by blogmaster | Apr 8, 2013 | Divrei Torah
D’var Torah—April 6, 2013 (revised) “When Bad Things Happen to Bad People”: Jewish Theology and the Suffering of Our Enemies by Treasure Cohen My inspiration for this d’var Torah was actually born 2 years ago, shortly after Pesach. I was taking a...
by blogmaster | Dec 10, 2012 | Divrei Torah
Why do we celebrate Hanukkah? Why is it not commemorated in the Bible or in the Mishnah? And what lessons does it have for our time? Hanukkah commemorates the clash of Judaism with the dominant Hellenistic civilization of late antiquity. Not only did the Syrian...
by blogmaster | Dec 10, 2012 | Divrei Torah
The Mother Who Named Her Child, “Thank You, God” A Devar Torah for Thanksgiving week-end 2012 Parshat Yayetze—And he went out. . . frames Jacob’s life for the 20 years between leave-taking and homecoming. It starts as Jacob journeys away from home as a fearful,...
by blogmaster | Dec 10, 2012 | Divrei Torah, Holidays
Uniting to Serve God Wholeheartedly Ahad Ha-Am once said that Judaism produces two kinds of spiritual leaders—the priest and the prophet. These two types were very well represented in our Torah portion and our haftarah that we just read. Between them, they present...