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A blueprint for building sacred communities

Parashat Terumah This week, we read the first of five Torah portions dedicated almost entirely to the building of the mishkan, the portable Temple that the Israelites took with them throughout … more

d'Var Torah | 2/15/18

Our individual and collective responsibilities

This week’s parashah , Ki Tisa , takes us on a roller-coaster of high highs and low lows as it moves through a series of vignettes depicting the ongoing revelation at Sinai. The parashah … more

d'Var Torah | 3/1/24

Finding your letter in the Torah

The Hebrew month of Tishrei is one long marathon of Jewish rituals. We blasted into this month with Rosh Hashanah. We raised ourselves up with the White Fast of Yom Kippur. We entered the comfort of … more

d'Var Torah | 10/5/23

Noah’s story is a tale of hope

This week, we read the story of Noah and the flood. You might be familiar with it as a cute kid’s story about finding two of each animal and bringing them into a giant boat. Or perhaps you … more

d'Var Torah | 10/31/19

Life passes by speedily: Use this time wisely

During the COVID-19 crisis, many people have remarked on the way that time seems to be moving both more slowly and more quickly than usual. During this “stay at home” time, we can … more

d'Var Torah | 7/3/20

Act now to make this world a better place

Moish and Sara were clearing the old clothes from their closets. “Hey, look what I found in the pocket of one of your suits!” Sara called out, holding a claim ticket in her … more

d'Var Torah | 6/2/22

Remembering ‘whom the mitzvah is for’

One of the oldest mitzvot in Judaism is “bikur cholim,” which literally means to “visit the sick.” It is a mitzvah identified in our daily prayers, and is one of the most important obligations that a Jew is supposed to fulfill as … more

d'Var Torah | 12/25/15

During Sukkot, we see what is really real

All seven days we treat our sukkah as our regular dwelling and our house as our occasional dwelling. – Mishnah Sukkah 2:9There is an odd sense of peace that comes over me during … more

d'Var Torah | 10/7/22

Resolutions and revolutions: Mussar and the new year

With the secular new year of 2015 upon us and the new Facebook year in review feature gathering steam, it’s only natural to think of our goals and dreams for the upcoming year. Wishes for a new year quickly turn to resolutions, themselves quickly … more

d'Var Torah | 1/2/15

The legacies we leave behind – writing an ethical

Knowing that he will die before he is able to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land, Moses wants to remind the people of all the lessons they have learned in the desert and the values they will … more

d'Var Torah | 9/10/19