D'var Torah
What Good Will Cursing Do?
Rabbi David Wirtschafter argues against cursing our enemies in this d'var Torah on parshat Ki Tavo.
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So what do you do for a living?
Rabbi Darah Lerner uses the labor laws of Ki Tetze to discuss the treatment of workers in our own times.
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How Is This Fair?
Rabbi Amy Small asks us to widen the path of justice in this week's d'var Torah on Parshat Shoftim.
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Look, and Find Compassion
Rabbi Debra Kassoff encourages us to look at things a little differently in this week's drash on Parshat Re'eh.
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The Drought Down the Street
Rabbi Jonah Rank examines unequal distribution of resources and the impact it has on kids in this reading of Parshat Ekev.
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“Act Like You’ve Been There”
Rabbi Joshua Strom advises us to "act like we've been there" when we read VaEt'chanan.
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A Trauma-Informed Reading of Parshat Devarim: Advice to Activists on Building Resiliency
In this week's commentary on Devarim, Rabbi Francine Roston reflects on the need to understand and process trauma before moving forward.
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Human Rights In Progress (Slowly)
Rabbi J. Fred Schwalb traces the history of women's rights in the Torah and offers a prayer for the continued evolution of our ideas.
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The Sound of Longing
Rabbi Maya Glasser points to the importance of recognition, whether with Zelophehad's daughters in Parshat Pinchas, or those in solitary confinement in our own day.
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