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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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