D’Var Torah: Parshat Mishpatim
by Joe Gindi, Jewish Studies Teacher There have been many times in my life when I’ve felt a wide gap between the texts of our…
D’Var Torah: Parshat Yitro
by Evan Wolkenstein: Director of Experiential Education, Jewish Studies Teacher Some years ago, I spent a weekend with a friend, a stay-at-home dad. His wife…
D’Var Torah: Parshat Beshalachby
Josh Buchin: Co-Dean of Students; Jewish Studies Teacher A lot happens in this week’s Torah Portion, Beshalach. The Israelites finally leave Egypt, escape across the…
D’Var Torah: Parshat Bo
Adi Alouf: Director of Student and Jewish Life, Jewish Studies Teacher Parshat Bo finds the Israelites on the eve of their exodus and liberation from…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Vaeraby
Joe Gindi, Jewish Studies Teacher “Go down Moses, way down in Egypt land. Tell old Pharaoh, to let my people go!” As evidenced by the…
Parashat Vayechi: A Coat of Many Colors
by Rabbi Howard Jacobi Rueben, Head of School I joined Debby in Israel this week, where she has been a miluim savta – the Hebrew expression for…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Miketz
Every Menorah Needs a Shamash: Reflections on Idealism and Practicality by Raizy Lichtenstein, Jewish Studies Teacher I found the Chanukah Menorah (Chanukiyah) that I lit…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Vayeshev
by Tamar Rabinowitz: Dean, Jewish Studies and Hebrew Many of you might have seen the poster on social media changing the 7th (Sheva in Hebrew) of…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Vayishlach
by Rabbi Shua Brick, Jewish Studies Teacher On Mourning There is a rather elusive verse in this week’s Torah portion that introduces a character, only…
Dvar Torah: Parashat Toldot
by Evan Wolkenstein: Director of Experiential Education; Jewish Studies Teacher When I was a senior in High School, I wanted to go to Madison, Wisconsin…
