Divrei Torah 5782

Here's the Thing

We are deep into Sefer D’varim, the “Book of Words.” The Hebrew word davar, in addition to “word,” can also signify a thing, an object,...

Amir Kats

Sep 16, 20224 min read

Direct Experience

This week we begin the book of Devarim, in which Moshe recaps the 40 years of the Jews’ wanderings in the wilderness. He begins with the...

Judy Shapiro

Aug 5, 20226 min read

Fighting to get in

D’var Torah Parshat Emor 5782 Ed Rapoport May 14,2022 There is a tragic story at the end of parshat Emor that gives a lot of specific...

Ed Rapoport

May 12, 20224 min read

Torah and the Ways of the World

2nd Day Pesach 5782 Chag Semeach For the memory of my father Yonah ben Yosef Yitzhak, a kind compassionate man who passed away in 1992....

Alfie Marcus

Apr 16, 20227 min read

Terumah: A Look at Inner Architecture

Parshat Terumah 5782 “Mishenichnas Adar”. Just welcomed adar rishon in our leap year. I am certain that the rabbis address the question...

Naomi Oxman

Feb 5, 20229 min read

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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.

Darchei Noam דרכי נועם

Here's the Thing

Direct Experience

Fighting to get in

Torah and the Ways of the World

Terumah: A Look at Inner Architecture