This year, along with Moreh Alan continuing to write the weekly D’var Torah, he will be inviting faculty and staff to contribute as well. This will...

Three of the most important words in the Torah appear in this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Shoftim. The words are: צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף – “Justice, justice,...

Our Middah this week,  וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה עָנָ֣ו מְאֹ֑ד מִכֹּל֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃  “Now the man Moshe was exceedingly humble, more than any earthling who was...

This past week, we continued our tradition of hosting Generations Day just prior to Shavuot. Shavuot is one of three ancient pilgrimage festivals, during which people...

At the very beginning of this week’s Parsha, Parshat Bamidbar (also the name of the 4th book of the Torah that begins this week) Hashem tells...

In Parshat Bechukotai, we read the verse:  נָתַתִּי שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּם וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד  God says, “I shall offer wholeness in the land; you shall dwell without...

The “Middat HaShavuah”, taken from this week’s Torah portion of Parshat Behar, instructs us to help others feel respected. The verse reads as follows:  Parshah: בהרKey Verse: ...

Memory and Independence are in our bones. Parshat Emor recounts the cycle of biblical Jewish holidays: Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shemini Atzeret....

The “Middat HaShavuah”, taken from this week’s Torah portion of Kedoshim, instructs us not to deliberately cause someone to fail. The verse reads as follows: Parshah:...