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Pesach: Know Your Story
Pesach: Know Your Story
What story are we supposed to share around our Seder table for Pesach? Find out here For more information about Rabbi Da... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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Pesach Special: Partnership with God
Pesach Special: Partnership with God
How does this week’s Torah portion relate to the musical Hamilton? What is the lesson it is trying to teach about leader... Read more
11 Apr 2017
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Toldot: Isaac’s Plea
Toldot: Isaac’s Plea
We don’t read a lot about Isaac, but he makes a plea that teaches an important lesson For more information about Rabbi D... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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Lech-Lecha: The Stranger
Lech-Lecha: The Stranger
Dostoevsky said you can judge a society by the way it treats its prisoners, Judaism focuses much more on how societies t... Read more
8 Nov 2016
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Vayigash: Judah’s Love
Vayigash: Judah’s Love
Judah’s love for his father is so great, and that care and concern is undiminished even though he acknowledges it is not... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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Yom Kippur: Bonus 2 Minutes
Yom Kippur: Bonus 2 Minutes
Yom Kippur is one day on the calendar, but what’s it telling us about the way we should live each and every day througho... Read more
26 Sep 2017
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Nasso: God’s Protection
Nasso: God’s Protection
What happens when we commit a sin against another person? God gets involved! For more information about Rabbi Danny, ple... Read more
7 Jun 2016
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Ki Tavo: Feeling Blessed
Ki Tavo: Feeling Blessed
How do we understand the passage about choosing blessing or curse in this week’s Torah portion? For more information abo... Read more
5 Sep 2017
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Yitro: Engaging The People
Yitro: Engaging The People
What does it mean to be a leader? And how does Yitro help Moses become a real leader for the Israelites. For more inform... Read more
22 Jan 2019
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Mishpatim: Responsibility to others
Mishpatim: Responsibility to others
In the Bible there was no snow to clear, so what was their responsibility to their neighbors? For more information about... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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Beshalach: Moving Forward
Beshalach: Moving Forward
The relationship between Moses, God and the Israelites is fascinating – the interplay between them is what allows us to ... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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Korach: Talking To Each Other
Korach: Talking To Each Other
How does Korach set an example of what not to do in our world today? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visi... Read more
2 Jul 2019
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Sukkot: The Temporary Sukkah
Sukkot: The Temporary Sukkah
Why do we cram three festivals into such a short period of time? What’s the message of Sukkot coming so quickly after th... Read more
3 Oct 2017
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Terumah: Your Heart
Terumah: Your Heart
We can trust our guts, use our heads, or follow our hearts – when creating the Tabernacle it is clear that God has one p... Read more
25 Feb 2020
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Vaera: Forming a New Relationship
Vaera: Forming a New Relationship
God and the Israelites enter into a new relationship in this week’s portion and it can provide insights for how we form ... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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Emor: Make Every Day Count
Emor: Make Every Day Count
Shavuot appears at the culmination of a count, with no date given in the Torah. What is the lesson for us to learn? For ... Read more
9 May 2017
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Lech-Lecha: The First Step
Lech-Lecha: The First Step
It is hard to imagine how courageous Abraham and Sarah were to hear God’s call and to respond immediately, setting out f... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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Ki Teitzei: Sweeping Out Evil
Ki Teitzei: Sweeping Out Evil
What is the lesson that we should take away from the law relating to the defiant and disloyal child? For more informatio... Read more
29 Aug 2017
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Beha’alotcha: Too Much Of A Good Thing
Beha’alotcha: Too Much Of A Good Thing
In the wilderness with the manna falling from heaven the Israelites complain that they don’t have enough meat to eat, so... Read more
14 Jun 2016
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Beshalach: What’s In Your backpack?
Beshalach: What’s In Your backpack?
As the Israelites left Egypt Moses carried with him the bones of Joseph as a reminder of where we were coming from. For ... Read more
7 Feb 2017
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