Click HERE (study guide) for: Did Rembrandt Know Rashi? Jacob Wrestling the Angel & Embracing the Inner Struggle Torah, Rashi & Art Masterpieces Study art masterpieces of Rembrandt, Dore and Moreau, as well as Rashi to discover the message and… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the sermon: More Than an Attitude of Gratitude – Why It’s Jewish to Say Thank You Every Day. As Thanksgiving spirit infuses our Sabbath this week we reflect on what we might call “gratitude catchers” and… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for: Developing a Jewish Prayer Life – Beyond the Book, At Ripe Times. Isaac and Rebecca turn to God in prayer at the times they need to most. Are we going beyond the Shema or Amidah? How… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for “Stranger and Citizen” – Lessons Learned from Abraham at the Time of Sarah’s Death. Torah Study with Rashi helps reveal the complexities of our sacred text and unlocks the meaning of the Torah’s turns of phrase.… Read More »
Click HERE for the article: Will I Go Through With This? Re-Reading the Akeidah. Every year we are faced with the story of the Binding of Isaac both at Rosh HaShanah and when we read Parshat Vayeira. How can we… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for: What Does the Famous Verse “Lekh Lekha” (Genesis 12:1) Really Mean? Click HERE (video) for: Putting Sodom & Gemorah In Context with Rashi’s Commentary. We learn about the people of those cities and about the King… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for the sermon: Religious, Responsible Human Beings. Noah inspires us in unique ways just like our founding mothers and fathers of the Jewish People. Click HERE (video): Why Did God Flood the World? Torah study with Rashi:… Read More »
Click HERE (video) for Rabbi Bolton’s Shabbat Bereishit sermon: Universal Yet Particular – The Cosmos, Creation, and Becoming Lights to the Nations. This week’s combination of the haftarah and the weekly portion highlight both the universal connections and particular covenantal… Read More »
Click HERE to listen to a D’var Torah called: Living in a Hut, Recalculating Home. Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan had a way of defining holiday periods that help us gain perspective on our lives and our world. Click HERE for: Mayim,… Read More »
Click HERE for a recorded Sukkot sermon: Living With Less, Still Finding Joy. We go from the most ascetic day of the Jewish year, spiritually cleansed and with our slates clean, to … a shaky sukkah? The holiday of Sukkot… Read More »