Tagged ‘Parashat Vayishlah’

Parashat Vayishlah 5783

December 5, 2022 | Filed in: Bereshit, Divrei Torah

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D’var Torah My Parasha A D’var Torah for Parashat Vayishlah By Rabbi Andrew Hechtman (’03) On most any Shabbat the world over, b’nei mitzvah children rise before their community and state an affirmative obligation to maintain … Continue reading »

 

Parashat Vayishlah 5782

November 19, 2021 | Filed in: Bereshit, Divrei Torah

Bless People by Their Names A D’var Torah for Parashat Vayishlah By Rabbi Lizz Goldstein (’16) Click HERE for an audio recording of this D’var Torah This week is Transgender Awareness Week, an opportunity for trans folks to celebrate themselves and for … Continue reading »

 

Parashat Vayishlah 5781

December 4, 2020 | Filed in: Bereshit, Divrei Torah

Click HERE for an audio recording of this D’var Torah What Goes Around A D’var Torah for Parashat Vayishlah By Rabbi Michael Rothbaum (’06) The aphorism “what goes around comes around” is so ingrained in the English language as to … Continue reading »

 

Parashat Vayishlah 5780

December 12, 2019 | Filed in: Bereshit, Divrei Torah

A D’var Torah for Parashat Vayishlah By Rabbi Bruce Alpert (’11) Two recent experiences color my reading of this week’s parashah, Vayishlah. The first involved my family watching When Harry Met Sally for the umpteenth time. After the movie, we turned to … Continue reading »

 

Parashat Vayishlah 5779

November 21, 2018 | Filed in: Bereshit, Divrei Torah

The Oak of Weeping A D’var Torah for Vayishlah By Rabbi Jill Hammer Devorah the wetnurse of Rivkah died and was buried under Beth El, under the oak. And he called it the Oak of Weeping (Alon Bahut). (Genesis 35:8) Devorah, Rivkah’s … Continue reading »