Friday, September 3, 2021

Rosh Hashanah: Your World is About to Begin Anew

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On Monday night, we begin the new Jewish year of 5782. According to Jewish tradition, it has been five thousand, seven hundred, and eighty-t...
Friday, August 27, 2021

Ki Tavo: This Too Shall Pass… And This Too.

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In the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes, we find the following insightful verse: “Be pleased when things go well; but in a time of misfortune, ...
Friday, August 13, 2021

Shoftim: Royally Accountable!

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I guess we should have seen this coming; the number of Covid cases has risen sharply again in the US. One of the most infuriating things abo...
Friday, August 6, 2021

R'eih: Maintaining a Delicate, but Crucial, Balance

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Sometimes I like to pose the question - to myself and to members of my congregation: Is the Torah focused on situations as they *are* or as ...
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Eikev: Thanks for the Grub - Yay, God!

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Judaism considers it important to bless our food. We have short phrases to recite *before* we eat something (with specific wording for basic...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Vaetchanan: Reflecting on our Jewish Creed

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Let’s take a few minutes to talk about the Shema. I don’t even really have to add the other five words, do I? I bet you can hear it in your ...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Guest blog! Tisha b’Av: We are still here.

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This week, I am THRILLED to share with you a D’var Torah that my mother, Debbie, shared with her Executive Board of Women’s League. My mom i...