Divrei 5783

Parshat Shofetim By Russell Cohen, August 19, 2023 Shabbat shalom! I want to thank Rabbi Susan Laemmle and Rachel Berwald for their invaluable help in preparation for this drash. Here

Parshat Re’eh By Moe Scott, August 11, 2023 There is a lot to talk about in this parsha. We have the centralization of worship in the site of the future

Journey Into The Shema By Bert Kleinman, July 29, 2023 It was a warm summer night in New York. The 12 year old Jewish kid was on his knees at

Shavuot Second Day  By Batya Ordin, May 27, 2023 Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach. I’d like to speak about yesterday’s Haftorah, Ezekiel’s vision of the divine Glory, which has intrigued

Behar-B’chukotai By Henry Morgen, May 13 Shabbat shalom. Fifty-five solar years, and a few days ago, I became a bar mitzvah. That year, my torah portion was Acharei Mot-Kiddoshim. Based

Terumah By Larry Herman, February 25, 2023 (5783) Terumah Trauma Shabbat Shalom. I have a confession to make. I suffer from a personality disorder. It’s not all that debilitating. But

Parashat Bo By Jim Rogozen, Jan 28, 2023 Words have power: they can enlighten; they can mislead. They can sustain old beliefs; they can also create new perceptions. A verse

Heiche Kedusha By Rabbi Jim Rogozen, January 14, 2023 Good Shabbos. You know that joke about the woman who calls her husband in a panic? She says “Dear, be careful.

Vayechi, Jan 1, 2023 By Rachel Rubin Green Today I want to talk about the Amida prayer and the notion of Shabbat as a taste of the Messianic era. I

Toldot By Joel Elkins, November 26, 2022 Emile Boirac was a French philosopher and one of the earliest supporters of Esperanto, who lived in the late 19th/early 20th century. He