Resources
Noach: Who Is Righteous?
What does it mean to be righteous or blameless? In a time of rampant corruption and injustice, surely [obeying God] was not enough. Surely, the times called for more than being a good person and quietly following God’s ways.
A MULTI-ROOTED MOVEMENT: Sephardic Activists and Horizontal Alliances in the Early 20th Century
New scholarly work on how Jews of past generations advanced groundbreaking multiracial coalition work, and what the tensions they faced — including racism within the Jewish community — say about conditions today.
Every Last One of Us
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg opens Torah 20/20, a year of divrei torah dedicated to the discussion of democracy, with Parshat Bereshit.
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Torah 20/20: Looking with Fresh Eyes
Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow introduces T'ruah's newest project, Torah 20/20, in this d'var torah for Simchat Torah.
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Who Doesn’t Get A Clean Slate This Yom Kippur?
Rabbi Marc Katz discusses our criminal justice system's need for authentic belief in teshuvah in this d'var Torah for Yom Kippur.
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Here We Are Again
Rabbi Rob Dobrusin warns against cynicism and makes the case for hope in this d'var Torah for Shabbat Shuvah.
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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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