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