Resolve in the New Year
This week marks both the end of the book of Genesis in our annual cycle of Torah readings, and of …
Category Archives: Weekly Torah portion
The Masks We Wear
Appearances can be deceiving. In Sarasota Florida, where I live, it feels like summer, but it is the dead of …
“Falling Upward”
Here we go again. This week’s Torah portion is the beginning of the Joseph saga. In other words, yet another …
Us & Them: The Story of Dinah Through Different Eyes
Perhaps the biblical story of the rape of Dinah isn’t about rape, but rather xenophobia.
Oy, Families!
I can’t decide. This week’s Torah portion raises so many questions that I don’t know where to begin, what to …
Looking Straight Ahead – Sarah’s Test
We know that God isn’t “up there” somewhere, but we still look up when beseeching God, still quote the Psalmist, …
Seven Tips on How to Be a Blessing
This is the d’var Torah I offered last night at my synagogue. This week’s Torah portion is Lech L’cha, when …
#SarahToo
Like many of my generation, I use Facebook frequently. I like saying “happy birthday” to people, seeing pictures of children …
“You Are Enough”
Pity poor Noah. He needed a better press agent. Noah has gotten a bad rap for centuries, because of one …
Three Questions
We humans use a lot of adjectives to describe God. Inquisitive isn’t usually on the list. But in the first …
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