The many relationships of Jacob and Esau
By Rabbi Alan Iser
This week’s Torah portion is Toldot, Genesis 25:19 - 28:9.
At the heart of Toldot is the troubled relationship between the twins...
Why did Eliezer change his story?
By Bill Dauster
This week’s Torah portion is Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1–25:18.
Does a story gain or lose from retelling? Either way, it probably changes.
The product...
Follow the inner voice
By Rabbi Jennifer Weiner
This week’s Torah portion is Lech Lecha, Genesis 12:1 — 17:27.
Lech Lecha means “to get up and go to yourself.” The...
Why Noah’s ark is not a children’s story
By Rabbi Melanie Aron
This week’s Torah portion is Noach, Genesis 6:9-11:32.
What were we thinking when we told the story of Noah’s ark as a...
The angels disagreed about the creation of humanity
By Rabbi Alana Suskin
This week’s Torah portion is Bereshit: Genesis 1:1-6:8.
There is a famous story in the midrash about the creation of humanity: When...
Lulav lessons
Rabbi David L. Abramson | Special to WJW
One of the central observances of Sukkot — beyond dwelling in sukkot, temporary dwellings — is the...
What is Moshe trying to tell us?
Rabbah Arlene Berger | Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Ha’azinu, Deuteronomy 32:1-52.
Parshat Ha’azinu is the second to last chapter in the Torah....
Yom Kippur and our community’s spiritual health
Rabbi David Greenspoon | Special to WJW
Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Oct. 4. The Yom Kippur Torah reading details a prerequisite before the...
Leaning into the difficulty
Rabbi Jason Bonder |
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Ki Tetze, Deuteronomy 21:10-29:8.
Every Rosh Hashanah, we read the biblical story “The Binding...
How to make war ethically
Rabbi James R. Michaels |
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Shoftim, Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9.
The book of Deuteronomy depicts the Israelites arrayed...
