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Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Behukotai By Rabbi Doug Alpert ('12) Amongst our many struggles in interpreting Torah and apprehending G-d’s will is in how we view theodicy – how we reconcile the evil that permeates our world vis-à-vis our G-d of mercy and compassion. Arguably a close Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah The Torah is for Everyone A D'var Torah for Parashat Bemidbar By Rabbi Marc Rudolph ('04) Before the Sinai Desert was returned to Egypt in the Peace Treaty of 1978, it was possible to take a bus directly from Tel Aviv to the tip of the Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah What's Your "Work Work"? A D'var Torah for Parashat Naso By Rabbi Rob Scheinberg The original sacred ritual space of the Jewish people, the Mishkan, was portable. Whenever the Israelites moved from place to place in the wilderness, the Mishkan would be disassembled and transported to its next location. The Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Beha'alotekha By Rabbi Enid Lader ('10) On the day that the Mishkan [portable Tabernacle/Temple] was set up, the cloud covered the Mishkan, the Tent of the Pact; and in the evening it rested over the Mishkan in the likeness of fire Read More >

In this week's D'var Torah, Rabbi Katy Allen says that Caleb and Joshua teach us not to catastrophize but to seek out the best and maintain a positive outlook even when the future feels fearful.

When the Law is Unjust, We Break the Law By Rabbi Lizz Goldstein ('16) Last week, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, withdrawing the already paltry federal protections on abortion rights. Many states already had trigger laws in place and abortion access became unavailable to thousands of people overnight. Congress had 50 years Read More >

In this week's D'var Torah, Rabbi Ariann Weitzman shows how Parashat Hukkat provides a recipe for communal care that is not a burden to individuals but is a shared obligation across the community.

In this week's D'var Torah, Rabbi Matthew Goldstone encourages us to see deeper meaning behind Bilaam’s blessings.

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Pinhas by Rabbi Jeffrey Segelman   In Parashat Pinhas, the formal ceremony of leadership succession takes place. Upon being reminded (as if he needed to be reminded) that he would not enter the land, Moses calls upon God to appoint a new leader. Read More >

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Mattot-Masei by Rabbi Doug Alpert For some reason a good deal of my time both within and outside of Torah has lately focused on land and borders. This week’s double portion, Mattot-Masei provides us with the most extensive, but certainly not the Read More >