The day Abraham and God passed their test
By Rabbi David L. Abramson
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Vaera, Genesis 18:1-22:24.
One biblical story that has yielded a tremendous variety of interpretations...
Who was the first Jew?
By Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Lech Lecha, Genesis 12:1-17:27.
In college, with the exuberance of youth, I accepted...
What the world needs now is love
By Rabbi Bruce Aft
This week’s Torah portion is Bereshit, Genesis 1:1-6:8
As I write this, the Chicago White Sox have just clinched first place in...
On Sukkot, prayers for everyone
By Rabbi James Michaels
The Torah reading for Shabbat (the fifth intermediate day of Sukkot) is Exodus 33:12-34:26.
Coming five days after Yom Kippur, the holiday...
We have our work cut out for us
By Rabbi Bruce Aft
This week’s Torah reading is Vayelech, Deuteronomy 31:1-30.
Moses said, “I am 120 years old this day and I can no more...
The covenant is for everyone
By Rabbi Lizz Goldstein
This week’s Torah portion is Nitzavim, Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20.
I was blessed to officiate over a baby naming. Like the other two baby...
Our relationship with God is a two-way street
By Rabbi Craig Axler
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Ki Tavo,
Deuteronomy 26:1 - 29:8.
As we approach the end of our Torah reading cycle,...
Your nanny makes you an employer. The Torah makes you responsible for their well-being.
By Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
It is easy, in our politically polarizing times, to look at every moral issue through a partisan lens.
But we need not...
Wanted: shivah rituals for divorce
By Rabbi Rory Katz
This week’s Torah portion is Ki Teitzei,
Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19
Nowadays, divorce, a topic discussed in this week’s Torah portion, is often...
Generosity for the poor and the ‘returning citizen’
By Rabbi Charles Feinberg
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Re’eh, Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17.
This week’s portion is an expansive collection of laws regarding idolatry and...
