreams. His powers of understanding allow him to be referred to [Read more...]

Vayeshev, this week’s portion contains a wealth of issues that speak to our world and lives. The portion contains two powerful stories that, I am sure, many colleagues [Read more...]

This week’s portion, Va’yishlach, contains some of the most dramatic stories in Torah. The highlight is the famous encounter between Jacob and Esau. This [Read more...]

Parashah Vayetzei bridges the Jacob-Esau narrative as it takes us from Jacob’s departure from his home to Haran and the encounter for years with Laban and Rachel and [Read more...]