Torah Portion: Vayigash Book of Genesis Chaps. 44:18-47:27 January 6, 2017 Is there any time when evil can be excused for the sake of good? At the age of…
Torah Portion: Miketz Book of Genesis Chaps. 41:1-44:17 December 30, 2017 During one of the many summers I worked on the staff of Camp Solomon Schechter in Tumwater, WA,…
Hanukkah is an eight-day festival beginning this year on Saturday evening, December 24, 2016 and lasting through Saturday, December 31, 2016. As with other festivals in the Jewish year, there…
Torah Portion: Vayishlach Book of Genesis Chaps. 32:4-36:43 December 16, 2016 How important are dreams? For biblical man, including the ancient prophets, dreams and…
Torah Portion: Vayetze Book of Genesis Chaps. 28:10-32:3 December 9, 2016 Alcoholics Anonymous developed the famous “12-Step” program in 1935. Since then we have learned there are many faces…
Torah Portion: Toldot Book of Genesis Chaps. 25:19-28:9 December 2, 2016 Clearly the most common source of conflict among humankind is sibling rivalry. If…
Torah Portion: Chayei Sarah Book of Genesis Chaps. 23:1-25:18 November 25, 2016 This portion of Torah is entitled Chayei Sarah, or “The Life of Sarah.” The expression “The Life…
Vayera Book of Genesis Chaps. 18:1-22:24 November 18, 2016 It was there the whole time she just didn’t see it. This comes to describe two women separated by thousands…
Lech Lecha Book of Genesis Chaps. 12:1-17:27 November 11, 2016 The Book of Genesis is personal. The God of the Book of Genesis is a personal God. Beginning with…
Noah Book of Genesis Chaps. 6:9-11:32 November 4, 2016 There was a sign that used to hang in my office opposite my desk. It read, “Plan Ahead, It Wasn’t…