D’vrei Torah

We come to one of the most famous passages of Torah this week. Years after the manipulation of blessing and birthright, Jacob is returning to home and knows he must face his [Read more...]

Vayetze brings us many of the themes that we now recognize as part of the Genesis narrative concerning the Patriarchal families: deception, rivalry, infertility and a range [Read more...]

Deception, pathos, sibling rivalry, manipulation and parent-child/generational encounter; just another Torah portion in Genesis. Toldot packs a lot in a few chapters. The [Read more...]

Chayai Sarah presents us with another intense portion. Isaac secures a wife (24) and there are passages as he sets out to establish his identity. We also are confronted with [Read more...]

Vayera is quite a powerful portion of Torah. It spans a total range of human emotion, from the mitzvah of welcoming the stranger and hospitality (18:1ff) to heeding a call [Read more...]

Lech L’cha is easily one of the great portions of Torah. No doubt you will encounter many of these themes when you attend your congregation’s Torah study or, if [Read more...]

The Flood! A story found in so many cultures. Genesis unpacks it with a challenge that speaks to us. In conversations with elders in workshops and classes these last 8 [Read more...]