torah

May 19, 2021 0

Guest D’var Torah Parsha Naso, 11 Sivan 5781: “You” Can Be A Plural

No matter how self-centered we try to be, we represent a community, says Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, in this d'var Torah on Parsha Naso. [Read more...]

May 4, 2021 1

Lives did not add as integers. They added as infinities.

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, explores the afterthought meaning that emerges from a reading of this week's double Torah portion. [Read more...]

Detail on synagogue in Rome - A menorah and the Ten Commandments atop the synagogue in the Jewish ghetto in Rome, Italy (S. Cazon photo/Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license)

March 9, 2021 0

The Other Ten Commandments

Rabbi Edmond Weiss discusses the Ten Commandments. [Read more...]

Time lapse photography of water ripple, Photo by Jordan McDonald on Unsplash

October 25, 2020 0

How Far Can Interpretation Go?

New JSA Contributor Rabbi Edmond Weiss, Ph.D., describes the different ways to approach Torah interpretation. [Read more...]

January 8, 2020 0

Rabbi Address’ article, “Sacred Lessons on Getting Older,” published on MyJewishLearning.com

"Sacred Lessons on Getting Older," an article by Rabbi Address, was published on MyJewishLearning.com. In the piece, Rabbi Address looks at what some key Torah passages can teach us about aging as a spiritual practice. [Read more...]

November 7, 2019 0

D’var Torah: The challenge is to seize moments of change

The challenge embodied in this week's Torah portion, Lech Lecha, is to have the faith in one’s self to be able to move forward in life, for we are part of a religious tradition that sees life as a continuing unfolding of the possible, Rabbi Address writes. [Read more...]