D'vrei Torah
D’var Torah: Vayechi
In this d’var Torah, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff urges readers to teach the lessons of their values and beliefs to their families. [Read more…]
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Davar Acher: Parsha Miketz
Letting the heart have more space than the head can open the door to softening the estrangement, says Chaplain Barry Pitegoff in this Davar Acher on Parsha Miketz. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
A Grandparent’s Blessing
Rabbi Susan Elkodsi notices that while the Torah loves genealogies, up until this week’s parashah, Vayechi, the Torah is silent about any actual relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
How do you reconcile after estrangement?
Vayigash continues unfolding the stories from last week’s parshah Mikeitz between Joseph and his brothers. Joseph, Judah, Rueven are all revealing their struggles. How each remembers what transpired years before tells us much about the [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Thoughts on Parsha Vayechi – A House is not a Home
Editor’s Note: This week’s D’var Torah is from Rabbi David Levin. Living in the state of Florida, initial conversations with new acquaintances usually had two questions asked early on. The first question was: Where are [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Into the light of the future
The Torah cycle that we read this month deals a lot with Joseph and his sojourn in Egypt; his rise from prisoner to minister and his eventual reunion with his family. Indeed, one of the [Read more…]