Rabbi Howard SilvermanDec 15, 20212 minWeekly D'rash VaychiThis week our Torah portion brings us to the end of Genesis. Something that struck me this year was the way Joseph and his brothers...
Rabbi Howard SilvermanDec 8, 20212 minWeekly D'rash VayigashWe like to say that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. Our Torah portion for this week demonstrates this in the life of...
Rabbi Howard SilvermanDec 1, 20212 minWeekly D'rash Mikets ChanukahThis week to commemorate Chanukah, there is a special Haftorah reading which includes the fourth chapter of the prophet Zechariah. This...
Rabbi Howard SilvermanNov 24, 20213 minWeekly D'rash VayeishevThis week we begin a series of Torah portions that will bring us to the end of Genesis. In a real sense it is the end of "the beginning."...
Rabbi Howard SilvermanNov 17, 20213 minWeekly D'rash VayishlachLife is hard! How is that for an obvious statement?! We all face difficulties of some kind. It might be obvious things like financial...
Rabbi Howard SilvermanNov 10, 20213 minWeekly D'rash Vayetzei This week our Torah portion follows Jacob as he goes to the land of his mother and grandparents to find a wife. Most of us are a bit...