Divrei 5782

Bereishit 5782/2021   Last month, I visited my internist for a routine appointment. He is young, very bright, and attentive. When my then-doctor retired a year ago, I hired him

Re’eh By Norman Green, August 27, 2022 Our Festival Calendar It is now Elul, and the Tishrei holidays are looming. So, of course, we’re going to look at the most

Nitzavim By Joel Elkins, September 24, 2022 I don’t usually put much stock in serendipity, but sometimes the universe conspires to try to convince me otherwise. A while back I

Shabbat Shuvah — Who By Fire By Melissa Berenbaum, Oct. 1, 2022 Shabbat Shalom and Shanah Tovah. If I were to recount a story about a man who runs away

Ki Tavo By Rabbi Jim Rogozen, September 17, 2022 You see that little bracketed word in the Prayer for the State of Israel? שתהא ? I saw that word for

Vaetchanan By Henry Morgen, August 13, 2022 Shabbat shalom. I’d like to remember my father-in-law, Hank Weiss, on the occasion of his yahrzeit that we observed a couple days ago.

Observations, Estimations and a Recommendation inspired by Parashat Pinchas By A.J. Happel , 23 July 2022 Introduction I dedicate this drash to my ma (aleha hashalom), Marta Leah bat Dov

Shelach Lecha By Harry Eskin, June 25, 2022 Shabbat shalom. This week’s parasha depicts a significant national calamity. When the time approaches for the Israelites to enter the land of

Beha’lotkha,בהעלתך By Zwi Reznik, June 18, 2022, Sivan 19, 5782 As is often the case this weeks Parsha covers a number of different topics. These range from lighting arrangements, the levites

Naso By Susan Laemmle June 11, 2022 After the death of our grandchild in November, among the expressions of comfort spoken was yehi shmah barucha: May Esther’s memory be a