October 25, 2025 ~ 3 rd day Cheshvan, 5786 I would like to dedicate this Dvar Torah in memory of my father-in-law, my mother-in-law and my parents. May their Neshamot, each have an Aliya. The following is abstracted from an interesting analysis in the book, Unlocking the Torah Text: Bereishit by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin. (Gefen, 2007) I would like to lead you through several passages in the text. A series of small textual variations appear. The Torah describes the entry of Noach
September 18, 2025 In Parshat Bereshit, we read about the creation of the world. In philosophical terms we often think of God creating something from nothing. But that is not what the Torah says. Quoting the Stone Chumash, “In the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth, when the earth was astonishingly empty with darkness upon the surface of the deep, and the Divine presence hovered upon the surface of the waters. God said let there be light.” So, before God b
The following Divrei Torah reflect the personal reflections and interpretations of the authors. It does not necessarily represent the views, policies, or theological positions of Congregation Darchei Noam as an institution.
