By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Vezot Habracha We have just entered the most joyous of all Jewish festivals — Sukkot — the final stage of the spiritual triathlon that opens with…

By Rabbi Brian ZimmermanParashat Ha’azinu The Torah portion Ha’azinu, which is read in congregations this upcoming Shabbat, begins the final discourse but is really a song from Moses to the…

By Rabbi Charlie Cytron-WalkerParashat Vayeilech Our rabbis are great storytellers with great imaginations. Some of their best work revolves around the verse in parashat Vayeilech, “God said to Moses: The…

By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Nitzavim As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the upcoming themes of the day are unity and affirmation. This unity concerns awakening the sense that our destinies are…

By Rabbi Howard WolkParashat Ki Tavo On this, the next to last Shabbat of the year, the Torah portion of Ki Tavo describes the moving ceremony to be enacted on…

By Rabbi Debra J. RobbinsParashat Ki Teitzei  This week’s Torah portion, Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19), begins, “When you (singular) go out to fight against your enemies (plural) and God delivers…

By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Shoftim We are now in the peak of summer heat. For some, this period signals the last chance to take a family vacation before the school…

By Cantor Sheri AllenParashat Reeh The first word of our upcoming parashah (and also the name of the parashah itself) is Reeh: See, look, behold. “Reeh, Anochi notein lifnaychem hayom,…

By Rabbi Michael KushnickParashat Ekev As a rabbi I often find myself working with people who are experiencing hardships. During these situations I am asked, “Why did this happen to…

By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Vaetchanan Like the Jewish people’s ongoing journey towards the promised land, life — soul in body — is all about traveling. Traveling, here, means progressing as…