Over the past month we have been engaged in the journey to the High Holy Days. We are taking stock of our lives based on the way of life...

This week the Torah portion is about the organization of leadership in Israel. It is about the raising up of judges, magistrates, and...

Torah ~ Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftorah ~ Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Brit Chadasha ~ Matthew 7:24-29 The beginning of this week's Torah portion...

Torah ~ Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftorah ~ Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Brit Chadasha ~ John 15:1-5 As we journey toward the High Holy Days, many of...

In our Torah portion for this week, Moses gives a series of exhortations to the people to obey the voice of the Lord. In chapters 4 and...

Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon...

The First Haftarah of Affliction, Jeremiah 1:1–2:3 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah . . . to whom the word of the Lord came in...

This week's Torah portion is called Balak. If we combine last week's portion (Chukat) with this one, we see the constant theme of the...

In this week’s parasha we meet the pagan prophet Bil’am, hired by Balak, king of Moab, to come and curse Israel, because Balak has heard...

The Book of Numbers teaches us many life lessons. At the beginning of the book, we learn about the value of organization both internally...

Strength and power are attributes of tyrants and heroes. They can be used to destroy and to deliver. This week the Torah portion is about...

Each week, the liturgy of our Shabbat morning service is a dramatization of the covenant at Sinai. We are reminded of our calling, the...

This week's Torah portion continues the theme from last week of getting prepared for the wilderness journey. The overall theme is that...

This week our Torah portion begins the Book of Numbers. The Hebrew name is Bamidbar which means "In the Wilderness". It is the story of...

This week's d’rash is written in memory of Betty Smith who has reached the goal of walking in the presence of the Lord. Our d’rash this...

This week’s D’rash is written in honor of Claire Schultz on the occasion of her upcoming Bat Avraham This week, our Torah portion...

This week's D’rash is written in honor of Eliana Gerstein on the occasion of her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. The Torah portion for this week...

This week's Torah portion is one that seems far removed from our world today. In fact, most of this portion troubles our sensibilities....

This week our Torah portion is about the installation of the priesthood and the seriousness of walking in holiness before God. It is...

This Shabbat is called Shabbat HaGadol or the Great Shabbat. It has great importance because it is the shabbat right before Passover....