Our Sages attach the appellation Tzadik, righteous one, to Yosef, presumably because of his ability…
VaYeze: Jacob's Journey
“And Jacob was a pure man, dwelling in the tents” (25:27). Like his father before him, Yaakov had…
Chayei Sarah: Moving to Hebron
This week's dvar torah is being sponsored by Nolene and David Maresky and family in memory of…
Torah in Motion Gala event at the home of Anna and Leslie Dan
Torah in Motion supporters met Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at the beautiful home of Anna and…
Sixty Years and Spending
Tragically, natural disasters are a relatively common occurrence. The scene is relatively familiar…
The End of the Euro
Portugal, Greece, Italy. Who might be next? As Europe and the world fret over the possible collapse…
Uncertainty
One must be ‘thankful’ when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese. As…
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah: Peace, Faith, and Learning
The 14th-century legal code, the Arba Turim, the Four Rows, begins the laws of Sukkot by noting…
Sukkot: A Look Ahead
The history of our nation is linked with Pesach. Many of our mitzvoth—mezuzah, tefillin, Shabbat,…
Lessons from Steve Jobs
The saintly sage Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chafetz Chaim, 1838-1933) once commented that every…
Yom Kippur: Seeking G-d
“Seek out G-d when He can be found, call upon Him when He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Our Sages…
Rosh Hashanah: From Fear to Hope
This d’var Torah is sponsored with the wish for a Shana Tova for our parents, Howie & Hilda…
The Silence of Eternity
Education, Mark Twain once quipped, consists mainly in what we have unlearned. For a great many…
Jewish Spirituality in Our Time
The philosopher Thomas Molnar states that at present, religion is accepted and even flourishes, but…
High Holiday Synagogue Blues
Rosh Hashanah, Day of Judgment, Book of Life and Death, flocks of sheep passing before the Creator…
We Are All Falling
Our lives do not follow a straight line. They turn and then turn again. This re-turn (known in…
The Value of Uncertainty
The stock market hates uncertainty. This helps explain the wild gyrations of the markets, unable to…