D’Var Torah: Parashat Yitro
Tamar Rabinowitz, Dean of Jewish Studies and Hebrew I think it apt that this week’s parsha (weekly portion) is entitled Yitro, the name of the…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Shemot
Rabbi Joshua Buchin, Co-Dean of Students; Jewish Studies Teacher In order for us to learn and grow, we have to be willing to step outside…
Parashat Vayechi
Rabbi Shua Brick, Jewish Studies Teacher The final scenes of this great epic of Genesis tell us of the final Will and Testament of our…
D’Var Torah: Vayeshev
“Hey, Those Are My Cookies!” Rabbi Howard Jacoby Ruben, Head of School AAA predicts that about 150 million Americans will travel away from home during…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Chayei Sarah
Tamar Rabinowitz, Dean of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Our parsha begins abruptly with the death of Sarah. How does she die? The straightforward answer is…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Lech Lecha
Tamar Rabinowitz, Dean of Jewish Studies and Hebrew In this week’s Torah portion, Lech-Lecha, God speaks for the first time to our ancestor Avraham. The…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Noach
Maybe Don’t Pick That Lupine: Reflections on Noah’s Flood Raizy Lichtenstein, Jewish Studies Teacher Ancient flood narratives and myths abound: Mesopotamian, Greek, Norse, Native American,…
Dvar Torah – Ha’azinu
Rabbi Howard Jacoby Ruben, Head of School There is a curious pattern emerging in the Torah narratives we read on either side of Yom Kippur…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Ki Tavo
Michael Brody, Assitant Head of School In this week’s Parsha, Ki Tavo, Moses shares many laws and obligations with the Israelites before he dies. Moses…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Re’eh
by Dr. Yosef Rosen, Jewish Studies Teacher When political events, our Torah cycle, the Jewish calendar, and our academic calendar all sync up, you know…
