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Dvar Torah

Word of the Month: As Rosh Hashanah beckons, we stand before G-d as One  

By Rabbi Chaim Litvin  As we prepare to close the year and enter the new one, the Torah reading offers us a timeless message. In Parshat Nitzavim we read:   Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnei Hashem Elokeichem (“You are all standing … Read More >

Community August 31, 2025

Word of the Month: Amid the mourning of Tisha B’Av, an opportunity for redemption  

By Rabbi Ben Freed  We have two major fast days in Judaism: Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur.   We gather on Yom Kippur in our synagogues and temples, including many Jews who do not observe other holidays or come often on … Read More >

Community July 25, 2025

Word of the Month: Pursuing holiness is a matter of practice, not perfection

 By Rabbi Shani Abramowitz I have always been impatient with my own progress. Growing up, I collected hobbies like precious coins. But my problem was that I wasn’t always willing to do the work. So just as soon as I … Read More >

Community July 10, 2025

Word of the Month: Not by might, but by spirit

By Rabbi Scott Hoffman In present-day U.S. politics, I notice a diminished interest in what is known as “soft” power. In contrast to “hard” power, which is a measure of a nation’s military might, “soft” power is a way in … Read More >

Community April 25, 2025

D’var Torah: Keeping Hope Alive — A Jewish Action Plan

By Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner  Rabbi Simcha Bunim, a great Polish Hasidic master, taught the following: Every person should have two pockets with a note in each. When one is feeling disheartened or discouraged, she should reach into her pocket … Read More >

Community October 2, 2024

D’var Torah: Elul 5784 is the Overture to the High Holydays 5785 

By Rabbi Stanley Miles   I have always loved classic American musical theater. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were exemplars of this genre for much of the 20th mid-century. Every Rodgers and Hammerstein musical began with a beautiful rousing … Read More >

Community September 5, 2024

D’var Torah: Commemorating the 30th Yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson 

By Rabbi Avrohom Litvin There are numerous great leaders that I have been privileged to meet.  What makes the Rebbe stand out is this: Many rabbis care for the entire Jewish Nation – but the Rebbe cared for each individual … Read More >

Community July 28, 2024

D’var Torah: The joy of coming home

By Rabbi Matthew Derrenbacher  Not long ago, we began the book of Numbers, Bamidbar, which opens with God speaking to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai and commanding him to take a census of all the men age 20 and … Read More >

Community June 28, 2024

D’var Torah: Ruminations on finding holiness in the gloom of winter

By Rabbi Laura Metzger Maybe the sun is shining while you are reading this. Maybe not. It’s raining today as I write. All the past week, the sun has remained muted behind a scrim of gray. The days have been … Read More >

Community January 26, 2024

D’var Torah: A Year of Jewish Unity

By Rabbi Avrohom Litvin I have a childhood memory of sitting with my siblings at a Passover Seder. We must have been quarreling and then asked our father for some type of gift.  I remember my father saying: “A father … Read More >

Community December 28, 2023

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