Divrei 5784

By Rabbi Susan Laemmle, September 14, 2024 Drash for Russell&Rachel Library Minyan Aufruf: Parshat KiTetzei Ki Tetze l’milchamah: A young man goes forth from Cleveland, via New Haven, to Hollywood

By Jonathan Rotter, September 7k 2024 There’s a lot in parshat Shoftim for a lawyer to talk about. Magistrates and officials, the requirement to follow rulings, how injuries are valued,

By Marci Rogozen, Aug. 17, 2024 Those of you that know me, are aware that my profession as a Jewish educator strongly influences my sense of identity. It gets tiring for

By Zwi Reznik, 10 August, 2024; 6 Av 5784 To start on a personal note, a number of years ago we adopted a new Siddur to use in our services. At

By Henry Morgen, August 3, 2024 Shabbat shalom. According to my records, my last d’rash for the Library Minyan was for B’har-B’hukkotai which concludes the book of Vayikra. This morning

By Diane Herman, July 6, 2024 אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ La plus ca change, la plus ç’est la meme choses. There is nothing new under the sun. As I

By Meyer Shwarzstein, June 1, 2024   If you made a list of the most popular subjects in the Tanach, the agricultural laws and the related tithes may be at

Rest, Relief, and Reset By Larry Herman, May 25, 2024 Shabbat Shalom. I like it when a parsha has a unifying theme. It helps to concentrate the mind. Diane and

By Rabbi Judy Weintraub Brief background of regional history of Northern Romania, how many present have connections to that region? Northern Romania known as The Bukovina, used to belong to

By Diane Roosth, March 23, 2024 Shabbat Shalom! I asked to do this Drash in honor of Bob’s and my wedding anniversary. This month we also celebrate two grandsons’ birthdays,