Containers of God's Glory
Shavuot means “weeks” and refers to the 7 weeks between Pesach and Shavuot, the time in which we count the omer. This is indeed how the...
A Life of Restraint
In our Besorah reading this week Yeshua is asked what is the greatest commandment. This was a common topic of debate in his day with...
Causing Ourselves to Walk with Hashem
In our parsha this week, God says to Israel ‘If you walk in my statutes and are sure to obey my commandments… I will walk among you and I...
Responsibility For Others
Our parsha this week includes a listing of strictures upon the kohanim; the priests who serve in the Mishkan and later the Temple. Due to...
The Temple, the Shoah, and the Virus: We Are Not Forgotten. We Are Not Abandoned!
Good morning. Last Sunday I turned in my final exam for my MJTI class on Early Rabbinic Judaism. In it, we surveyed the early rabbinic...
The Incomplete Anochi
Our Parsha last week contains the Aseret ha-Dibrot (Ten Commandments). The first commandment is "A-no-chi Adonai e-lo-he-cha a-shayr...
A Shtickl Torah - Ish Mitzri
I mentioned in my d'var Torah last week that Moses was criticized by our Sages for allowing himself to be called an "ish mitzri", an...
Be a Light in the Face of Anti-Semitism
Parashat Vayechi 2020/5780 So, I must begin by begging your indulgence. I am compelled to speak on a topic that has weighed heavily on...
