D’var Torah: Speech, Power and Resistance
Rabba Daphne Lazar Price
This week’s Torah portion is Va’era: Exodus 6:2 — 9:35
Parashat Va’era is a story about power and about being heard. This...
D’var Torah: Help Wanted: Superheroes Need Not Apply
Rabbi Eric Mollo
This week’s Torah portion is Shemot: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1
The book of Exodus opens with verses that feel like a comforting continuation...
Everything Happens for a Reason
By Allegra Newmark
This week’s Torah portion is Miketz: Genesis 41:1 – 44:17
In this week’s Torah portion, Miketz, Joseph is let out of prison to...
D’var Torah: How We Change
Rabbi Melanie Aron
This week’s Torah portion is Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
What enables us to change? What gives us the motivation and the strength...
D’var Torah: Persistence Pays Off
By Sophia Hwang
This week’s Torah portion is Vayishlach: Genesis 32:4 – 36:43
Parshat Vayishlach is about Jacob coming home to Israel after working for his...
D’var Torah: Putting an Emphasis on Emunah
Sadie Perlin
This week’s Torah portion is Vayetze: Genesis 28:10 – 32:3
This week’s Torah portion is Vayetze. In Vayetze, Jacob leaves his family, marries two...
D’var Torah: The Greatness of Isaac
Rabbi Steven Bayar
This week’s Torah portion is Toldot: Genesis 25:19–28:9
Isaac has always been considered a “tweener” in the Torah. He is the link between...
D’var Torah: The Legacy of Sarah
This week’s Torah portion is Chayei Sarah: Genesis 23:1 - 25:18
This week’s parsha is Chayei Sarah, or “the lifetime of Sarah.” In this parsha,...
The Lesson of the Ram
By Rabbi Marc Israel
This week’s Torah portion is Vayera: Genesis 18:1 - 22:24
The first Shabbat after daylight standard time always comes as a shock...
D’var Torah: Having — or Being — an Eliezer
Clifford S. Fishman
This week’s Torah portion is Lech Lecha: Genesis 12:1 - 17:27
Genesis Chapter 14 relates that wars broke out between various “kings” in...
