Tag: Abraham
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As We Continue Our Journey, We Note What We Leave Behind
Earlier this week I had the honor of giving the d’var Torah at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College/Jewish Reconstructionist Communities, a body on which I hold an ex officio seat as President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. This is what I shared: Thank you. I am honored to…
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Love Thy (Next-Door) Neighbor as Thyself
It was my monthly turn on the Rabbis Without Borders blog today. Here is my contribution, reflecting on a recent incident. Talking about The Twilight Zone, neighbors, our ancestor Abraham, Halloween and my chickens… Love Thy (Next-Door) Neighbor as Thyself
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The Unclaimed Dead
This week’s Torah portion is Chaye Sarah, and begins with the death of Sarah. After the ordeal of having to nearly sacrifice his son, Abraham returns home to the death of his wife. (Some commentators connect the two events, saying Sarah died when she heard about what Abraham had done.) Abraham then begins the difficult…
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Your Impact Is a Blessing
This week we are introduced to Abraham. Our Torah portion this week, Lech Lecha, begins with God calling Abraham, and inviting him to go forth from his homeland to a new land. But the call to move geographic locations is simply a physical manifestation of a deeper, more spiritual move: Abraham is changing the direction…
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We Should Fear the Ebola Virus
My new post at the Rabbis Without Borders blog on MyJewishLearning.com is up! You can read it here: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/rabbis-without-borders/2014/10/22/we-should-fear-the-ebola-virus/
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God Tested Abraham. And Abraham Returned the Favor.
This week in our Torah reading cycle we come to parashat Vayera. While in the first couple of portions we have discrete stories being told each week-first about creation, then about Noah-and later in Genesis we will tell the Joseph saga over several weeks, this week’s portion is packed with several very dense and powerful…
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