The Meaning of Torah
A young friend told me the other day that he is confused, because someone told him the word Torah means …
Category Archives: Weekly Torah portion
Liminal Spaces
Last year, my friend Rabanit Bracha Jaffe wrote about this week’s Torah portion, when the Children of Israel crossed the …
Can you touch darkness?
I love my home. I love the art, the plants, the books, even the furniture. Everything in it tells me …
Should Oprah Run?
We take for granted that Moses was the leader of the Children of Israel, the brave man who stood up …
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 …
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, …
