by blogmaster | Jun 19, 2014 | Divrei Torah
Parashat Behar Rabbi Len Levin All Persons Free under God “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” (Leviticus 25:10, inscription on the Liberty Bell) “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land...
by blogmaster | Jun 19, 2014 | Divrei Torah
Dvar Torah for Parashat Korah Rabbi Len Levin The Question of Freedom “For the congregation are all holy, and Adonai is among them; and why do you exalt yourselves over the congregation of Adonai?” (argument of Korah, Numbers 16:3) “We hold these...
by blogmaster | Jan 27, 2014 | Divrei Torah
Ten Commandments for Our Day A D’var Torah for Parsha Yitro January 18, 2014 | By Willa Bruckner The older I get, the more I am troubled by the G-d we experience in this part of the Bible — a G-d predisposed to shows of power and might that challenge and...
by blogmaster | Oct 11, 2013 | Divrei Torah
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GET ISSUE BY RABBI CHANA THOMPSON SHOR NOTE: THIS POST IS COPIED BY PERMISSION FROM A POSTING OF RABBI CHANA THOMPSON SHOR of FOREST HILLS JEWISH CENTER [http://www.fhjc.org/] I’ve been following comments on the “vigilantes for...
by blogmaster | Sep 17, 2013 | Divrei Torah, Holidays
Yom Kippur Divrei Torah– 5774/ 2013 Introduction to the Confessional-revised by Treasure Cohen: [email protected] Once a year–on Yom Kippur– we get an opportunity to look into a virtual mirror and examine our imperfections (and if we need...
by blogmaster | Sep 16, 2013 | Divrei Torah
“Let Them Eat Cake.” What does this bring to mind? Is it the words of Marie Antoinette, strolling as Bo Peep, in the Gardens of Versailles, immune to the starvation of her people. Or in “The Butler,” the scene where the protagonist, suffering from hunger,...