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Divrei Torah - Guests and Members

These talks were delivered by members and guests on Shabbat and holidays.

Other talks by members, including some High Holyday talks, are available in Members’ Writings (members only).

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Experiences in the Pit

Cindy Rivka Marshall

D'var Torah on Parashat Vayeishev -- Bat Torah of Cindy Rivka Marshall:

16 December, 2006/5766

Experiences in the Pit

OK – so, some of you are probably thinking: she doesn’t look 13! What is this woman doing? Well, as some of you may know, a Jewish person becomes a Bat or Bar Mitzvah when they turn 13, no matter whether or not they have a ritual to mark it. I did not have a ritual when I turned 13. I was raised...Read more...

My Brother Esau Is An Hairy Man, But I, I am a Smooth Man

Stan Fleischman

5765

dvar - scapegoat.pdf

It may seem strange that the parsha right before Pesach deals, in large part, with instructions to the High Priest about how to celebrate Yom Kippur, which is about six months away. However, we should keep in mind that both holidays are New Years celebrations: Passover commemorates our exodus from Egypt and celebrates our birth as a nation, while Yom Kippur, the day Moses descended from Mount Sinai...Read more...

Parsha Ki Tisa – March 13 God’s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy

Stan Fleischman

5764

Parsha Ki Tisa – March 13

God’s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy

[First, let me start with a summary of this week’s parsha.]

At the heart of this week’s parsha is the story of the Golden Calf. The Israelites, fearing that Moses (who they credit with their liberation from Egypt, rather than an invisible God) will not return from his ascent of Mount Sinai, create a Golden Calf in the desert, and...Read more...

Divrei Torah - Guests/Members

Susannah Zisk

Jacob and Esau

Parsha Toldot

The opening section of Parsha Toldot (Genesis 25:19-34) tells the story of the birth of Jacob and Esau and the circumstances surrounding Esau’s well-known decision to spurn his birthright...Read more...

Thu, April 25 2024 17 Nisan 5784