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Choose Life!
What a “Wondrous Wisdom Weekend” we had with Dr. Ellie Paley. We learned that wisdom is found when we choose the way of Adonai that is rooted in the creation order of God.

Howard Silverman
May 74 min read


Draw Near to God with a Clean Heart
This week our Torah portion (Leviticus 12:1–15:33) describes situations in which people are “clean” or “unclean.” In Hebrew, the words are “tamay” (unclean) or “tahor” (clean).

Howard Silverman
Apr 163 min read


Passover
One of the names that describes Passover in the Haggadah is z’man cheruteinu, the “season of our freedom.” We gather around the Seder table remembering how God brought our ancestors out of Egyptian slavery to freedom in the wilderness.

Howard Silverman
Apr 14 min read


Weekly D'rash Nitzavim
We are one week away from Rosh Hashanah. It is the season of repentance and restoration. It’s a time when we evaluate our lives and our relationship with God.

Howard Silverman
Sep 16, 20253 min read


Weekly D'rash Noach
There are several themes that bind the Torah together like a thread through the text. Holiness and covenant relationship are two such themes

Howard Silverman
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Weekly D'rash Re'eh
The beginning of this week's Torah portion is the end of a long section of Deuteronomy (CH 4–11) in which Moses exhorts the Jewish people to

Howard Silverman
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Weekly D'rash Ki Teitsei
The instructions of the Torah teach us many valuable lessons about how to live with others in this world. The instructions describe a way...

Howard Silverman
Aug 24, 20232 min read


Weekly D'rash B'chukotai
Our Torah portion this week brings us to the end of the Book of Leviticus. Chapter 26 is the epilogue to all the laws. It is a vision...

Howard Silverman
May 26, 20222 min read
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