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 This past week we began the Book of Shemot, the book of Names, most commonly known as Exodus. I’m sharing my d’var from Kabbalat Shabbat: Shemot holds theological audacity and is theologically riveting; Shemot is, I think, a form of erusin, God’s betrothal and love letter to Israel. Tonight, I want to speak about love. About hope. I read […]

This week we begin the Book of Shemot, the book of Names, most commonly known as Exodus. We read about a new king, a king who did not know Joseph. The new king has a warning to the Egyptians, “…this people the Children of Israel, are more numerous and stronger than we.” It is hard […]

Vayechi, brings us to the close of Bereshit, the close of the saga of the Abrahamic family. As with Chaye Sarah, the mention of the life of Sarah, and now the life of Ya’akov, the word life is notice of imminent death. Even as these days are lengthening, minute by minute, we sense the renewal […]

Dear friends, Light is returning, that pathway of return in nature’s cycles is always so reassuring. And seemingly, with that light, dear friends come home from their travels, other friends step into shul after months away, babies are born, souls are remembered. Our liturgical cycle is similarly both dependable and familiar and can also be […]

This week in our Torah portion we read of a very critical conversation that takes place between Avraham and Ephraim regarding the purchase of Sarah’s burial plot in the Cave of Machpelah. We read of the negotiation and intuit the rationale behind the spoken words that Avraham utilizes; he wants to ensure there will no […]