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Parshat HaShavua

Prayer and Proximity (D’var Torah Matot-Masei)

Prayer and Proximity (D’var Torah Matot-Masei)

Midrash, Parshat HaShavuaPosted on August 2, 2019

As Numbers winds its way to a close, a war breaks out against Midian. According to midrash, Moses drafts 12,000 to fight and 12,000 to pray – in proximity.

Violence: Lessons from Pinchas, Elijah, and Abraham (D’var Torah Pinchas)

Violence: Lessons from Pinchas, Elijah, and Abraham (D’var Torah Pinchas)

Parshat HaShavuaPosted on July 29, 2019

Pinchas fails the test of violence. Centuries later, Elijah struggles with violence as well. Centuries earlier, Abraham offers hope of another way.

A Giant Mistake (D’var Torah Korach)

A Giant Mistake (D’var Torah Korach)

Midrash, Parshat HaShavuaPosted on July 5, 2019

Parshat Korach tells of a band of rebels within the Israelite camp, discontent with their place in the structure and…

On Identity (Sermon for Shemot)

On Identity (Sermon for Shemot)

Parshat HaShavuaPosted on December 29, 2018

From a book club in Seattle, to the words of Amos Oz, to the complexity of Moses – an exploration of identity for the new year.

Anonymous Murder (D’var Torah Shoftim #1)

Anonymous Murder (D’var Torah Shoftim #1)

Justice, Parshat HaShavuaPosted on August 17, 2018

In 1963, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was invited to address those gathered at the Race and Religion Conference, organized by…

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