D'var Torah

Opening Our Eyes
Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein analyzes Balaam's blindness and points to our own blind spots in this drash on Parshat Balak.
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How We Deal With Our Anger
For Parshat Chukat, Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz offers us a more useful way to channel our anger.
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Argue for the Sake of Holiness
Rabbi Sharyn Henry reflects on what it means to argue for the sake of heaven in Parshat Korach.
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Torah from T’ruah for Tisha B’Av
Divrei Torah for Tisha B'Av by Rabbis Edward C. Bernstein, Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein, Lizz Goldstein, Lev Meirowitz Nelson and Denise Handlarski.
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The Torah of Criticism
Rabbi Micah Liben calls us to resist complacency and to remain vigilant when our rights are in danger.
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“What’s Love Got To Do With It?”
Rabbi Dr. Jenny Solomon discusses the importance of blessing with love.
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Each Person, A Letter of Torah
Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen writes on Bamidbar and making every person count.
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The Hope of Israel
Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann writes on guarding ourselves against hopelessness.
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Justice for the Land and Its Inhabitants
Commentary on Parshat Behar (Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2) In Leviticus 25, the Torah famously explains the practice of the sabbatical year (shmitah) and the jubilee year (yovel), in which those who work the land refrain from farming in order to let the land rest. It’s not hard to see a connection between the ancient practice...
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