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Aug 11, 2019
8 min

Mazal Tov! Yashar Ko’ach! What are we really saying?!

Source sheets for Great Jewish Questions Series IDS Tower Lobby, Av 5779 Mazal tov! מזל טוב! A. Melachim (Kings) II 23:5 And he (King Y...

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Judy Shapiro

Apr 27, 2019
7 min

David's Song

When Bruce invited me to give the Dvar Torah today, I was a bit dismayed because by the seventh day, I must admit I’m a little sick of Pe...

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Wendy Khabie

Apr 8, 2019
5 min

Words in a Bucket

As someone who gets paid to talk about people, I am keenly aware of the importance and impact of words. Throughout the Torah, we are ofte...

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Alfie Marcus

Mar 23, 2019
6 min

Jeremiad

How much attention do we pay to the Haftorot? I know of some people in this shul who leave the premises during the Haftorot for an early ...

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Bob Karasov

Mar 10, 2019
8 min

Clothes make the (sic) Man

Dvar Torah Pekudei When I started medical school at the Mayo clinic in the late 1970’s we were told the story of a second-year med studen...

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Rabbi Max Davis

Oct 18, 2018
7 min

It Could Drive a Man to Drink

Parshat Noach, 5779 – Anniversary of #Metoo Movement Noach comes out of the teivah to a virtually desolate wasteland of a world. It’s eno...

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Rabbi Max Davis

Oct 5, 2018
3 min

The Merit of Our Tears

Reflection Prior to Kol Nidrei 5779 Rabbotai v’Chaveirai, No holiday reminds us that ‘We’re all in this together’ quite like Yom Kippur. ...

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Hanna Bloomfield

Sep 19, 2018
5 min

A Tale of Two Goats

About this time on Yom Kippur, I start to feel hungry. My usual response is to check my watch, count the pages in the mahzor, think abou...

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Judy Shapiro

Sep 12, 2018
11 min

In the Balance

Rosh Hashana 2- Dvar Torah- September 11, 2018— Shana Tova. It’s pretty intimidating to be invited to give a Dvar Torah on Rosh Hashana: ...

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