Passover with the UChicago Hillel Community
All over the world, our Exodus story has been told at the table of Jewish families and we know that no two family seders are exactly...
Protecting our Planet: Parshat Emor
If we genuinely want to protect this planet from our trash and our emissions and, above all, from ourselves, just taking small steps...
Protecting Our Planet: Achrei Mot/Kedoshim
In this week’s Torah reading, “Achrei Mot/Kedoshim”, we learn about many of the various laws which G-d tells the people of Israel they...
The Parsha’s Perspective: Protecting our Planet. Parshat Vayakhel
This week’s Torah portion begins with Moshe (Moses) commanding the Jews to observe Shabbat (the Sabbath): “On six days work may be done,...
The Parsha’s Perspective: Protecting our Planet
Ki Tisa After the sin of the golden calf, where the Jewish people created an idol to serve in place of G-d, G-d’s anger flares up against...
Protecting our Planet: Purim Edition
I remember as a young child being told that I couldn’t fulfill my mitzvah (commandment) of a Purim seudah (festive meal) without eating...
The Parsha’s Perspective: Protecting our Planet
This week’s Torah portion focuses on the the miskan, or “dwelling” that was built in the desert, a holy place of prayer where G-d could...
D'var Torah (Torah Thoughts), Parsha Shemot
When I sat down to work on this d’var, I was struck by how timely this week’s parsha, Shemot, felt. In it, we read the story famously...
Dvar Torah (Torah Thoughts): Parshat Vayishlach
This week's Parsha (Torah portion) gives us the first-ever mention of the name "Israel". After Yaakov (Jacob) finishes preparing for his...
D'var Torah (Torah Thoughts) Parsha Vayeitzei
In this week's Parsha (Torah portion), Yaakov (Jacob) ends up at the house of his uncle Lavan, partially in order to escape his brother's...
