Torah Commentary

A name is a relationship

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By Rabbi Michael Werbow This week’s Torah portion is Shemot, Exodus 1:1-6:1. How many names do you have? In a midrash in Kohelet Rabba we learn...

The hidden blessing of Ephraim and Menashe

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Rabbi Deborah Reichmann | Special to WJW This week’s Torah portion is Vayechi, Genesis 47:28-50:26. The end of the beginning. After taking us from Creation through...

The shamash is the hidden light within us

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By Rabbi Corey Helfand This week’s Torah portion is Miketz, Genesis 41:1 - 44:17. I have always found it interesting that we light the Chanukah candles...

Was Joseph autistic?

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By Rabbi Laurie Green This week’s Torah portion is Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1 - 40:23. Was Joseph autistic? It would certainly explain a lot about his personality...

From the Torah we learn that names can change

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Rabbi Lizz Goldstein | Special to WJW This week’s Torah portion is Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36:43. This Shabbat marks Human Rights Day, and will kick off a...

Getting close to God

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By Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow This week’s Torah portion is Vayetze, Genesis 28:10 - 32:3. Nowhere do we find the God of immanence more than...

The many relationships of Jacob and Esau

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By Rabbi Alan Iser This week’s Torah portion is Toldot, Genesis 25:19 - 28:9. At the heart of Toldot is the troubled relationship between the twins...

Why did Eliezer change his story?

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By Bill Dauster This week’s Torah portion is Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1–25:18. Does a story gain or lose from retelling? Either way, it probably changes. The product...

Follow the inner voice

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By Rabbi Jennifer Weiner This week’s Torah portion is Lech Lecha, Genesis 12:1 — 17:27. Lech Lecha means “to get up and go to yourself.” The...

Why Noah’s ark is not a children’s story

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By Rabbi Melanie Aron This week’s Torah portion is Noach, Genesis 6:9-11:32. What were we thinking when we told the story of Noah’s ark as a...