Category: Torah

Guiding Questions: Genesis 27

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Exploring Judaism September 25, 2024 Parashat Toldot Parashat Toldot Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 26

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Exploring Judaism September 25, 2024 Parashat Toldot Parashat Toldot Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 25

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Exploring Judaism September 25, 2024 Parashat Chayei Sarah Parashat Chayei Sarah Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 24

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Exploring Judaism September 25, 2024 Parashat Chayei Sarah Parashat Chayei Sarah Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 23

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Exploring Judaism September 24, 2024 Parashat Chayei Sarah Parashat Chayei Sarah Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 22

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Exploring Judaism September 24, 2024 Parashat Vayera Parashat Vayera Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 21

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Exploring Judaism September 24, 2024 Parashat Vayera Parashat Vayera Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 20

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Exploring Judaism September 24, 2024 Parashat Vayera Parashat Vayera Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 19

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Vayera Parashat Vayera Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 18

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Vayera Parashat Vayera Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 17

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 16

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 15

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 14

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 13

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 12

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 11

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Exploring Judaism September 18, 2024 Parashat Noach Parashat Noach Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 10

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Noach Parashat Noach Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 9

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Noach Parashat Noach Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 8

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Noach Parashat Noach Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 7

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Noach Parashat Noach Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 6

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 5

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 4

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 3

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Genesis 2

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Exploring Judaism September 17, 2024 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit Study Guide

Guiding Questions: Joshua 1

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Exploring Judaism September 16, 2024 Joshua Neviim (Prophets)

Guiding Questions: Genesis 1

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Exploring Judaism September 16, 2024 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Bereshit Study Guide

Ancient Solutions to Modern Problems: Reading BaMidbar

BaMidbar reminds us: life is hard, leaders, even exceptional ones, have a lot to contend with, and it’s a ‘tough crowd.’

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover June 7, 2024 Parashat Bamidbar Parashat Bamidbar Dvar Torah

We Have a Responsibility to the Earth

Some interpret Creation as an allowance to plunder the Earth. However, that is a misconception; we have a responsibility to the Earth.

Rabbi Miriam Midlarsky Lichtenfeld May 15, 2024 Climate and Environment Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)

Ten Torah Resources You Should Know

Here are our top ten Torah resources you should know, including Conservative/Masorti organizations and resources for kids and families!

Reena Bromberg Gaber May 15, 2024 Holidays Learning

How Do We Continue the Work of Liberation Without Miracles?

As we commemorate MLK Day, how can we support liberation in our communities? How do we continue the work of liberation without miracles?

Rachel Galanter April 5, 2024 Holidays Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)

On Relationships with God and Other Human Beings

Ilana Sandberg (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Ki Tisa and speaks on relationships with God and other human beings.

Ilana Sandberg February 29, 2024 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

The Torah of Disorienting Moments

Talia Kaplan (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Mishpatim and the Torah of disorienting moments, reflecting on her rabbinical school experience.

Rabbi Talia Kaplan February 7, 2024 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

The Rabbis’ Boogeyman: Learning About Forgiveness

What can we learn about forgiveness from the Rabbis' boogeyman? Esau is that boogeyman but we can learn from his relationship with Jacob.

Alex Friedman February 5, 2024 Parashat Vayishlach Parashat Vayishlach Dvar Torah

Binding Love and Loss

Amalya Volz (JTS RS '24) explores Parashat Yitro through the binding of love and loss and the people of Israel's relationship with God.

Rabbi Amalya Volz February 1, 2024 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

Charlton Heston Speaking

We can learn about leadership from Moses, as well as from Charlton Heston speaking, as he plays Moses in the Ten Commandments movie.

David Harrison January 31, 2024 Holidays Learning

Shirat Hayam: They’re playing our song!

Shirat Hayam connects us to a collective memory and is the proof-text that enlarges, extends, and authenticates the meaning of the prayer.

Cantor Sharon Citrin Goldstein January 25, 2024 Holidays Parashat Beshalach

Why I Change the Melodies: Exploring Keva and Kavanah

By occasionally changing melodies, we draw from both Keva and Kavanah and invite ourselves into a deeper connection with our prayers.

Nichole Chorny, Cantorial Intern and Education & Youth Director at Congregation Anshei Israel January 22, 2024 Holidays Music

The Mitzvah of Environmental Sustainability

What does Judaism say about environmental sustainability? Yishuv Ha'olam is the mitzvah to build and maintain a sustainable world.

Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin January 3, 2024 CJLS Climate and Environment

How to Write a D’var Torah

There are many ways to write a d'var Torah. Read how this rabbi thinks about giving divrei Torah and what she thinks about while writing.

Rabbi Sydni Adler Rubinstein December 26, 2023 Every Day Learning

Jacob and Esav: The Original Yom Sport

The story of Jacob and Esav's relationship is a paradigm of biblical “Color War” and what really winning actually means.

Emily Kaiman December 8, 2023 Parashat Vayishlach Parashat Vayishlach Dvar Torah

Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story

Based on rabbinic midrash from tractate Berakhot, Dinah can be read either as a trans woman or, as this piece argues, a closeted trans man.

Saffron Mala Kaplan December 8, 2023 Parashat Vayishlach Parashat Vayishlach Dvar Torah

Elevating the Matriarchs, and the Women, in Judaism

Elevating the Matriarchs is important. Rabbi Goodman encourages this with a midrash on Parashat Shemini, urging that representation matters.

Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman December 6, 2023 Inclusion Learning

Finding Quiet Solace in a Stormy World

Caleb Brommer, RS '24, speaks on finding quiet solace in a stormy world, for his JTS senior sermon, on Parashat Vayishlach.

Caleb Brommer November 30, 2023 JTS Senior Sermon Learning

How do you Solve a Problem Like Esav?

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover teaches: Life is not a zero-sum and one of the keys is to recognize that people grow and change.

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover November 17, 2023 Parashat Toldot Parashat Toldot Dvar Torah

The Right Time for Atheism

The story of Avraham is full of tragedy but also the great gift of speaking truth to power and knowing when not to believe.

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover November 2, 2023 Parashat Vayera Parashat Vayera Dvar Torah

In the Name of All of Israel

Building on ideas of Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev and Maimonides - Avraham showed us a path to repair even in the darkest of times.

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover October 26, 2023 Parashat Lech Lecha Parashat Lech Lecha Dvar Torah

Psalms for this Time of Crisis in Israel

Seven psalms as a liturgical response to our individual and collective emotions, including grief, fear, rage, desperation, and others.

Rabbinical Assembly October 19, 2023 Hebrew Bible Israel

The Torah of the Summer Barbecue

Summer barbecues are great for relaxation and rejuvenation, and an opportunity to extend and receive hospitality like Abraham and Sarah.

Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman June 22, 2023 Food Hospitality

Shlach Lecha: Learning Inclusion from the Scouts

As God commanded Moses to include Caleb and Joshua, we can imagine the same command applies to us. We can seek to include people.

Hazzan Sara Geffen Geller June 16, 2023 Inclusion Parashat Shlach

The Masveh Aliyah: Honor Someone Who Cares

On Parashat Ki Tisa, honor someone in your community who embodies empathy and care. The Aliyah also marks the anniversary of the pandemic.

Rabbi Eric Woodward, Efrem L. Epstein February 26, 2023 Parashat Ki Tisa Parashat Ki Tisa Dvar Torah

Unpacking the Phrase: Barukh HaShem

What does “Barukh HaShem" really mean? What is the origin of this phrase? If we don’t believe in God, how do we relate to the ...

Rabbi Susan Leider November 16, 2022 Blessings Daily Living

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