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 …
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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 …
In 2013, the Pew Research Center published “A Portrait of Jewish Americans.” A key aim of the survey was to explore Jewish identity: What does being Jewish mean in America …
During this service, we took the familiar prayers and then listened to ones in a different voice. This book of the Torah that we are currently reading, the whole Exodus …
by Pat Myers With this week’s parsha, Shemot, we begin the book of Exodus, or, in Hebrew, the book Shemot, which means “names.” And the first few verses of Shemot …
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman This week’s parsha, Bo, continues the narrative of Moses and Aaron coming to Pharaoh in order to free the Israelite slaves. Pharaoh again refuses. Having refused …
by George Gazarek Being a young man who spent thirty years as a Christian, twenty-six years as an agnostic, and fourteen years as a Jew, I sometimes reflect on my …
by Rabbi Arnold Saltzman Writing an opera on the history of Hawaii is a bold endeavor, as it explores a history and culture less familiar to us, yet of significance …
by George Gazarek This week’s Torah Portion opens with The Eternal telling Abram, “Lech lecha” – go forth –“to a land that I will show you,” to Canaan. Famine sends …
by Suzanne Darby This week’s Torah portion is Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1−25:18. It is the only parasha named for a woman. Although its name means “Life of Sarah,” the portion …