D’Var Torah 3/14/25
Parashat Ki Tisa Dr. Ariel Resnikoff, Jewish Studies Teacher In this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa—meaning literally “when you take”—the Israelites grow impatient with Moses,…
D’var Torah 3/7
Parashat Tetzaveh By Julie Beck | School Counselor, Director of Advising This Week’s D’var Torah as delivered by Ms. Beck at Hakhel on March 3: …
D’Var Torah: Parashat Terumah 2/28
Table and Altar; Chesed and Tzedek (with student art) By Raizy Lichetenstein, Jewish Studies Teacher Our ninth graders recently created a poster campaign encouraging each…
D’var Torah 2/14/25
Parashat Yitro Michael Holper, Math Teacher The second commandment states: “You shall have no other gods beside Me. You shall not make for yourself any…
Community Block: Navigating Consent
Education about consent is more than learning about navigating situations of physical intimacy — it is about learning how to understand our own boundaries, how to…
D’Var Torah 2/7/25
Parashat Beshalach By Adi Alouf | Director of Student and Jewish Life, Jewish Studies Teacher Bnei Israel has just crossed the Red Sea and been…
D’Var Torah 1/31
Parashat Bo By Dr. Ariel Resnikoff, Jewish Studies Teacher But, Moon, and Star,Though you’re very far—There is one—farther than you——Emily Dickinson This week’s Torah portion,…
D’var Torah: Parashat Va’Era
The Multi-Stage Process of Redemption By Rabbi Shua Brick, Jewish Studies Teacher “Say, therefore, to the Israelite people: I am the Lord. I will free…
D’var Torah 11/17
Parashat Shemot By Tamar Rabinowitz | Dean, Jewish Studies and Hebrew How challenging that this week’s parsha coincides with the news of a multi-phase ceasefire…
D’Var Torah 1/10/25
Parashat VaYechi By Adi Alouf | Director of Student and Jewish Life, Jewish Studies Teacher I spent much of winter break visiting my safta and…
