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Category: Parashat Vayera
An Invitation to Approach
Prayer is God’s constant invitation to approach. An opportunity to our deepen relationships with God and ourselves, by sharing how we feel.
Claire Shoyer
December 13, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
The Dignity of Self-Definition
We can choose, in our relationships, to see others as if through G-d’s eyes. This helps us be less alone and to see one another's ...
Alex Friedman
November 15, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Haftarah for Va-yera
Abraham’s hospitality at Mamre is met with a promise of a child, echoed in the haftarah, as Elisha rewards the woman of Shunem similarly.
Etz Hayim Humash
November 12, 2024
Kings II
Neviim (Prophets)
Guiding Questions: Genesis 22
Find guiding questions for each chapter of Genesis on Exploring Judaism, the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism.
Exploring Judaism
September 24, 2024
Parashat Vayera
Parashat Vayera Study Guide
Guiding Questions: Genesis 21
Find guiding questions for each chapter of Genesis on Exploring Judaism, the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism.
Exploring Judaism
September 24, 2024
Parashat Vayera
Parashat Vayera Study Guide
Guiding Questions: Genesis 20
Find guiding questions for each chapter of Genesis on Exploring Judaism, the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism.
Exploring Judaism
September 24, 2024
Parashat Vayera
Parashat Vayera Study Guide
Guiding Questions: Genesis 19
Find guiding questions for each chapter of Genesis on Exploring Judaism, the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism.
Exploring Judaism
September 18, 2024
Parashat Vayera
Parashat Vayera Study Guide
Guiding Questions: Genesis 18
Find guiding questions for each chapter of Genesis on Exploring Judaism, the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism.
Exploring Judaism
September 18, 2024
Parashat Vayera
Parashat Vayera Study Guide
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
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
