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Commentaries

Person in the Parsha: Vayetze

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“WHAT’S IN A NAME?”

“Who am I?” This is the most powerful question that a person ever asks himself. For many of us, there are no easy answers to that question. We are...

Rav-elations!: When Brothers Struggle

By RABBI DAVID GERBER   Jewish literature and sacred writings consistently teach us the values of brotherhood. How great it is when our siblings come together. But the Torah is full of examples of how awful brothers can actually be...

Rav-Elations!: Kristallnacht

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

85 years ago today, Jews in Germany suffered from the pogram known as the Night of the Broken Glass. Hundreds of synagogues were destroyed. Thousands of Jewish businesses were ransacked. Tens of thousands of Jews were...

Person in the Parsha: Toldot

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“WHAT MYSTERY PERVADES A WELL!”

One of the great benefits of visiting communities where I once lived and taught is the opportunity to meet people who were my students long ago. I enjoy...

Person in the Parsha: Chayei Sarah

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“SARAH, ESTHER AND THE SLEEPY STUDENTS” 

Jews live their lives within the framework of the Jewish calendar. At this time of year, we identify strongly with the narratives contained...

Rav-Elations!: Our Front of the War

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

As Israel defends itself against the terrorists of Hamas, we may find ourselves feeling helpless, so far away from the fight. But the war in Gaza hits home for us in America as well. College campuses...

Person in the Parsha: Vayera

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB 

“OPTIMISM PAYS”

It may not have been the first day I reported to my new job, but it was not many days later that I first met Richard Hood. I had joined a...

Rav-Elations!: Listen to the Torah

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

As Jewish communities around the world have been facing rising antisemitism and dealing with the emotional toll that the Hamas invasion has caused, it would serve us well to heed the Torah’s sage advice.   Last week...

Person in the Parsha: Lech Lecha

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

 

“STARTING OVER FROM BERESHIT”

There are moments in life when we must start all over, when we have no choice but to begin again.

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Rav-Elations!: Is it OK?

By RABBI DAVID GERBER

It’s ok to be angry.

It’s ok to be sad. 

It’s ok to be stressed, uneasy, or disgusted. 

It’s ok to distract yourself with stress baking, fast food, or reality...