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Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Bo By Rabbi Michael Rothbaum ('06)There’s a well-known rabbinic discussion in the beginning of the Torah about the book of Genesis. The question is asked: why start there, when the mitzvot, the sacred obligations of the Jewish people, don’t appear until Exodus? The conversations around that question are Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Beshalah By Rabbi Jill Hackell ('13) The Book of Exodus starts with the heroism of the midwives, who refuse to abide by Pharaoh’s terrible decree to kill the newborn boys born to the Israelites.  This introduction provides an interesting lens through which to Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Yitro By Rabbi Matthew Goldstone This week the American Jewish community finds itself processing the events of last Shabbat, during which a rabbi and three congregants were taken hostage in Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. As a minority in the United States, many Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah For Parashat Mishpatim By Rabbi Jeffrey Segelman Parashat Mishpatim includes the mitzvot pertaining to one who is responsible for guarding something owned by another. Similarly, it speaks of the responsibility of one who borrows something from another (Exodus 22:9-14). Without going into detail, the Torah points to the Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Terumah By Rabbi Doug Alpert ('12) My original D’var Torah which I wrote on Sunday afternoon appears below. However, on Sunday evening many in our AJR community gathered (via Zoom) to share memories of our teacher, Rabbi Yitzchak Mann z”l. Dr. Ora Horn Prouser Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Tetzaveh By Rabbi Marc Rudolph ('04) The final fifteen chapters of the Book of Exodus are devoted to the building of the Mishkan. This comprises over one quarter of the entire book. This year, since it is a leap year, we will spend Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah Do You Resolve Conflicts Aaron's Way or Moses' Way? A D'var Torah for Parashat Ki Tissa By Rabbi Rob Scheinberg What’s the best way to get two people in a conflict to be reconciled with each other? Avot De-Rabbi Natan – an early commentary to the Ethics of Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah Generosity and Commitment A D'var Torah for Parashat Vayakhel By Rabbi Enid Lader ('10) Voluntary gifts from every quarter of the Israelite population formed the material out of which the Mishkan and its sacred vessels and priestly clothing were crafted and built. There was no imposed special tax for Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah Making Space A D'var Torah for Parashat Pekudei By Rabbi Lizz Goldstein ('16) Some weeks feel like there is just so much ungodliness in the world; it’s hard to know where to even begin shining the light of Torah. I believe in the power of Torah, of Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah The Covenant of Salt, the Salt of Your Covenant A D'var Torah for Parashat Vayikra By Rabbi Katy Allen ('05) וְכׇל־קׇרְבַּ֣ן מִנְחָתְךָ֮ בַּמֶּ֣לַח תִּמְלָח֒ וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁבִּ֗ית מֶ֚לַח בְּרִ֣ית אֱ-לֹהֶ֔יךָ מֵעַ֖ל מִנְחָתֶ֑ךָ עַ֥ל כׇּל־קׇרְבָּנְךָ֖ תַּקְרִ֥יב מֶֽלַח: You shall season your every offering of meal with salt; you shall Read More >