D’var Torah for Parashot Matot and Massei
Paul Kanterman gave this d’var Friday, Aug 5. The portions for this week are Matot and Massei which mean tribes and journeys respectively. They detail a part of the journey …
D’var Torah for D’Varim
Nancy Gould gave this d’var Saturday, Aug 13. This week’s parsha is D’varim, which begins the book of Deuteronomy. Moses gives his final address to the people of Israel and …
D’var Torah for Shelach-Lekha
by George Gazarek George gave this d’var Friday, July 1. Nine years ago, on the night of June 8, 2007, I chanted a few lines from the Torah portion for …
Rabbi’s Sermon: “Elie Wiesel: Survivor and Conscience of the Mankind”
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman In Manhattan, New York, on July 2, 2016, Elie Wiesel passed away at the age of 87. The name Elie is short for Eliezer. He was …
D’var Torah – Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Pat Myers gave this d’var Friday, May 27. This week’s Torah portion is traditionally combined with the next one, and called Behar-Bechukotai, which is the final portion in the Book …
A Wilderness Survival Guide
Rabbi’s Sermon by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Parashat Bamidbar, Numbers: 1:1-4:20 Bamidbar, while speaking literally of wilderness, offers us a remarkable number of rich images and ideas: The taking a census …
D’Var Torah – Parashat Acharei Mot
George Gazarek gave this d’var Torah on May 6. This weeks Torah portion comes from Leviticus chapters 16 to 18 and is named Acharei Mot (אחרי מות), two words that …
Speech for Noah’s Bar Mitzvah
by David Kanter – 14 May 2016 Noah, Mom and I are so proud of you. We’ve been so happy to guide you to this milestone – and coach you …
D’Var Torah Parashat Shemini
In last week’s Torah portion, Moses anointed Aaron and his sons as priests. He admonished them, “You shall not go outside the entrance of the Tent of Meeting for seven …
D’Var Torah – Parashat Ki Tisa – “Second Chances”
In this week’s Torah portion, we learn the damage caused by jumping to hasty conclusions. The Israelites were riding high. G-d had taken them out of slavery from Egypt, and …