Divrei 5778

Vayishlach

Vayishlach וישלח By Zwi Reznik  , November 24, 2018, 16 Kislev 5779 The journey continues. When we left Yaakov last week he was on the run again, as he had been

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Nitzavim

Nitzavim By Henry J Morgen, 8 September 2018 Shabbat shalom. It turns out that 30 years ago I shared my thoughts with the Library Minyan on this very parshah. After

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Shemini

Shemini By Larry Herman, 14 April 2018 My Kosher Fetish Shabbat Shalom. Once again I dedicate this davar Torah to my friend and humanitarian, Dr. Ken Elliot, who was abducted

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Toldot

Toldot By Larry Herman, 18 November 2017 Self-Deception Shabbat Shalom. What do you do when people you admire, respect, or even love, disappoint you? My father used to use the

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Acharei Mot-Kiddoshim

Acharei Mot-Kiddoshim By Henry Morgen, 28 April 2018 Shabbat shalom. Today marks half a century since my bar mitzvah. It really doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. It also

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Beshallach

Beshallach  by Rabbi Rachel Adler, January 27, 2018 Shabbat shalom. I am devoting this Dvar Torah to questions and observations about the two texts of the day. Shabbat Beshallach is

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Miketz

Parshat Miketz, 2017, 5778 By Joel Grossman Imagine this: you are driving in your car, obeying all traffic laws when suddenly a police car comes up behind you, sirens blaring,

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Vayetzei

Parshat Vayetzei By  R. Susan Laemmle, November 25, 2017  This week’s parshah, Vayetzei, is framed by opening and closing words that encapsulate its contents. The parshah begins with Va-yetzei Yaakov

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Rosh Hashana Day 1

Rosh Hashana First Day By Ilana Grinblatt, September 21, 2017 Every year, in preparing for the high holidays, I ask myself the same, simple question: Who or what most inspired

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Rosh Hashana Day 2

Rosh Hashana Day 2 By Joel Grossman, September 21, 2017 One of the pleasures of the High Holiday machzor is coming across prayers that we say only once a year,

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