BY RABBI RANDY FLEISHER
• Published August 12, 2010
On the ‘wish list' for our synagogue sanctuary is to have a pasuk, a sentence or phrase from a Jewish text tastefully sculpted onto the wall above the ark. One of our top choices is from Shofetim, this week's Torah portion: "Justice, justice, shall...
By Rabbi Dale Schreiber
• Published August 4, 2010
There is a proverb that reads, ‘without vision, people perish.' The Torah projects a vision for what is humanly possible. This week's portion, Re'eh, is found in Deuteronomy, the book which emphasizes social justice, personal ethics and neighborly responsibility....
When my son Noah became a bar mitzvah in May if 1994, it was a milestone for me as well. Both of my parents survived the Shoah as, very-nearly, sole next of kin to an extended family of 100-plus persons. Then when I was 11 and my sisters were 13 and 7,...
Parshat Balak tells the story of the prophet Bilam who was hired by King Balak to curse the Israelites. Despite his efforts and warnings by talking donkeys, waking dreams and even angels of God that he should not go ahead with this mission, Bilam persists....
BY RABBI JUSTIN S. KERBER
• Published April 30, 2010
After God created the human body, God said to the tongue, "All the other limbs of the human body stand up, but you lie down; all the other limbs are outside the body, but you are inside it; and not only that, but you are surrounded by two walls: one of...
Torah lessons are often surprising and distinctive, unaligned with either historic or contemporary liberal or conservative positions. This week, the Torah may challenge our conceptions of "poor."
Parashat Ki Tissa opens with contributions for the...
While I was still a student, I entered into an e-mail-based discussion with other rabbis on the concept of the rabbinic day off, meaning whether or not we should have one. The discussion was more evenly split than you thought. The senior rabbi of...
