Category Archives: Torah Commentary

Commentary on the weekly Torah portion, usually delivered orally at synagogue, then transcribed here

Synchronicity (not the Police song).

Posted on June 17, 2006 by howdoyoujew

I delivered this D’var Torah this morning at Ohr Shalom: *** I really love it when circumstances come together to create a harmonious, pleasant situation. Some refer to this as synchronicity; in my worldview, this is evidence of the existence … Continue reading →

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Our Difficult Texts

Posted on May 8, 2006 by howdoyoujew

בראש השנה, בראש השנה… On Rosh Hashana (the Jewish new year) 5766/2005 I had the honor of delivering a d’var Torah at Ohr Shalom Synagogue here in San Diego. I first met Rabbi Scott Meltzer in 1998, and our relationship … Continue reading →

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On Selective Reading of Our Texts

Posted on May 4, 2006 by howdoyoujew

This d’var Torah was delivered September 17, 2005, on Parashat Ki Tetze: The opening of this week’s parasha concerns the treatment of female prisoners of war. While this topic is ripe for all sorts of discussion, this is not what … Continue reading →

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By way of introduction…

Posted on April 28, 2006 by howdoyoujew

I guess I should say something about myself, now that this is working, and now that I’ve commited myself to updating it regularly… But maybe not… Perhaps I should just go ahead and keep posting these old divrei Torah, and … Continue reading →

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