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Weekly D'rash and Parsha Pinchas
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...

Rabbi Russ Resnik
Jun 30, 20215 min read


Weekly D'rash and Parsha Korach
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...

Rabbi Howard Silverman
Jun 22, 20212 min read


Weekly D'rash and Parsha Chukat
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...
Rabbi Stuart Dauermann
Jun 15, 20214 min read


Weekly D'rash and Parsha Korach
The Book of Numbers teaches us many life lessons. At the beginning of the book, we learn about the value of organization both internally...

Rabbi Howard Silverman
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Weekly D'rash and Parsha Shelach
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...

Rabbi Howard Silverman
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Weekly D'rash and Parsha Beha'alotcha
Each week, the liturgy of our Shabbat morning service is a dramatization of the covenant at Sinai. We are reminded of our calling, the...

Rabbi Howard Silverman
May 25, 20213 min read
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