by Rabbi Margie Cella Parashat Bo tells us of the continued confrontations between Moses and Pharaoh, beginning with the description of the eighth and ninth plagues: first locusts, followed by thick...
by Rabbi Margie Cella In this week’s parashah Moses receives his commission from God, Who has heard the outcry of the enslaved Israelites and, remembering the covenant made with Abraham, now recruits him...
by Rabbi Margie Cella This week’s parashah begins the second book of the Torah, which tells the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Here we are introduced to Moses, the future redeemer of the nation,...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields In Parashat Vayechi, we see Jacob on his deathbed, ready to bless his children. Later in the Torah Reading, Joseph is also on his deathbed. This final Torah Reading...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields In Parashat Vayigash we read of Joseph reconciling with his brothers. Whose responsibility is it to see people reconcile? Does it have to be only those parties...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Parashat Miketz teaches an important lesson of paying it forward and the importance of memory. Pharaoh has some disturbing dreams, and the chief cupbearer remembers...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Parashat Vayeshev is one of the more well known Torah Readings, since it was a Broadway musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Joseph is the favorite...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Parashat Vayishlach includes one of the most difficult stories to read – the story of the rape of Dinah. The way in which her brothers responded and reacted to their...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Parashat Vayetzei has one of the most wonderful verses, and reminders for all of us. After Jacob wakes up from his dream with the ladder, he states, “Surely God is...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Parashat Toldot teaches an important lesson about inclusion and taking advantage of those who have a disability. Isaac was tricked by his sons, partially as a result...
