Sermons
Mikeitz and Channukah – 12/19/2025
D’var Torah – Miketz & Chanukah: When the Oppressed Gain Power Parshat Miketz opens with a miracle that doesn’t feel like one at first. Joseph wakes up in prison and, by the end of the day, he is second only to Pharaoh. From the pit to the palace in a single moment. We know this […]
Vayeishev – 12/12/2025
You know, every family thinks their mishigas is unique… until they open Parshat Vayeishev. Then suddenly you realize, “Oh — compared to Jacob’s family, we’re basically the Waltons.” In this week’s Torah portion, Joseph brings bad reports about his brothers to their father. You see, Joseph was that kid. The tattler. The golden child. The […]
Vayishlach – 12/05/2025
In Parshat Vayishlach, Jacob stands on the threshold of confronting his brother Esau. Before the encounter, he wrestles — literally — with a mysterious figure, often understood as an angel, or perhaps as his own conscience. This struggle is more than physical; it is a night-long internal conversation, a reckoning with fears, past choices, and […]
Toldot – 11/21/2025
This week’s portion, Toldot, describes a moment many of us will recognize. In Isaac’s old age, his eyes had grown dim. How many of us, when reading, see blur instead of letters—or when driving at night, struggle to make out the road ahead? Things that used to be effortless now require extra care. But the […]
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